Strumenti per la valutazione dei rischi psicosociali sul lavoro

QUESTIONNAIRES FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK
ASSESSMENT AT WORK. The aim of this review is to describe
the state of the art of the assessment of psychosocial risk at work
in Italy. Questionnaires for such assessment can be divided into
four broad categories: a) those aimed at identifying work-related
stress factors and assessing work organization; b) those that
investigate the individual’s perception of stress; c) those
assessing mediating factors; and d) those that measure the
effects of stress.
For a complete picture of psychosocial risk at work, all these
factors should be taken into account. However, lack of time
and resources available for the practice of occupational medicine
imposes the choice of simple questionnaires that are quick
and easy to administer. A vast range of options is available
in the literature. This gives rise to the need for multicenter trials
to be set up and for research methods to be standardized.
It is strongly recommended to use questionnaires published
in the international literature which have a validated Italian
version with adequate psychometric validity index and
standardized methods of administration.