en Occupational Health Original Article <h2 style="margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 4px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span courier="" new="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Occupational health is crucial in healthcare, where nurses encounter diverse hazards that impact their well-being and safety. This study aimed to construct and validate a comprehensive questionnaire to assess occupational health risks and perceived health problems among nurses.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span courier="" new="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Materials and Methods:</span></span></span></b><a name="_Hlk182919383"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> This exploratory study involved constructing and validating a questionnaire in four phases: item generation, determination of essentiality using the Content Validity Ratio (CVR), subsequent validation for content, principal component analysis, and assessment of internal consistency. The occupational health risks domain comprises 33 items across two major domains (biological and non-biological), while the perceived health problem domain includes 15 items addressing health issues relevant to the nursing profession</span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span courier="" new="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Results:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Content validity was achieved through expert review, with an Item-Level Content Validity Index (I-CVI) of 1 for all items and a Scale-Level Content Validity Index (S-CVI) of 0.93, exceeding the threshold for significance. The kappa statistic of 1 demonstrates perfect inter-rater agreement. The KMO was 0.8, with a p-value of <0.05, indicating suitability, as similar factors or components were extracted with the constructed questionnaire. On the other hand, it exhibits good internal consistency, with a Cronbach&rsquo;s alpha value ranging from 0.76 to 0.83.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span courier="" new="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Conclusions:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Thus, the constructed questionnaire was validated, and the tool proved to be reliable and effective for assessing the occupational health risks and health perceptions of nurses. It can provide a foundation for assessments, effective interventions, and policy enhancements within healthcare organizations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> Occupational Safety,Questionnaire,Validity,Health Care, 178 185 http://johe.rums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-932-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 S Ignacious Mary 22400319475328460013155 22400319475328460013155 No Research Scholar, Women Studies Centre, Avinshilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, India. Avinshilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women PL Sridevi Sivakami sridevi_fsmd@avinuty.ac.in 22400319475328460013156 22400319475328460013156 Yes Associate Prof., Dept. of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinshilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, India. Avinshilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women