Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of work patient reported outcome measures in people with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK, Sweden and Turkey

Psychometric testing of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Instability Scale in employed people with fibromyalgia (2023)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Tennant, A., Brown, T., Prior, Y., Ching, A., & Parker, J. (2023). Psychometric testing of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Instability Scale in employed people with fibromyalgia. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1829

Objective: The aim of the study was to establish whether the Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Instability Scale (RA‐WIS), in its current form, is applicable for use with employed people with fibromyalgia (FM) to identify the risk of work disability and need... Read More about Psychometric testing of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Instability Scale in employed people with fibromyalgia.

Psychometric testing of the British‐English Long‐Term Conditions Job Strain Scale, Long‐Term Conditions Work Spillover Scale and Work‐Health‐Personal Life Perceptions Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions (2023)
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Objective: The aims were to validate linguistically British-English versions of the Long-Term Conditions Job Strain Scale (LTCJSS), Long-Term Conditions Work Spillover Scale (LTCWSS) and Work-Health-Personal Life Perceptions Scale (WHPLPS) in rheumat... Read More about Psychometric testing of the British‐English Long‐Term Conditions Job Strain Scale, Long‐Term Conditions Work Spillover Scale and Work‐Health‐Personal Life Perceptions Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions.

Work limitations and associated factors in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia (2023)
Journal Article
Brown, T., Hammond, A., Ching, A., & Parker, J. (in press). Work limitations and associated factors in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(3), 827-844. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1760

Introduction: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) impact on work participation. The aims of this study were to: examine work limitations of working people with: rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), osteoarthritis (OA),... Read More about Work limitations and associated factors in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia.

Psychometric testing of the British English Workplace Activity Limitations Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions (2023)
Journal Article

Objectives: The aims were to validate a British English version of the Workplace Activity Limitations Scale (WALS) linguistically, then test this psychometrically in RA, axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), OA and FM.
Methods: The WALS was forward trans... Read More about Psychometric testing of the British English Workplace Activity Limitations Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions.

Linguistic validation, validity, and reliability of the British English version of the Workplace Activity Limitations Scale in employed people with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia . (2022)
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Purpose: The Workplace Activity Limitations Scale (WALS) is a patient reported outcome measure of work ability developed in Canada for use in arthritis. The aims of this study were to linguistically validate a British English version of the WALS, and... Read More about Linguistic validation, validity, and reliability of the British English version of the Workplace Activity Limitations Scale in employed people with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia ..