| Document ID (ISN) | 78075 |
| CIS number |
02-441 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Chang Y.C., Chensea M.J., Jang Y., Wang J.D. |
| Title |
A simple self-rating assessment method of residual work capability for occupational permanent disabilities |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2000, Vol.38, No.5, p.539-547. 26 ref. |
| Abstract |
A group of 539 compensated permanent disability workers answered visual analogue questionnaires for self-rating their residual work capability (RWC) in terms of speed (RWCS), quality (RWCQ) and a combination of speed and quality (RWCC). 169 of these subjects were evaluated in hospitals with physical capacity assessment (PCA), cognition and sensation assessment (CSA), the work ability index (WAI) and the 12-item Chinese health questionnaire (CHQ-12). High test-retest reliability (Pearson's correlation coefficient 0.77) and satisfactory concurrent validity were shown for RWCS and RWCC. All PCA, CSA and WAI showed significant correlation with RWCs, while CHQ-12 displayed statistically borderline correlation. Employment status after injury and whether or not the victim was the main breadwinner before injury were also major determinants of RWCs. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
work capacity; handicapped workers; assessment of working capacity; perceptual-motor performance |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; Taiwan (China); sensory aptitude; questionnaire survey; social aspects; workmen's compensation; medical examinations; unemployment; perceptual-motor performance tests |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Taiwan (China) |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Workers with disabilities
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