Cognitive interviews on the Swedish occupational balance questionnaire
Background The Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11) is a commonly used instrument for measuring self-rated occupational balance. It needs further development, and therefore an additional 11 tentative items have been developed. One aspect of this is studying the interpretations and reasoning of...
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| description | Background The Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11) is a commonly used instrument for measuring self-rated occupational balance. It needs further development, and therefore an additional 11 tentative items have been developed. One aspect of this is studying the interpretations and reasoning of people responding to the items/instrument.Aim The aim of this study was to explore and describe how adults interpret and reason in relation to OBQ11 overall, the individual items in the instrument as well as the new tentative items.Method Cognitive interviews were conducted with eight participants varying in age, gender, living situation, education, native language, and self-reported disability. They were included using a combination of purposive and convenience sampling. The interviews were analysed using a content analysis with an inductive approach.Results The analysis resulted in three main categories: ‘Difficulties understanding the items’ (with two subcategories), ‘Structure of the instrument’ (with four subcategories) and ‘Missed perspectives in the instrument’ (with four subcategories).Conclusions The participants considered the items and the instrument relevant for assessing occupational balance. However, the results also revealed the need for more clarifications and changed item order prior to introducing a potential new version of the instrument. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-54a2b97eab684689ae8bedbc2393b2da2025-01-24T17:53:18ZengTaylor & Francis GroupScandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy1103-81281651-20142024-12-0131110.1080/11038128.2024.2413144Cognitive interviews on the Swedish occupational balance questionnairePetra Wagman0Linnea Karlsson1Nina Ekblad2Carita Håkansson3School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, SwedenDepartment of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, SwedenDepartment of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, SwedenDivision of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, SwedenBackground The Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11) is a commonly used instrument for measuring self-rated occupational balance. It needs further development, and therefore an additional 11 tentative items have been developed. One aspect of this is studying the interpretations and reasoning of people responding to the items/instrument.Aim The aim of this study was to explore and describe how adults interpret and reason in relation to OBQ11 overall, the individual items in the instrument as well as the new tentative items.Method Cognitive interviews were conducted with eight participants varying in age, gender, living situation, education, native language, and self-reported disability. They were included using a combination of purposive and convenience sampling. The interviews were analysed using a content analysis with an inductive approach.Results The analysis resulted in three main categories: ‘Difficulties understanding the items’ (with two subcategories), ‘Structure of the instrument’ (with four subcategories) and ‘Missed perspectives in the instrument’ (with four subcategories).Conclusions The participants considered the items and the instrument relevant for assessing occupational balance. However, the results also revealed the need for more clarifications and changed item order prior to introducing a potential new version of the instrument.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/11038128.2024.2413144Instrument developmentinterviewoccupational therapyvalidation |
| spellingShingle | Petra Wagman Linnea Karlsson Nina Ekblad Carita Håkansson Cognitive interviews on the Swedish occupational balance questionnaire Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy Instrument development interview occupational therapy validation |
| title | Cognitive interviews on the Swedish occupational balance questionnaire |
| title_full | Cognitive interviews on the Swedish occupational balance questionnaire |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive interviews on the Swedish occupational balance questionnaire |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive interviews on the Swedish occupational balance questionnaire |
| title_short | Cognitive interviews on the Swedish occupational balance questionnaire |
| title_sort | cognitive interviews on the swedish occupational balance questionnaire |
| topic | Instrument development interview occupational therapy validation |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/11038128.2024.2413144 |
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