Gemma van Ruitenbeek|Fred Zijlstra|Ute R. Hülsheger
The Development of an Instrument to Measure the Work Capability of People with Limited Work Capacity (LWC)
Maastricht University|Maastricht University|Maastricht University
purpose participation regular paid jobs positively affects mental physical health people including people limited work capacities lwc people limited work capacity consequence disability chronic mental illness psychological developmental disorder successful participation good fit one hand persons capacities hand wellsuited individual support suitable work environment necessary order meet demands work however date striking paucity validated measures indicate capability work people lwc outline directions support facilitate fit goal present study therefore develop instrument specifically adjusted measures mental ability conscientiousness selfefficacy coping simplifying language level measures make scales accessible people low literacy order validate adjusted selfreport observer measures conducted two studies using multisource longitudinal data method study 1 longitudinal multisource study newly developed instrument administered twice people lwc significant statistically tested psychometric properties respect dimensionality reliability study 2 collected new multisource data conducted confirmatory factor analysis cfa results studies yielded congruous factor structure samples internally consistent measures adequate content validity scales subscales high testretest reliability cfa confirmed factorial validity scales conclusion adjusted selfreport observer scales mental ability conscientiousness selfefficacy coping reliable measures wellsuited assess work capability people lwc research needed examine criterionrelated validity respect work demands workbehaviour task performance