Hammond Alison, Tennant Alan, Ching Angela, Parker Jennifer, Prior Yeliz, Gignac Monique A M, Verstappen Suzanne M M, O'Brien Rachel
Centre for Human Movement and Rehabilitation, School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford, UK.
Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2023 Mar 10;7(1):rkad028. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkad028. eCollection 2023.
The aims were to validate a British English version of the Workplace Activity Limitations Scale (WALS) linguistically, then test this psychometrically in RA, axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), OA and FM.
The WALS was forward translated, reviewed by an expert panel, and cognitive debriefing interviews were conducted. Participants completed a postal questionnaire booklet. Construct (structural) validity was examined by fit to the Rasch measurement model. Concurrent validity included testing between the WALS and the Work Limitations Questionnaire-25 (WLQ-25). Two weeks later, participants were mailed a second questionnaire booklet for test-retest reliability.
Minor wording changes were made to the WALS, then 831 employed participants completed questionnaires: 267 men and 564 women; 53.5 (s.d. 8.9) years of age; with condition duration 7.7 (s.d. 8.0) years. The WALS satisfied Rasch model requirements, and a WALS Rasch transformation table was created. Concurrent validity was strong with the WLQ-25 (RA = 0.78; axSpA = 0.83; OA = 0.63; FM = 0.64). Internal consistency was consistent with group use (α = 0.80-0.87). Test-retest reliability was excellent, with intraclass correlation coefficient (2,1) at ≥0.90.
A reliable, valid British English version of the WALS is now available for use in the UK.
旨在从语言上验证工作场所活动受限量表(WALS)的英式英语版本,然后在类风湿关节炎(RA)、轴性脊柱关节炎(axSpA)、骨关节炎(OA)和纤维肌痛(FM)中对其进行心理测量学测试。
对WALS进行正向翻译,由专家小组进行审查,并进行认知反馈访谈。参与者完成了一份邮寄问卷手册。通过拟合拉施测量模型来检验结构(构造)效度。同时效度包括在WALS和工作限制问卷-25(WLQ-25)之间进行测试。两周后,向参与者邮寄第二本问卷手册以进行重测信度测试。
对WALS进行了微小的措辞修改,然后831名在职参与者完成了问卷:267名男性和564名女性;年龄53.5(标准差8.9)岁;病程7.7(标准差8.0)年。WALS满足拉施模型要求,并创建了WALS拉施转换表。与WLQ-25的同时效度很强(RA = 0.78;axSpA = 0.83;OA = 0.63;FM = 0.64)。内部一致性与分组使用情况一致(α = 0.80 - 0.87)。重测信度极佳,组内相关系数(2,1)≥0.90。
现在有一个可靠、有效的英式英语版本的WALS可供在英国使用。