Development and initial validation of a multi-domain self-report measure of work functioning.
The need for a self-report measure of work functioning that is flexible to involvement in work across 3 domains (employment, school, and home) led to the development of the Work History Inventory (WHI). The WHI was administered to 185 patients who participated in psychotherapy studies and to 110 community control respondents who were not in treatment. The WHI Total score and subscales (Performance and Interpersonal) demonstrated adequate to good reliability. WHI scores correlated moderately with symptom measures and strongly with another work functioning measure. Changes across treatment indicated that the WHI Total and Performance scores increased significantly across psychotherapy. The WHI seems to be a reliable and valid instrument for measuring treatment related changes in work functioning.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Sarah
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Ring-Kurtz
Mary Beth Connolly
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Gibbons
John E
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Kurtz
Robert
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Gallop
Julie
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Present
Paul
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Crits-Christoph
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D012647:Self-Assessment; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards*