Assessment of long-term sickness absence: content and face validity of a new questionnaire based on qualitative data from nominal groups

Assessment of long-term sickness absence: content and face validity of a new questionnaire based on qualitative data from nominal groups

Abstract Background Increasing rates of long-term sickness absence are a worldwide problem. Belgium is the first country in Europe that aims to screen its entire population of sick leavers (sick leave > 6 weeks) for the risk of long-term sickness absence in order to focus resources on the high-ri...

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Main Authors: Kaat Goorts, Charlotte Vanovenberghe, Charlotte Lambreghts, Eline Bruneel, Dorina Rusu, Marc Du Bois, Sofie Vandenbroeck, Lode Godderis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Questionnaire
Content validity
Nominal group
Long-term sickness absence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-019-0852-3

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