| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Chronic Illness Job Strain Scale (CIJSS) |
| First Description |
Gignac MA, Sutton D, Badley EM. Arthritis symptoms, the work environment, and the future: measuring perceived job strain among employed persons with arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. 2007;57(5):738-47 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Coping & helplessness, Social Function, Work |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | English |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Gignac MA, Sutton D, Badley EM. |
| Title | Arthritis Symptoms, the Work Environment, and the Future: Measuring Perceived Job Strain Among Employed Persons with Arthritis. |
| Journal | Arthritis & Rheumatism |
| Year | 2007 |
| Vol | 57 |
| Num | 5 |
| Pages | 738-747 |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16583413 |
| Brief Description |
Gignac MAM, Sutton D & Badley EM: Rexamining the Arthritis-Employment Interface: Perceptions of Arthritis-Work Spillover Among Employed Adults. Arthritis & Rheumatism (2006): 55(2)233-240. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Monique AM Gignac |
| gignac@uhnres.utoronto@ca; acreu@uhnres.utoronto.ca | |
| Address | Arthritis Community Research & Evaluation Unit, The Toronto Western Research Institute, Main Pavilion, 10th floor, Room 10-316, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8 |
| Website | http://www.acreu.ca/research/measures.html#cijss |
| Available | --- |
| Links | |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Scale |
| Brief Description |
to measure different aspects of the workplace environment that are potentially stressful to people living with a chronic illness |
| Number of Items | 17 |
| Range | 1 = not at all stressful to 5 = extremely stressful |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes 5-point Likert scale |
| Developed for | --- |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score | --- |
| Score Interpretation | --- |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 0 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | --- |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |