Sustainable Employability of People with Limited Capability for Work: The Participatory Development and Validation of a Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Understanding sustainable employability (SE) of people with limited capability for work (LCW) due to physical or mental disability is crucial for the sustainable participation of this target group. Therefore, adequate measurement instruments for SE are needed. This study aims to validate a questionnaire to measure SE among people with LCW using a participatory approach, including person-job fit (PJ fit) and work-related sense of coherence (Work-SoC).

Methods

Existing scales for the main concepts were tested and adapted for face validity via cognitive interviews (n = 6), with the involvement of a co-researcher with LCW in the research team. Next, the questionnaire was administered among people with LCW (n = 248) to assess its factor structure (Confirmatory Factor Anal

SUBMITTER: Hiemstra SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11839800 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature