Scandinavian journal of caring sciences
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Occupational Case Analysis Interview and Rating Scale (OCAIRS) is an instrument for assessing occupational performance. Consisting of a semi-structured interview and a rating scale, OCAIRS is based on the Model of Human Occupation (Kielhofner 1985) and has been translated into Swedish. The rater reliability of the Swedish version (OCAIRS-S) was tested on two different populations: acute psychiatric in-patients and patients suffering from chronic muscular pain. ⋯ Research results indicate that the instrument has a reasonable rater reliability. Although the content validity study produced insufficient information, it nevertheless supports the use of OCAIRS-S as a reliable instrument. Further research and development on the instrument is recommended.
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There is a great need today for clinically useful instruments in the rehabilitation of chronic pain patients. The Arthritis Self-efficacy Scale measures patients' perceived self-efficacy to cope with the consequences of chronic arthritis. ⋯ Twenty-five chronic pain patients and twenty-four rheumatology patients were given a Swedish version of the Arthritis Self-efficacy Scale twice within a three week interval. The three factor structure of the scale was confirmed; Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency ranged between 0.82-0.91 and test-retest correlations ranged between 0.81-0.91, showing that the instrument satisfactorily met psychometric standards.