Face and Convergent Validity of Persian Version of Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) Checklist

Objective: The aim of this work was the translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Persian version of the Rapid Office Stress Assessment (ROSA) checklist. Material & Methods: This methodological study was conducted according of IQOLA method. 100 office worker were selected in order to carry out a psychometric evaluation of the ROSA checklist by performing validity (face and convergent) analyses. The convergent validity was evaluated using RULA checklist. Results: Upon major changes made to the ROSA checklist during the translation/cultural adaptation process, face validity of the Persian version was obtained. Spearman correlation coefficient between total score of ROSA check list and RULA checklist was significant (r=0.76, p<0.0001). Conclusion: The results indicated that the translated version of the ROSA checklist is acceptable in terms of face validity, convergent validity in target society, and hence provides a useful instrument for assessing Iranian office worker

Graduate Students’ Satisfaction with Supervisory Performance in Thesis Process in University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation (USWR) in 2011-2012

Introduction: This research was designed to determine the satisfaction level of postgraduate students of USWR with supervisory performance of supervisor and advisor in Thesis process in 1390-1391. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on postgraduate students of USWR who were preparing for thesis defense between 2011 October to 2012 June. Samples were selected through census. A researcher made questionnaire was completed by postgraduate students (n=106) who visited postgraduate office prior to their thesis defense. We used Kruskal-Wallis test, generalized linear model, chi2, and Fisher’s exact tests for data analysis. Results: The study showed that students’ satisfaction with their supervisors and advisors were at a high level. A statistically significant difference was observed between age (P= 0.022) and students’ academic level (P= 0.026) with their level of satisfaction with supervisors. We found statistically significant relationships between level of satisfaction with advisors considering age (P= 0.013), gender (P= 0.001), type of thesis (P= 0.018) and also type of school (P= 0.019). Conclusion: Although this research showed that students’ level of satisfaction with their supervisors and advisors of thesis project was at a high level in the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, but we should emphasis on empowering students̕ research capabilities