Development and Testing of an ICF-Based Questionnaire to Evaluate Functioning in Vocational Rehabilitation: The Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ)

Finger, Matthias; Bie, Robert de; Nowak, Dennis; Escorpizo, Reuben

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08825-9_23

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“…By the use of the biopsychosocial framework, the WORQ functions as a tool for describing the workability and general functioning among individuals ( 7 , 12 , 14 ). Therefore, WORQ may also function as a tool for the evaluation of vocational rehabilitation initiatives targeted functionality in relation to work participation.…”

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“…Advice regarding heath issues in complex cases is given by the regional Department of Social Medicine. Thus, vocational rehabilitations are targeting the highest possible level of reestablishment of work functioning/work ability, and therefore are a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted relations of the individual’s work and health resources needed ( 7 ).…”

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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ) into Danish

Thygesen,

Korshøj,

Verpe

et al. 2023

Front. Rehabil. Sci.

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PurposeThis study aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt the work rehabilitation questionnaire (WORQ) into Danish to examine the internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the Danish WORQ and, second, to test the feasibility of WORQ in the Danish context of vocational rehabilitation.MethodsThe translation was performed in a dual-panel approach. The panel consisted of a bilingual physician, a university student in psychology, a layperson, a specialist in social work and rehabilitation, and a professor in social medicine. The international classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF) codes were cross-evaluated to secure that there was a high level of agreement of ICF codes for each specific WORQ item in the Danish and English version. The content validity was evaluated by the clinical physicians at an outpatient clinic in social medicine and by the case managers at a municipality job center. Data for the examination of the internal consistency and test-retest reliability were collected at the Holbæk municipality from citizens in the working age. The test-retest took place 14 days apart. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability were tested conducting Cronbach's alpha, intraclass correlation, and Spearman’s correlation analyses.ResultsThe panel experienced only minor challenges in the translation process, leading to minor modifications. The cross-evaluation of coding in the Danish WORQ compared with the initial English version only found small deviations, while the remaining coding agreed between the initial English and the Danish items. The panel argued to add sub-codes to culturally adapt to the transportation forms generally used in Denmark. The general perception among the participating patients and citizens at the job center as well as the clinical physicians and case managers was that the WORQ was easy, understandable, and meaningful.ConclusionsThis study showed that the Danish WORQ have a high content validity and usability. Nonetheless, the Danish WORQ needs to be validated against well-acknowledged tools for assessing functional ability specific to work and in general.

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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ) into Danish

Thygesen,

Korshøj,

Verpe

et al. 2023

Front. Rehabil. Sci.

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“…The self-reported WORQ is based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). WORQ was designed to assess and document the most relevant domains related to body function, activities, and participation in the context of work-related functioning and vocational rehabilitation [24,25]. Those relevant domains were chosen from the ICF Core Set for vocational rehabilitation, which refers to a list of ICF categories (i.e., aspects of functioning) selected through an evidence-based process to describe the most relevant functioning aspects of persons undergoing vocational rehabilitation [26].…”

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Measuring Work-Related Functioning Using the Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ)

Finger

Escorpizo

Tennant³

2019

IJERPH

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The assessment of work-related functioning is a key process in vocational rehabilitation to identify specific domains of disability that can be considered within return to work strategies. The Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ) was developed to evaluate work-related functioning based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework and is available in different languages. The aim of this study was to assess the French version of the WORQ using item response theory to further validate the scale. Rasch analysis of WORQ and the WORQ-BRIEF (a brief version of the WORQ) was performed using a calibration sample of 221 persons with musculoskeletal injuries. A four-testlet solution indicated the unidimensionality of WORQ, with no differential item functioning for age, education, physical job demands, and injury severity. Reliability was 0.969 and 0.918 for WORQ and WORQ-BRIEF, respectively. The minimal detectable change was calculated to be 4.2% of its operational range for WORQ and 8.5% for WORQ-BRIEF. Consequently, the French version of WORQ can be considered a good measure of work-related functioning in musculoskeletal conditions. WORQ can be used in rehabilitation practice to comprehensively identify the disability and guide clinical decision making and intervention planning. Further studies are needed to evaluate the psychometric properties of WORQ in other health conditions.

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Adaptation of an ICF-Based Questionnaire for Vocational Rehabilitation in Germany

Veith-Tezeren¹,

Dittrich

2021

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Development and Testing of an ICF-Based Questionnaire to Evaluate Functioning in Vocational Rehabilitation: The Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ)

Cited by 7 publications

References 37 publications

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ) into Danish

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ) into Danish

Measuring Work-Related Functioning Using the Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ)

Adaptation of an ICF-Based Questionnaire for Vocational Rehabilitation in Germany

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