Test-retest reliability of information about employment provided in surveys by people with spinal cord injuries.
Agreement was examined between the answers to an employment survey administered to discharged patients with spinal cord injury on two occasions 6 mo. apart. Analysis suggested reasonable test-retest reliability, with kappas ranging from .65 to .87 for the categorical data, e.g., current employment information and amount of time before respondents achieved any return to work.
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Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia. G.Murphy@latrobe.edu.au
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D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*