title: Content validity of the work rehabilitation questionnaire-self-report version WORQ-SELF in a subgroup of spinal cord injury patients.
abstract: METHODS
  Mixed methods study design.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire-Self-Report Version (WORQ-SELF) is an assessment tool based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) developed to evaluate functioning in different patient populations in vocational rehabilitation (VR) settings. The objective of this study is to establish the content validity of WORQ-SELF in a subgroup of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in the early post-acute context.
  
  
  METHODS
  Swiss Paraplegic Research and Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland.
  
  
  METHODS
  Contents of WORQ-SELF were compared with semi-guided interviews with SCI patients in Switzerland, the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for SCI early post-acute, and outcome instruments used in VR and SCI. A frequency analysis was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  WORQ-SELF represented 46 different ICF categories and of these 37 categories were confirmed by the patient interviews. The Comprehensive ICF Core Set for SCI confirmed 25 categories. Four instruments used in VR and SCI setting were identified. Contents of those instruments confirmed 14 categories of WORQ-SELF. Overall, 26 categories of the WORQ-SELF were confirmed by at least 2 of the 3 sources, 13 categories by 1 source and 7 were not confirmed by any of the sources.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The WORQ-SELF proved to have content validity for utility in patients with SCI within the context of VR. WORQ-SELF can be used to assess the functioning and disability of patients in the return to work process.
authors.affiliation: 1] Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), ICF Unit, Nottwil, Switzerland [2] School of Health Professions, Institute of Physiotherapy, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Portmann Bergamaschi
authors.affiliation: 1] Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), ICF Unit, Nottwil, Switzerland [2] ICF Research Branch, WHO FIC CC in Germany (at DIMDI), Nottwil, Switzerland [3] Department of Physical Therapy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Escorpizo
authors.affiliation: Swiss Paraplegic Centre SPZ, Institute for Vocational Guidance, Nottwil, Switzerland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Staubli
authors.affiliation: 1] Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), ICF Unit, Nottwil, Switzerland [2] ICF Research Branch, WHO FIC CC in Germany (at DIMDI), Nottwil, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Finger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods; D057566:Self Report; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013557:Switzerland; D055815:Young Adult