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dc.contributor.authorHonan, Cynthia Alisonen
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Rhonda Fen
dc.contributor.authorHine, Donald Wen
dc.contributor.authorVowels, Len
dc.contributor.authorWollin, J Aen
dc.contributor.authorSimmons, R Den
dc.contributor.authorPollard, J Den
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-06T15:30:00Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.citationMultiple Sclerosis Journal, 18(6), p. 871-880en
dc.identifier.issn1477-0970en
dc.identifier.issn1352-4585en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12007-
dc.description.abstractBackground: A better understanding of the workplace difficulties experienced by people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) may be critical to developing appropriate vocational and rehabilitative programs. Objective: We aimed to assess the factor structure, internal consistency and validity of the new Multiple Sclerosis Work Difficulties Questionnaire (MSWDQ). Methods: Work difficulty items were developed and reviewed by a panel of experts. Using the MSWDQ, cross-sectional self-report data of work difficulties were obtained in addition to employment status and MS disease information, in a community-based sample of 189 PwMS. Results: Exploratory Maximum Likelihood Factor Analysis on the draft questionnaire yielded 50 items measuring 12 factors. Subscale internal consistencies ranged from 0.74 to 0.92, indicating adequate to excellent internal consistency reliability. The MSWDQ explained 40% of the variance in reduced work hours since diagnosis, 40% of the variance in expectations about withdrawing from work, 34% of the variance in expectations about reducing work hours, and 39% of the variance in expectations about changing type of work due to MS. Conclusion: The MSWDQ is a valid and internally reliable measure of workplace difficulties in PwMS. Physical difficulties, as well as cognitive and psychological difficulties were important predictors of workplace outcomes and expectations about future employment.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltden
dc.relation.ispartofMultiple Sclerosis Journalen
dc.titleThe Multiple Sclerosis Work Difficulties Questionnaireen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1352458511431724en
dc.subject.keywordsHealth, Clinical and Counselling Psychologyen
local.contributor.firstnameCynthia Alisonen
local.contributor.firstnameRhonda Fen
local.contributor.firstnameDonald Wen
local.contributor.firstnameLen
local.contributor.firstnameJ Aen
local.contributor.firstnameR Den
local.contributor.firstnameJ Den
local.subject.for2008170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychologyen
local.subject.seo2008920205 Health Education and Promotionen
local.subject.seo2008920203 Diagnostic Methodsen
local.subject.seo2008920206 Health Inequalitiesen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciencesen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Psychologyen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Psychologyen
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local.profile.emailchonan@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailrbrown34@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emaildhine@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
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local.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen
local.format.startpage871en
local.format.endpage880en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume18en
local.identifier.issue6en
local.contributor.lastnameHonanen
local.contributor.lastnameBrownen
local.contributor.lastnameHineen
local.contributor.lastnameVowelsen
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local.contributor.lastnameSimmonsen
local.contributor.lastnamePollarden
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local.title.maintitleThe Multiple Sclerosis Work Difficulties Questionnaireen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorHonan, Cynthia Alisonen
local.search.authorBrown, Rhonda Fen
local.search.authorHine, Donald Wen
local.search.authorVowels, Len
local.search.authorWollin, J Aen
local.search.authorSimmons, R Den
local.search.authorPollard, J Den
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local.year.published2012en
local.subject.for2020520303 Counselling psychologyen
local.subject.for2020520302 Clinical psychologyen
local.subject.for2020520304 Health psychologyen
local.subject.seo2020200101 Diagnosis of human diseases and conditionsen
local.subject.seo2020200203 Health education and promotionen
local.subject.seo2020200399 Provision of health and support services not elsewhere classifieden
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