Affiliations: Section of Occupational Therapy, Department of
Neuroscience and Locomotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköpings
universitet, Linköping, Sweden | Division of Nursing Science, Department of Medicine
and Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköpings universitet,
Linköping, Sweden | Section of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of
Neuroscience and Locomotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköpings
universitet, Linköping, Sweden | Pain and Rehabilitation Centre, University Hospital,
Linköping, 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: In the area of work rehabilitation, many decisions about future
interventions for the client are based on the results of various kinds of
assessments. Therefore, it is important that the assessment instruments used
are adequate, useful, and reliable. The purpose of this study was to
investigate the content validity and utility of the instrument Assessment of
Work Performance (AWP) which is used to assess an individual's observable
(working) skills during work performance, i.e. how efficient and appropriate a
client performs a work activity. A questionnaire was answered by 67 respondents
who used the AWP in various work rehabilitation settings in Sweden. The result
indicates content validity and utility for the AWP that supports further
testing of the instrument.
