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Published on 26 de septiembre de 2025 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2025.08.3105
Adaptation and content validity of a battery of questionnaires for identifying occupational conditions among Chilean artisanal and small-scale miners
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Number of items modified, deleted, added and transferred from the initial questionnaires.
| General employment and working conditions | 32 | 65.6% (n = 21) | 12.5% (n = 4) | 12.5% (n = 4) | 31.3% (n =10a) |
| Exposure to UV radiation and heat | 21 | 38.1% (n = 8) | 4.8% (n = 1) | 0 | 0 |
| Silica exposure risk | 17 | 58.8% (n = 10) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noise exposure and hearing health | 40 | 50% (n = 20) | 2.5% (n = 1) | 0 | 42.5% (n = 172) |
| Musculoskeletal Disorders Risk Conditions | 21 | 57.1% (n = 12) | 4.8% (n = 1) | 4.8% (n = 1) | 0 |
| Exposure to diesel fuel | 4 | 100% (n = 4) | 0 | 0 | 100% (n = 43) |
| Exposure to biological agents | 7 | 100% (n = 7) | 71.4% (n = 5) | 14.3% (n = 1) | 42.9% (n = 33) |
| Exposure to chemical agents (pesticides) | 13 | 100% (n = 13) | 0 | 0 | 100% (n = 133) |
UV, ultraviolet.
1 These items were transferred to a health symptom questionnaire.
2 Seven of these items were transferred to the health symptoms questionnaire. The other 10 items were transferred to the pesticide questionnaire that will constitute the chemical risk exposure questionnaire.
3 These items form a new questionnaire called exposure to chemical risks together with the 10 items of the noise questionnaire.
Source: Prepared by the authors of this study.