ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2018
Reliability and Validity of the Work and Well-Being Inventory (WBI) for Employees.
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- Psychosocial Stressors at Work and the Risk of Sickness Absence Due to a Diagnosed Mental Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Factor structure and psychometric validation of the Work and Well-being Inventory.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- An Integrated Approach to Workplace Mental Health: A Scoping Review of Instruments That Can Assist Organizations with Implementation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Understanding and measuring the work-related quality of life among those working in adult social care: A scoping review.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Tools Appraisal of Organizational Factors Associated with Return-to-Work in Workers on Sick Leave Due to Musculoskeletal and Common Mental Disorders: A Systematic Search and Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Review
- Prognostic Factors for Staying at Work for Partially Sick-Listed Workers with Subjective Health Complaints: A Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Predicting Long-Term Sickness Absence and Identifying Subgroups Among Individuals Without an Employment Contract.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Predicting return to work after long-term sickness absence with subjective health complaints: a prospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2020Article
- What are psychosocial risk factors for entrepreneurs to become unfit for work? A qualitative exploration.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2020Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Work and Well-Being Inventory (WBI) for Self-Employed Workers: Test Norms of Employees Are Not Suitable for Entrepreneurs.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Effect of Work-Related Sedentary Time on Overall Health Profile in Active vs. Inactive Office Workers.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this study is to measure the psychometric properties of the Work and Wellbeing Inventory (WBI) (in Dutch: VAR-2), a screening tool that is used within occupational health care and rehabilitation. Our research question focused on the reliability and validity of this inventory. Methods Over the years seven different samples of workers, patients and sick listed workers varying in size between 89 and 912 participants (total: 2514), were used to measure the test-retest reliability, the internal consistency, the construct and concurrent validity, and the criterion and predictive validity. Results The 13 scales displayed good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The constructive validity of the WBI could clearly be demonstrated in both patients and healthy workers. Confirmative factor analyses revealed a CFI >.90 for all scales. The depression scale predicted future work absenteeism (>6 weeks) because of a common mental disorder in healthy workers. The job strain scale and the illness behavior scale predicted long term absenteeism (>3 months) in workers with short-term absenteeism. The illness behavior scale moderately predicted return to work in rehab patients attending an intensive multidisciplinary program. Conclusions The WBI is a valid and reliable tool for occupational health practitioners to screen for risk factors for prolonged or future sickness absence. With this tool they will have reliable indications for further advice and interventions to restore the work ability.
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