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Inter-Rater Reliability of Ergonomic Work Demands for Childcare Workers Using the Observation Instrument TRACK

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  • Malene Jagd Svendsen

    (Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Work Demands, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
    Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark)

  • Peter Fjeldstad Hendriksen

    (Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Work Demands, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark)

  • Kathrine Greby Schmidt

    (Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Work Demands, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark)

  • Mette Jensen Stochkendahl

    (Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
    Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark)

  • Charlotte Nørregaard Rasmussen

    (Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Work Demands, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark)

  • Andreas Holtermann

    (Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Work Demands, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the inter-rater reliability of a newly developed instrument-TRACK (observaTion woRk demAnds Childcare worK) for observations of ergonomic work demands in childcare work. Two trained raters conducted thirty hours of concurrent observation of fifteen childcare workers in three different day nurseries. Inter-rater reliability of ergonomic work demands was evaluated using Gwet’s Agreement Coefficient (AC 1 ) and interpreted by the Landis and Koch benchmark scale. Twenty ergonomic work demand items were evaluated. Inter-rater reliability was ‘almost perfect’ for nine items (AC 1 0.81–1.00), ‘substantial’ for four items (AC 1 0.61–0.80), ‘moderate’ for four items (AC 1 0.41–0.60), ‘fair’ for two items (AC 1 0.21–0.40), and ‘slight’ (AC 1 0.00–0.20) for one item. No items had ‘poor’ (AC 1 < 0.00) agreement. The instrument is reliable for assessing ergonomic work demands in childcare in real-life settings.

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  • Malene Jagd Svendsen & Peter Fjeldstad Hendriksen & Kathrine Greby Schmidt & Mette Jensen Stochkendahl & Charlotte Nørregaard Rasmussen & Andreas Holtermann, 2020. "Inter-Rater Reliability of Ergonomic Work Demands for Childcare Workers Using the Observation Instrument TRACK," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(5), pages 1-22, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:5:p:1607-:d:327446
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