Comparison of the psychometric properties of four at-work disability measures in workers with shoulder or elbow disorders

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-154

  Tang, Kenneth ^a   Pitts, Shanley ^b   Solway, Sherra ^c   Beaton, Dorcas ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

At work disability; Measurement; Presenteeism; Reliability and validity; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND OUTCOME MEASURE, WORK LIMITATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; ELBOW DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER DISEASE; STANFORD PRESENTEEISM SCALE; WORK DISABILITY; WORK INSTABILITY SCALE FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; SHOULDER;

EID: 67349197794     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-009-9171-6     Document Type: Article

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