title: The Satisfaction with Daily Occupations (SDO-13) Scale: Psychometric Properties among Clients in Primary Care in Sweden.
abstract: This article describes the results to expand and develop the use of the Satisfaction with Daily Occupations (SDO-13) Scale. Data were collected in primary care before (I) and after intervention (II) among clients with stress-related disorders and musculoskeletal pain. The Cronbach's alpha values of the SDO-13 Scale were 0.80 and 0.88. Convergent validity was assessed against global occupational satisfaction and general health, resulting in rs = -0.65 (p < 0.001) and rs = -0.46 (p < 0.001). The SDO-13 Scale could not discriminate between the primary care sample and a psychiatric sample (p = 0.15), whereas number of current occupations could (p < 0.001). The SDO-13 was not sensitive to change (p = 0.92). Future studies need to explore criterion and construct validity based on more dissimilar samples and more standardized interventions. Applications of these results to practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a 1 Skane University Hospital, Malmö-Lund , Lund, Sweden.|b 2 Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, Lund University , Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Birgitta A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Wästberg
authors.affiliation: a 1 Skane University Hospital, Malmö-Lund , Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Elisabeth B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Persson
authors.affiliation: b 2 Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, Lund University , Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eklund
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D013548:Sweden; D014937:Work; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Convergent validity; Criterion validity; Internal consistency; Musculoskeletal pain; Sensitivity to change; Stress-related disorders