Validity and test-retest reliability of the Brazilian version of the Return-to-work self-efficacy questionnaire

Authors

  • João Silvestre Silva-Junior Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social. Gerência Executiva São Paulo Norte. Agência da Previdência Social Santa Marina. São Paulo, SP
  • Ester Paiva Souto Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Programa de Pós-Graduação de Epidemiologia em Saúde Pública. Rio de Janeiro, RJ
  • Frida Marina Fischer Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Saúde Ambiental. São Paulo, SP
  • Rosane Härter Griep Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Educação em Ambiente e Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000237

Keywords:

Mental Disorders, rehabilitation. Return to Work. Employment, Supported. Self efficacy. Surveys and Questionnaires, utilization. Validation Studies. Occupational Health.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the validity and test-retest reliability of the Brazilian version of the Dutch questionnaire “Verwachtingen over werken”. METHODS: We analyzed data from a longitudinal study conducted in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2014 to 2016. Participants were 411 workers on sick leave for more than 15 days due to mental disorders. A subsample of 126 participants responded the questionnaire a second time, seven to 21 days later. Factorial and concurrent validities and the test-retest reliability were analyzed. RESULTS: Most participants were female (71.5%), the average age was 36.7 years; 83.1% had attended 12 or more years of formal schooling; the average length of sick leave was 84 days. The average self-efficacy score tended to be below the scale midpoint. The construct had a two-dimensional structure and the concurrent validity confirmed the original construct. For all items, the test-retest reliability adjusted for prevalence ranged from good (0.70) to almost perfect (0.83). CONCLUSIONS: While the two-dimensional structure diverges from the original, other parameters were adequate. Application of the Return-to-work self-efficacy questionnaire to Brazilian workers might contribute to the planning of return-to-work process. Additional studies are needed to complement the analysis of the use of this instrument in Brazil.

Published

2018-07-20

Issue

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Validity and test-retest reliability of the Brazilian version of the Return-to-work self-efficacy questionnaire. (2018). Revista De Saúde Pública, 52, 65. https://doi.org/10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000237