title: Test-retest reliability of information about employment provided in surveys by people with spinal cord injuries.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia. G.Murphy@latrobe.edu.au
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: 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*