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Reliability and validity of medical outcome and patient satisfaction measures among injured workers in Washington state: A pretest
Author(s) -
Kyes Kelly B.,
Franklin Gary,
Weaver Marcia R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199704)31:4<427::aid-ajim8>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - medicine , patient satisfaction , job satisfaction , locus of control , validity , health care , population , reliability (semiconductor) , family medicine , clinical psychology , physical therapy , psychometrics , nursing , environmental health , psychology , social psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , economics , economic growth , psychotherapist
Several existing measures of medical outcomes and some newly constructed measures of patient satisfaction were tested for reliability and validity on a sample of 100 subjects who had suffered work‐related injuries and illnesses in Washington State. Included in the measures of medical outcome were the SF‐36 and the upper body mobility subscale of the Health Assessment Questionnaire. The newly constructed measures of patient satisfaction assessed areas such as satisfaction with the attending physician and with access to referrals. Also administered were assessments of job satisfaction, both prior to and since the injury, and a measure of chance health locus of control. The patient satisfaction and medical outcomes measures demonstrated good reliability and validity for use with this population. However, neither the measures of job satisfaction nor chance health locus of control were related to either patient satisfaction with medical care nor to medical outcomes. Am. J. Ind. Med. 31:427–434, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.