Affiliations: Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University
in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Timothy J. Wolf, Program in
Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box
8505, 4444 Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA. E-mail: wolft@wusm.wustl.edu
Abstract: Objective: To develop a work readiness assessment battery that can
be used in the course of work rehabilitation and to pilot test the battery to
determine its ability to measure the effectiveness of work rehabilitation
treatment. Participants: All participants were recruited from the patient
population at the Occupational Performance Center (OPC) at The Rehabilitation
Institute of St. Louis (TRISL) (n= 7). Methods: A work readiness
assessment battery was constructed using the Readiness to Return to Work theory
and then pilot-tested using a repeated-measures design. Results: Participants showed significant improvement on all measures including in the
battery with the exception of the depression measure. Conclusions: These
results demonstrate that it is feasible to construct a work readiness battery
of assessments using the Readiness to Return to Work theory and that the
measures included capture the effect of work rehabilitation on the constructs
identified in the literature to effect work performance. Further investigation
is necessary to validate this form of assessment for use in a work
rehabilitation setting.
Keywords: Work rehabilitation, stroke, readiness to return to work
