Worker role interview: Testing the psychometric properties of the Icelandic version

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 160-172

  Fenger, Kristjana ^a   Kramer, Jessica M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Model of Human Occupation; Rasch analysis; Work rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKER ROLE INTERVIEW;

EID: 34548412294     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120601040743     Document Type: Article

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