Open AccessValidation of vocational assessment tool for persons with substance use disorders
Author(s) -
Lakshmanan Sethuraman,
BN Subodh,
Pratima Murthy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.196051
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , work (physics) , psychology , test (biology) , clinical psychology , psychometrics , applied psychology , engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
Work-related problems are a serious concern among persons with substance use but due to lack of a standardized tool to measure it; these problems are neither systematically assessed nor appropriately addressed. Most existing measures of work performance cater to the needs of the workplace rather than focusing on the workers' perception of the difficulties at work.