Figure 1
From: Quality of work life of rural emergency department nurses and physicians: a pilot study
Item example of Quality of Work Life Systemic Inventory (QWLSI). Each item of the QWLSI is measured using a Visual Analogue Scale-type dial. One side of the circle represents the ideal situation; the other side represents the worst possible situation. Participants use arrows to indicate the location of the current status and of a status they would consider satisfactory, relative to a predetermined ideal. Next, in the box to the right of the figure, participants indicate the extent to which conditions are improving or deteriorating, and at what rate.