title: Assessment of Work Performance (AWP)--development of an instrument.
abstract: Adequate work assessments are a matter of importance both for individuals and society [5,29,31,38,40,46,52]. However, there is a lack of adequate and reliable instruments for use in work rehabilitation [14,15,20,21,31,44]. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate an observation instrument for assessing work performance, the AWP (Assessment of Work Performance). The purpose of the 14-item instrument is to assess the individual's observable working skills in three different areas: motor skills, process skills, and communication and interaction skills. This article describes the development and results of preliminary testing of the AWP. The testing indicates a satisfactory face validity and utility for the AWP and supports further research and testing of the instrument.
authors.affiliation: Section of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden. Jan.Sandqvist@inr.liu.se
authors.forename: Jan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sandqvist
authors.forename: Kristina B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Törnquist
authors.forename: Chris M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Henriksson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation