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Screening for job loss: Development of a work instability scale for traumatic brain injury

Screening for job loss: Development of a work instability scale for traumatic brain injury
Screening for job loss: Development of a work instability scale for traumatic brain injury
Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the concept of work instability (a mis-match between an individual's functional and cognitive abilities and the demands of their job) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and develop a work instability scale specific to this population.
Method: Work instability (WI) following TBI was explored through qualitative interviews which were then used to generate items for a work instability scale (WIS). Rasch analysis was used to examine the scaling properties of the TBI-WIS which was then validated against a gold standard of expert vocational assessment by occupational psychologists.
Results and conclusion: The resulting measure is a 36 item, self-administered scale which can be scored in three bands indicating low, medium and high risk of job retention problems. The scale meets modern psychometric requirements for measurement and presents an opportunity in routine clinical practice to take positive action to prevent job loss.
traumatic brain injury, work instability
835-843
Gilworth, G.
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Carey, A.
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Eyres, S.
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Sloan, J.
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Rainford, B.
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Bodenham, D.
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Neumann, V.
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Tennant, A.
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Gilworth, G.
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Carey, A.
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Eyres, S.
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Sloan, J.
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Rainford, B.
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Bodenham, D.
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Neumann, V.
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Tennant, A.
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Gilworth, G., Carey, A., Eyres, S., Sloan, J., Rainford, B., Bodenham, D., Neumann, V. and Tennant, A. (2006) Screening for job loss: Development of a work instability scale for traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 20 (8), 835-843. (doi:10.1080/02699050600832221).

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Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the concept of work instability (a mis-match between an individual's functional and cognitive abilities and the demands of their job) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and develop a work instability scale specific to this population.
Method: Work instability (WI) following TBI was explored through qualitative interviews which were then used to generate items for a work instability scale (WIS). Rasch analysis was used to examine the scaling properties of the TBI-WIS which was then validated against a gold standard of expert vocational assessment by occupational psychologists.
Results and conclusion: The resulting measure is a 36 item, self-administered scale which can be scored in three bands indicating low, medium and high risk of job retention problems. The scale meets modern psychometric requirements for measurement and presents an opportunity in routine clinical practice to take positive action to prevent job loss.

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Published date: 8 July 2006
Keywords: traumatic brain injury, work instability

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Local EPrints ID: 57273
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/57273
PURE UUID: c97555ec-2823-4822-b34d-b84837aa18db

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Date deposited: 07 Aug 2008
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 11:06

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Author: G. Gilworth
Author: A. Carey
Author: S. Eyres
Author: J. Sloan
Author: B. Rainford
Author: D. Bodenham
Author: V. Neumann
Author: A. Tennant

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