Affiliations: Department of Social and Welfare Studies,
Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden | Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Faculty of
Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden | Department of Medicine and Care, Faculty of Health
Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden | Pain and Rehabilitation Centre, University Hospital,
Linköping, Sweden
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Jan L. Sandqvist, Department of
Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, S-601 74 Norrköping,
Sweden. Tel.: +46 11 36 30 00; E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: The instrument Assessment of Work Performance (AWP 1.1) can be used
to assess an individual's skills during work performance – how efficient and
appropriate a client performs a work task. The instrument is currently used by
over 300 assessors working in a variety of work rehabilitation settings in
Sweden, and it has been used with over 10,000 clients. In this study, the
construct validity of the AWP 1.1 was tested with 364 assessments of clients
with a variety of various work-related problems assessed by six occupational
therapists in a Social Insurance Office in Sweden between 2004 and 2005.
Principal Component Analysis shows construct validity of the AWP 1.1. Further,
the findings indicate that the instrument is sensitive and discriminates
between clients, and no gender related patterns were identified.
Keywords: Instrument development, Model of Human Occupation (MOHO), occupational therapy, vocational rehabilitation
