The development of instruments to measure the work disability assessment behaviour of insurance physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Variation in assessments is a universal given, and work disability assessments by insurance physicians are no exception. Little is known about the considerations and views of insurance physicians that may partly explain such variation. On the basis of the Attitude--Social norm--self Efficacy (ASE) model, we have developed measurement instruments for assessment behaviour and its determinants.

Methods

Based on theory and interviews with insurance physicians the questionnaire included blocks of items concerning background variables, intentions, attitudes, social norms, self-efficacy, knowledge, barriers and behaviour of the insurance physicians in relation to work disability assessment issues. The responses of 231 insurance physicians were suitable for further analys

SUBMITTER: Steenbeek R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3086528 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature