| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Ergonomic Assessment Tool for Arthritis (EATA) |
| First Description |
Backman CL, Village J, Lacaille D. The ergonomic assessment tool for arthritis: development and pilot testing. Arthritis Care & Research. 2008;59(10):1495-503. |
| Year | 2008 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Work |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | --- |
| 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 | --- |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Backman CL, Village J, Lacaille D. |
| Title | The Ergonomic Assessment Tool for Arthritis: Development and Pilot Testing. |
| Journal | Arthritis & Rheumatism |
| Year | 2008 |
| Vol | 59 |
| Num | 10 |
| Pages | 1495-1503 |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18975352 |
| Brief Description |
Lacaille D, White MA, Rogers PA, Backman CL, Gignac MAM, Esdaile JM. (2008): Employment and arthritis: Making it work – A proof of concept study. Arthritis & Rheumatism, volume 59, no. 11. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Catherine Backman |
| Catherine.backman@ubc.ca | |
| Address | --- |
| Website | http://www.arthritisresearch.ca/ergo-tool.html |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | --- |
| Brief Description |
individualized: 5 screening questions – subsequently only relevant questions of the respective job demand section are asked; These questions focus on sitting, prolonged standing/kneeling/walking/stair climbing, gripping or grasping objects, lifting or carrying, pushing or pulling |
| Number of Items | --- |
| Range | --- |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | Clinical practice |
| 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 | 29(10-45) minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 60(45-95) minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | --- |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |