Article

The Work Rehabilitation
Questionnaire-Self-Report Version (WORQ-SELF) is an assessment tool based on the
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
developed to evaluate functioning in different patient populations in vocational
rehabilitation (VR) settings.
The objective of this study is to establish the
content validity of WORQ-SELF in a subgroup of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients
in the early post-acute context. SETTING: Swiss Paraplegic Research and Swiss
Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland. METHODS: Contents of WORQ-SELF were
compared with semi-guided interviews with SCI patients in Switzerland, the
Comprehensive ICF Core Set for SCI early post-acute, and outcome instruments used
in VR and SCI. A frequency analysis was performed. RESULTS: WORQ-SELF represented
46 different ICF categories and of these 37 categories were confirmed by the
patient interviews. The Comprehensive ICF Core Set for SCI confirmed 25
categories. Four instruments used in VR and SCI setting were identified. Contents
of those instruments confirmed 14 categories of WORQ-SELF. Overall, 26 categories
of the WORQ-SELF were confirmed by at least 2 of the 3 sources, 13 categories by
1 source and 7 were not confirmed by any of the sources. CONCLUSION: The
WORQ-SELF proved to have content validity for utility in patients with SCI within
the context of VR. WORQ-SELF can be used to assess the functioning and disability
of patients in the return to work process.

Langue : ANGLAIS