[[alternative]]Canonical Correlation Analysis of Quality of Work Life and Occupational Hazards among Nurses at a Medical Center

[[abstract]]目的：本研究目的為探討台北市某醫學中心護理人員工作生活品質與職業危害之典型相關。方法：依相關性研究設計，利用蘇慧芳於2003年7月至9月在台北市某醫學中心以 簡單隨機抽樣選取74個單位之180位基層護理人員之問卷調查所建置的資料，研究工具包括蘇慧芳發展之「工作生活品質」及「職業危害」量表，以SPSS15.0軟體進行資料分析，利用因素分析建立研究工具之建構效度，以內在一致性檢視研究工具之信度，並以典型相關分析方法探討工作生活品質與職業危害之相關性。結果：利用因素分析將工作生活品質萃取出9個因素與職業危害4個因素，量表信度範圍為 .66至 .98，典型相關分析顯示有一對典型因素達顯著性（p = .00），其典型相關（canonical correlation）為.53，研究結果表示工作生活品質與職業危害呈負相關。結論：護理人員對工作生活品質滿意度越高，其職業危害的感受程度越低，唯有醫院與員工雙方共同參與才能營造安全與健康的工作環境。[[abstract]]Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the quality of work life (QWL) and occupational hazards (OH) among nurses working at a medical center in Taipei. Methods: Based on a correlational study design, the secondary data collected by Hui-Fang Su from July to September in 2003 were used. A simple random sampling from 74 units to select 180 nurses at a medical center in Taipei was adopted through measures of QWL and OH developed by Hui-Fang Su .The SPSS version 15.0 was used for data analysis. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and internal consistency techniques were taken to establish the construct validity and internal reliability. We used canonical correlation analysis to examine the relationship between QWL and OH.Results: Nine factors of QWL and four factors of OH were extracted. The Cronbach’s alpha ranged from .66 to .98. Analysis of canonical correlation revealed that a pair of canonical factor was significantly associated (p = .00), and its canonical correlation was .53. We found that the relationship between QWL and OH was negatively related. Conclusions: The findings demonstrate that the higher level of satisfaction with QWL, the less level of perception in OH. We need both organizational management and employees working together to create a safe and healthy work environment