Affiliations: Section of Occupational Therapy, Department of
Neuroscience and Locomotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköpings
Universitet, Linköping, Sweden | Örebro Universitet, Örebro, Sweden
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Jan L. Sandqvist, Department of
Neuroscience and Locomotion, Section of Occupational Therapy, Villa Medica,
University Hospital, S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden. Tel.: +46 13 22 78 98; Fax:
+46 13 22 75 19; E-mail: Jan.Sandqvist@inr.liu.se
Abstract: Adequate work assessments are a matter of importance both for
individuals and society [5,29,31,38,40,46,52]. However, there is a lack of
adequate and reliable instruments for use in work rehabilitation
[14,15,20,21,31,44]. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate an
observation instrument for assessing work performance, the AWP (Assessment of
Work Performance). The purpose of the 14-item instrument is to assess the
individual's observable working skills in three different areas: motor skills,
process skills, and communication and interaction skills. This article
describes the development and results of preliminary testing of the AWP. The
testing indicates a satisfactory face validity and utility for the AWP and
supports further research and testing of the instrument.
