The measurement properties of the Occupational Circumstances Interview and Rating Scale - Sweden (OCAIRS-S V2).
OBJECTIVE
This paper reports the measurement properties of the Occupational Circumstances Assessment Interview and Rating Scale - Sweden (OCAIRS-S V2). The OCAIRS is a semi-structured interview and rating scale designed to capture, in detail, a person's occupational participation. The English version 4.0 has been translated into Swedish. The psychometric properties of the Swedish version are unknown.


METHODS
Eleven Swedish occupational therapists working in mental health completed 38 OCAIRS-S (V2) assessments in addition to linking videotapes. A total of 60 clients were, therefore, entered into the analysis. Many-faceted Rasch analysis was used to analyse the data.


CONCLUSIONS
Results supported internal, construct, and person response validity of the OCAIRS-S (V2). Inter-rater reliability was established. The scale was shown to discriminate between people who were living in the community. In addition, the results indicate a need to explore the skill items.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University , Norrköping , Sweden.
Lena
L
Haglund
Kirsty
K
Forsyth
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden