Confirmatory factor analysis of the work limitations questionnaire (wlq-25) in workers' compensation claimants with chronic upper-limb disorders

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 228-238

  Tang, Kenneth ^a,b,c   Beaton, Dorcas E ^a,b,c   Amick III, Benjamin C ^c,d   Hogg Johnson, Sheilah ^a,c,e   Côté, Pierre ^e,f   Loisel, Patrick ^e,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Presenteeism; Psychometric; Upper extremity; Validity; Work limitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; EQUIPMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WORK CAPACITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; DEVICES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84878652437     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-012-9397-6     Document Type: Article

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