The Work Role Functioning Questionnaire 2.0 (Dutch Version): Examination of its Reliability, Validity and Responsiveness in the General Working Population

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 135-147

  Abma, Femke I ^a   Van Der Klink, Jac J L ^a   Bültmann, Ute ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Measurement properties; Questionnaire; Validation; Work functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSLATING (LANGUAGE); WORK; WORK CAPACITY; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; EFFICIENCY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSLATING; WORK; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84873410216     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-012-9379-8     Document Type: Article

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