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ArticleHuman resources for health2025

Development and validation of a competency-based assessment tool for public health workers in Shanghai community health centers: a population-based study.

Ruijie Chang, Meihui Zhang, Rui Li, Qianqian Zhu, Yinqiao Dong, Yujie Liu, Yufei Chen, Zuxin Wang, Hong Huang, Yong Cai

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Ruijie Chang *Public Health Research Center, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Meihui Zhang *Public Health Research Center, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Rui Li *Department of Nursing, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Qianqian ZhuSchool of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Yinqiao DongPublic Health Research Center, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Yujie LiuPublic Health Research Center, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Yufei ChenPublic Health Research Center, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Zuxin WangPublic Health Research Center, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Hong HuangSchool of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200025, China. huanghong1963@outlook.com.
Yong CaiPublic Health Research Center, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China. caiyong202028@hotmail.com.

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Shanghai Municipal Education Commission 2024-Sports, Health, Arts and Science Department 01-43the key discipline projects of Shanghai Three-Year Action Plan for Public Health under Grant GWVI-11.1-29the Science and Technology Commission Shanghai Municipality No.20JC1410204
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Abstract

backgroundThe competence of public health workers is crucial for grassroots public health service capabilities. This study aimed to establish a competency model for public health workers and to test the reliability and validity of the model.

methodsAn evaluation indicators scale of competency of public health workers in Shanghai community health service centers (CHSCs) was constructed through a literature review, expert consultation, behavioral event interviews and questionnaire surveys. A questionnaire survey was carried out with 3809 public health workers from 249 Shanghai CHSCs to test the reliability and validity of the constructed scale.

resultsExploratory factor analysis identified 5 common factors: comprehensive ability, professional spirit, professional knowledge, professional skills, research and development ability. The cumulative variance contribution rate was 62.241%. The factor load for each item ranged from 0.495 to 0.868. The overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the questionnaire was 0.985, for the five dimensions ranged from 0.916 to 0.969. The overall split-half reliability of the questionnaire was 0.842, and that of the five dimensions ranged from 0.913 to 0.952, with the Guttman split-half reliability coefficient ranging from 0.912 to 0.949. The correlation coefficients for all scale items with the total score ranged from 0.591 to 0.854 (p < 0.01). The correlation coefficients between each item and each dimension ranged from 0.434 to 0.925. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the model had a good fitting effect (χ

conclusionsThe constructed scale of competency of public health workers in Shanghai CHSCs has good reliability and validity and can be used as a tool to evaluate the competency level of public health workers.

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Clinical CompetenceCommunity Health CentersProfessional CompetencePublic HealthAdultChinaFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesCompetency modelPublic health workersReliabilityValidity

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