Design and validation of instruments of working conditions associated with silica and asbestos exposure
Abstract
The objective of this study is to design and validate two instruments for characterizing on- and off-the-job working conditions associated with exposure to silica and asbestos in the construction sector. The approach involved four phases: (1) literature review to identify key variables related to exposure, (2) development of the survey instruments, (3) content validation by a panel of experts; and (4) pilot testing with workers and occupational health and safety leaders. Two instruments were constructed. Instrument A, aimed at leaders, had 42 items and instrument B, aimed at workers, had 31 items. Instrument A had a content validity coefficient greater than 0.9 for the 100% of the items in the criteria of relevance, adequacy, pertinence, and coherence, and greater than 0.9 in the criterion of clarity for the 95% of the items. Instrument B had greater variability in the content validity coefficient for the criteria of relevance, adequacy, pertinence, coherence, and clarity, with scores greater than 0.9 for the 71%, 42%, 58%, 48%, and 25% of the items, respectively. The pilot test demonstrated participant understanding of 90% of the items in instrument A and 97% in instrument B. The instruments developed can be used to identify working conditions associated with occupational exposure to silica and asbestos in the sector, thereby facilitating evaluation of working conditions.
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BibTeX
@article{antolinezfigueroa2026design,
title = {{Design and validation of instruments of working conditions associated with silica and asbestos exposure}},
author = {Carolina Antolinez-Figueroa and Lidy Yadira Cetina Castillo and Jacqueline Mesa Sierra and Edgar Antonio Ibáñez Pinilla and Eliana Milena Tellez Ávila and Ruth Marien Palma and Marcela Eugenia Varona and Esperanza Muñoz Torres and Jeadrán Malagón Rojas},
journal = {Annals of Work Exposures and Health},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.1093/annweh/wxag087},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxag087},
note = {CC BY-NC 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Design and validation of instruments of working conditions associated with silica and asbestos exposure
AU - Carolina Antolinez-Figueroa
AU - Lidy Yadira Cetina Castillo
AU - Jacqueline Mesa Sierra
AU - Edgar Antonio Ibáñez Pinilla
AU - Eliana Milena Tellez Ávila
AU - Ruth Marien Palma
AU - Marcela Eugenia Varona
AU - Esperanza Muñoz Torres
AU - Jeadrán Malagón Rojas
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/06
JO - Annals of Work Exposures and Health
DO - 10.1093/annweh/wxag087
UR - https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxag087
AB - The objective of this study is to design and validate two instruments for characterizing on- and off-the-job working conditions associated with exposure to silica and asbestos in the construction sector. The approach involved four phases: (1) literature review to identify key variables related to exposure, (2) development of the survey instruments, (3) content validation by a panel of experts; and (4) pilot testing with workers and occupational health and safety leaders. Two instruments were constructed. Instrument A, aimed at leaders, had 42 items and instrument B, aimed at workers, had 31 items. Instrument A had a content validity coefficient greater than 0.9 for the 100% of the items in the criteria of relevance, adequacy, pertinence, and coherence, and greater than 0.9 in the criterion of clarity for the 95% of the items. Instrument B had greater variability in the content validity coefficient for the criteria of relevance, adequacy, pertinence, coherence, and clarity, with scores greater than 0.9 for the 71%, 42%, 58%, 48%, and 25% of the items, respectively. The pilot test demonstrated participant understanding of 90% of the items in instrument A and 97% in instrument B. The instruments developed can be used to identify working conditions associated with occupational exposure to silica and asbestos in the sector, thereby facilitating evaluation of working conditions.
SN - 2398-7308
SN - 2398-7316
ER -