Introducing the Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ)
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Summary, in English
Objective: The concept of occupational balance is frequently used in occupational therapy but the fact that it has been defined and measured differently is a limitation. This article introduces the Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ), which focuses on satisfaction with the amount and variation of occupations. It consists of 13 items measured on six-step ordinal scales. It has shown good content validity in a sample of 21 occupational therapists but other psychometric properties have not been investigated. The aim was to investigate the OBQ regarding internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and floor/ceiling effects. Methods: The OBQ was administered twice to a sample selected through convenience sampling. Internal consistency was investigated by Cronbach's alpha and test-retest reliability analysed with Spearman's Rho correlation for the total score and weighted kappa on each item. Potential floor/ceiling effects were explored by checking for the percentage of participants who scored lowest and highest. Results: The results demonstrated that the OBQ has good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.936) and sufficient test-retest reliability (Spearman's Rho for the total score was 0.926) and, thus, seems stable over time. No floor or ceiling effect was detected. Conclusions: The OBQ therefore showed promising reliability, although further instrument development studies to examine its construct validity are required.
Department/s
Publishing year
2014
Language
English
Pages
227-231
Publication/Series
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Volume
21
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Topic
- Occupational Therapy
Keywords
- validity
- reliability
- occupational therapy
- instrument development
Status
Published
Research group
- Environmental health and occupational health
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1651-2014