Ab1551-HPR the Reliability and Cultural Adaptation of the Work-Health-Personal Life Perceptions Scale in Arthritis

Background: Individuals with arthritis constitute the disease group that most frequently experiences work problems in the world. These problems arise from real experiences where patients report early morning pain, stiffness, and difficulty commuting to work. The perceptions of individuals with arthritis, especially the problems they experience while working, and their evaluations of the causes of these problems are also important [1]. The presence of chronic diseases, together with other role demands related to family and personal relationships, household chores and social and leisure activities, causes inter-role conflicts in business life, excessive role perceptions become widespread, and therefore job satisfaction and performance decrease [2-4]. Previous study indicates that helping individuals with arthritis maintain employment, it is critical to have a good understanding of individuals with chronic disease's perceived balance between work, health, and personal life roles, the factors associated with role balance or conflict and the relationship between them, and their role perceptions regarding employment outcomes. Therefore, the Work-Health-Personal Life Perceptions Scale (WHPLPS) was developed to measure the balance and interactions between job demands, personal lives and roles in working individuals with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders [2,5]. Objectives: The aim of this study was to adapt cultural differences and reliability of the Work-Health-Personal Life Perceptions Scale (WHPLPS) for Turkish society in arthritis. Methods: 100 individuals with arthritis between the ages of 18-65 were included in the study. WHPLP-S was used to work, health, personal life balance and conflict related to chronic physical illness. Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH) and Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale (AIMS-2) were used for validity. Results: Cronbach's α value used for scores was found to be excellent in the scale for internal consistency (Cronbach α: 0.931, 0.928, 0.828 for all sub-scoring). According to the test-retest reliability, it was found to be perfectly reliable (ICC: 0.870, 0.865, 0.770). After the modifications CFA results were found as χ2/sd: 2,035. In the convergent validity a moderate positive correlation was found between WHPLPS and DASH, DASH-W, AIMS2-Affect-Symptom and Role; a low level positive correlation in AIMS2-Physical-social interaction for first and second subscale (p<0.05). A low level negative correlation was found between with WHPLPS-part 3(BW) and DASH-W, AIMS2-Affect-Social Interaction and Role (p>0.05). Conclusion: WHPLPS was found to be a valid and reliable scale assess to work, health, personal life balance in individuals with arthritis in Turkish language.This scale should be used by clinicians and health professionals to increase job employability by examining the relationship of arthritis-work-personal life perceptions to work outcomes and health and work context factors that may increase work outcomes or hinder employment. REFERENCES: [1] Lacaille D, White MA, Backman CL, Gignac MAM. Problems Faced at Work Due to Inflammatory Arthritis: New Insights Gained From Understanding Patients' Perspective. Arthrit Rheum 2007;57(7):1269–1279. [2] Gignac MAM, Lacaille D, Beaton DE, Backman CL, Cao X, Badley EM. Striking a balance: Work-health-personal life conflict in women and men with arthritis and its association with work outcomes. J Occupation Rehabil 2014;24(3): 573-584. [3] Allen TD, Herst DEL, Bruck CS, Sutton M. Consequences associated with work to family conflict: a review and agenda for future research. J Occup Health Psychol 2000;5:278–308. [4] Voydanoff P. Linkages between the work-family interface and work, family, and individual outcomes: an integrative model. J Fam Issues 2002;23(1):138–64. [5] Hammond A, Tennant A, Ching A, Parker J, Prior Y, Gignac MAM, Verstappen SMM, O'Brien R. Psychometric testing of the British-English Long-Term Conditions Job Strain Scale, Long-Term Conditions Work Spillover Scale and Work-Health-Personal Life Perceptions Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions Musculoskeletal Care. 2023;1–16. Acknowledgements: NIL. Disclosure of Interests: None declared.