Psychometric properties of job satisfaction scales for medical doctors: a systematic review

Savla, Freya; Miglietta, Elisabetta; Maiti, Tanay; Pinto da Costa, Mariana

doi:10.1007/s44202-025-00455-z

Table 3 Risk of bias assessment using the COSMIN guidelines

From: Psychometric properties of job satisfaction scales for medical doctors: a systematic review

See More Scale Number	PROM Design		Content Validity		Structural Validity		Internal Consistency		Cross cultural Validity		Reliability		Measurement Error		Criterion Validity		Hypothesis Testing
	Overall rating	Quality of evidence	Overall rating	Quality of evidence	Overall rating	Quality of evidence	Overall rating	Quality of evidence	Overall rating	Quality of evidence	Overall rating	Quality of evidence	Overall rating	Quality of evidence	Overall rating	Quality of evidence	Overall rating	Quality of evidence
1	+	High	−	Very low	+	Moderate	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	+	High
2	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	High	−	Low	+	High	±	Low	±	Low	−	Low	+	High
3	+	High	+	Moderate	+	High	±	Moderate	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	+	High
4	±	Low	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	±	Low	+	Moderate	±	Low	±	Low
5	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High
6	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High
7	+	Moderate	−	Very low	−	Very low	−	Very low	±	Low	−	Very low	−	Very low	−	Low	−	Very low
8	+	High	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	±	Low	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	High
9	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	+	High	±	Low	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate
10	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High
11	+	Moderate	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	±	Low	±	Low	±	Low	±	Low
12	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	±	Low	+	High
13	+	High	+	Moderate	+	High	+	Moderate	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	+	High
14	+	Moderate	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	±	Low	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	High
15	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	±	Low	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate
16	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	−	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate
17	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	±	Low	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate
18	+	Moderate	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate
19	+	Moderate	±	Low	±	Low	−	Very low	±	Low	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate
20	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High
21	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	±	Low	+	High
22	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	±	Low	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate
23	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate
24	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	±	Low	±	Low
25	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	±	Low	±	Low	+	Moderate	±	Low	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	High
26	±	Low	±	Low	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate
27	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	+	Moderate	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High
28	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	+	Moderate	+	Moderate	+	High	+	High
29	+	Moderate	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	High	+	Moderate	+	High	+	High

Note: ±, the psychometric property assessment was inconsistent; +, the psychometric property assessment was sufficient; −, the psychometric property assessment was insufficient [50]

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