Development and validation of the Healthcare Worker Stress Scale-Vietnamese: a culturally grounded instrument to assess work-related stress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reliable measurement of occupational stress is essential for designing effective interventions for healthcare workers; however, Vietnam currently lacks culturally validated assessment tools.

Objectives

To develop and validate the Healthcare Worker Stress Scale - Vietnam (HWSS-V), a profession-inclusive, culturally grounded instrument that extends the Health Professions Stress Inventory (HPSI) and the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) by adding Vietnam-salient domains and crisis-monitoring utility.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 520 physicians, nurses, and medical technicians at two university hospitals (June-December 2021). Fifty items adapted from HPSI/NSS underwent forward - backward translation and expert review. Psychometric evaluation includ

SUBMITTER: Le HTK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581766 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature