VALIDATION DATA

MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES
Limitations <5 European languages (English)
Observations
1. RELIABILITY
A. Internal Consistency Not Tested
Cronbach's (Describe)
B. Reliability intraobserver or test-retest Tested
Continuous scores: intraclass
correlation coefficient (ICC)
Dichotomus: Cohen kappa (Describe)

Reliability reached an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.89; 95% CI 0.77-0.94

C. Reliability interobserver or Measurement error Tested
Standard error of measurement (SEM),
smallest detectable change (SDC) or
Limits of agreement (LoA) (Describe)

Standard error of measurement was 0.69 points and hte smallest detectable change of 1.92 points

2. VALIDITY
A. Content validity: face validity Not Tested
Expert opinion (relevance and
comprehensiveness) (Describe)
B. Construct Validity:
Structural validity
Not Tested
Hypotheses-testing Tested
Cross-cultural validity Tested
Brief Description
C. Criterion validity Tested
Comparison with a 'gold standard' Continuous scores:
correlations, ROC curves Dichotomus:
Sensitivity & Specificity (Describe)

The area under the curve was 0.76 (95% CI 0.71-0.81) allowing for discrimination between stable and improved workers