Table 2 Factor structure of the Readiness for Return-to-Work (RRTW) Scale
Scale A (N = 200, for not work group) | Mean | SD | PC (α = 0.77) | C (α = 0.74) | PAS (α = 0.62) | PAB (α = 0.60) | |
2. | As far as you’re concerned, there is no point in thinking about returning to work (PC) | 1.83 | 1.31 | 0.87 | −0.01 | −0.07 | 0.11 |
1. | You don’t think you will ever be able to go back to work (PC) | 2.04 | 1.40 | 0.66 | 0.17 | −0.20 | 0.00 |
13. | As far as you are concerned, you don’t need to go back to work ever (PC) | 1.44 | 1.02 | 0.66 | −0.13 | 0.17 | −0.20 |
11. | You wish you had more ideas about how to get back to work (C) | 3.82 | 1.39 | 0.09 | 0.89 | 0.11 | −0.19 |
12. | You would like to have some advice about how to go back to work (C) | 3.51 | 1.51 | 0.07 | 0.83 | −0.10 | 0.06 |
9. | You have been wondering if there is something you could do to return to work (C) | 3.22 | 1.37 | −0.10 | 0.43 | −0.02 | 0.12 |
4. | Physically, you are starting to feel ready to go back to work (PAS) | 2.74 | 1.22 | −0.07 | 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.00 |
8. | You have found strategies to make your work manageable so you can return to work (PAS) | 2.96 | 1.34 | 0.11 | −0.07 | 0.45 | 0.17 |
7. | You are not ready to go back to worka (PAS) | 2.97 | 1.34 | 0.05 | −0.08 | 0.42 | 0.09 |
6. | You are getting help from others to return to work (PAB) | 3.32 | 1.56 | 0.02 | −0.06 | −0.01 | 0.69 |
5. | You have been increasing your activities at home to build up your strength to go back to work (PAB) | 3.92 | 1.22 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.49 |
3. | You are actively doing things now to get back to work (PAB) | 2.72 | 1.66 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.36 |
Scale B (N = 123, for work group) | Mean | SD | PM (α = 0.58) | UM (α = 0.81) | |||
4. | You found strategies to make your work manageable so you can stay at work (PM) | 3.76 | 1.13 | 0.92 | −0.17 | ||
3. | You are taking steps to prevent having to go off work again due to your injury (PM) | 3.59 | 1.34 | 0.67 | 0.12 | ||
8. | You are back at work, and it is going wella (UM) | 3.97 | 1.10 | 0.67 | −0.14 | ||
2. | You learned different ways to cope with your pain so that you can stay at work (PM) | 3.43 | 1.36 | 0.64 | 0.09 | ||
1. | You are doing everything you can to stay at work (PM) | 4.28 | 1.00 | 0.56 | −0.04 | ||
7. | You still find yourself struggling to stay at work due to the effects of your injury (UM) | 4.04 | 1.21 | 0.25 | 0.81 | ||
6. | You worry about having to stop working again due to your injury (UM) | 2.87 | 1.50 | −0.25 | 0.49 | ||
9. | You feel you may need help in order to stay at work (UM) | 3.19 | 1.26 | −0.08 | 0.46 | ||