| Measurement properties of occupational health and safety management audits: a systematic literature search and traditional literature synthesis. | |
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PMID: 20629445 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The measurement properties of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management audits might be important in some applications, especially when audit scores are treated as performance measures. The review, therefore, sought to identify and summarize the research evidence on the measurement properties (e.g., reliability, validity) of methods of OHS management audit. METHODS: Bibliographic databases in business, medicine and OHS were systematically searched. Evidence from relevant publications was synthesized using traditional narrative review methods. SYNTHESIS: The literature on the measurement properties of OHS management audit methods is sparse. Seventeen relevant audit methods were identified. Content validity was demonstrated for only five audit methods. Inter-rater reliability was formally tested for only three audit methods and construct validity for only one. There were no studies of test-retest reliability or responsiveness. The investigations of inter-rater reliability (i.e., consistency among auditors) showed that it is often unacceptably low. CONCLUSION: There is a research gap concerning the measurement properties of OHS management audit methods. The available research raises questions about the properties of audit methods in current use. |
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Authors:
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Lynda S Robson; Philip L Bigelow |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Canadian journal of public health. Revue canadienne de santé publique Volume: 101 Suppl 1 ISSN: 0008-4263 ISO Abbreviation: Can J Public Health Publication Date: 2010 Mar-Apr |
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Created Date: 2010-07-15 Completed Date: 2010-08-03 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372714 Medline TA: Can J Public Health Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S34-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute for Work & Health, 481 University Ave., Suite 800, Toronto, ON M5G 2E9. lrobson@iwh.on.ca |
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Canada Databases, Factual Humans Management Audit* Occupational Health* |
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