Cultural adaptation and validation of Japanese medical resident version of the workplace social capital scale: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Workplace Social Capital (WSC) Scale is the most frequently used tool for measuring social capital at work in Western countries. However, there are no corresponding tools for assessing WSC among medical trainees in Japan. Thus, this study was conducted to develop the Japanese medical resident version of the WSC (JMR-WSC) Scale and examine its validity and reliability.

Methods

The Japanese version of the WSC Scale by Odagiri et al. was reviewed and the scale was partially modified for use in the Japanese context of postgraduate medical education. To verify the validity and reliability of the JMR-WSC Scale, a cross-sectional survey was performed in 32 hospitals across Japan. Postgraduate trainees (years 1-6) at the participating hospitals responded to the online

SUBMITTER: Fujikawa H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10311845 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature