Carina Tjörnstrand1, Ulrika Bejerholm, Mona Eklund. 1. Department of Health Sciences/Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, Lund University, Box 157, SE 221 00 Lund, Sweden. carina.tjornstrand@med.lu.se
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Occupational therapists working with clients in productive occupations explicitly or implicitly assess their clients' occupational engagement. PURPOSE: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Profiles of Occupational Engagement in People with Severe Mental Illness: Productive Occupations (POES-P) in terms of internal consistency, initial construct validation, and floor and ceiling effects. METHOD: Participants (n = 93) from six day centres completed the data collection. Correlations between the POES-P and instruments measuring similar and dissimilar attributes, such as satisfaction, psychosocial functioning, and unmet needs, were studied. FINDINGS: A moderate relationship was found between the POES-P and occupational satisfaction (r(s) = 0.43) and a weak one with psychosocial functioning (r(s) = 0.22). The association with researcher-assessed participant engagement was slightly higher (r(s) = 0.37), and the relationship with unmet needs was nonsignificant (r(s) = -0.15). Internal consistency of the POES-P (alpha = 0.85) was good, but the distribution of responses indicated a ceiling effect. IMPLICATIONS: The POES-P seems promising for assessing engagement in work-like occupations but would benefit from further development.
BACKGROUND: Occupational therapists working with clients in productive occupations explicitly or implicitly assess their clients' occupational engagement. PURPOSE: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Profiles of Occupational Engagement in People with Severe Mental Illness: Productive Occupations (POES-P) in terms of internal consistency, initial construct validation, and floor and ceiling effects. METHOD:Participants (n = 93) from six day centres completed the data collection. Correlations between the POES-P and instruments measuring similar and dissimilar attributes, such as satisfaction, psychosocial functioning, and unmet needs, were studied. FINDINGS: A moderate relationship was found between the POES-P and occupational satisfaction (r(s) = 0.43) and a weak one with psychosocial functioning (r(s) = 0.22). The association with researcher-assessed participant engagement was slightly higher (r(s) = 0.37), and the relationship with unmet needs was nonsignificant (r(s) = -0.15). Internal consistency of the POES-P (alpha = 0.85) was good, but the distribution of responses indicated a ceiling effect. IMPLICATIONS: The POES-P seems promising for assessing engagement in work-like occupations but would benefit from further development.
Authors: Roger S McIntyre; Zahinoor Ismail; Christopher P Watling; Catherine Weiss; Stine R Meehan; Primrose Musingarimi; Michael E Thase Journal: J Patient Rep Outcomes Date: 2022-06-10