Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire WORQ Developm

Authors: Monika E Finger Reuben Escorpizo Cristina Bostan Rob De Bie

Publish Date: 2013/11/27

Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 498-510

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Abstract

Purpose The International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health ICF has proven to be a valuable framework for vocational rehabilitation VR No reliable and valid ICFbased instruments to capture work functioning is known hence the aims of this study were 1 to outline the process for developing an ICFbased questionnaire the Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire WORQ to assess functioning in VR and 2 to report preliminary psychometric evidence Methods ICF categories were selected from the ICF Core Sets for VR using explorative Raschanalysis and VR literature review Questions were worded to assess identified ICF categories WORQ was translated from English to German Psychometrics for the German version of WORQ was examined in one VR centre in Switzerland Results 44 ICF categories were selected which resulted in 36 questions related to functioning The psychometric evaluation of WORQ showed high test–retest reliability Spearman correlation 079 n = 53 and good internal consistency Cronbachs Alpha 088 n = 74 WORQ showed moderate correlation with Beck Depression Inventory II Spearman correlation 0511 and low correlation Spearman correlation −0353 with SF36 Conclusions WORQ appears to be a reliable ICFbased questionnaire to evaluate functioning in VR easy to administer by health or vocational professionals The additional information gained when using WORQ would contribute to improving interdisciplinary understanding of the patient’s situation and therefore support the integrative planning of the returntowork process or engagement in gainful employment However further studies are needed to further examine its use in clinical practice and research when validated in other patient populations and settingsThe authors would like to thank Melissa Selb and Annette Frischmann for their help with the crosscultural adaptation and Wolfgang Segerer for providing technical consultation data preparation and assistance during the conduct of the study Special thanks to Franco Lanfranchi Frank Staudenmann Dora Büschlen Marianne Moor Richard Leuenberger Stefan Staubli and Jonas Peterhans who made the data collection in the study center Rehaklinik Bellikon Switzerland possible We would also like to thank Prof Alarcos Cieza for her guidance and inspiration This project was funded by the Swiss Accident Insurance Company Suva and the Swiss Paraplegic Research WORQ can be freely accessed through wwwmyworqorg

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