Journal Article Details
Citation:
Sayaka Aoki Ayumi Matsukiyo Takeo Kondo (2025). Development of a New Self-Rating Tool for Assessing Work Capability in Individuals with Mental Disorders and/or Intellectual Disabilities: The Revised Mini-ICF-App-S (RMIAS) and its Psychometric Properties.
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 62
(3),
325-336.
Title:
Development of a New Self-Rating Tool for Assessing Work Capability in Individuals with Mental Disorders and/or Intellectual Disabilities: The Revised Mini-ICF-App-S (RMIAS) and its Psychometric Properties
Authors:
Sayaka Aoki Ayumi Matsukiyo Takeo Kondo
Year:
2025
Journal/Publication:
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
Publisher:
Sage Journals
DOI:
Full text:
Peer-reviewed?
Yes
NIDILRR-funded?
No
Structured abstract:
Background:
There is a growing need for a self-assessment tool to evaluate work capacity that can be used by people with a range of disabilities, including those with cognitive and language impairments.
Purpose:
This study aimed to create and test a new self-rating scale, the RMIAS, for assessing work capacity in Japanese. The RMIAS is an updated version of the Mini-ICF-APP-S, designed to be suitable not only for individuals with mental disabilities but also for those with mild intellectual disabilities.
Data collection & analysis:
We conducted two surveys – one with 155 users of a disability employment support center and another with 145 people from the general adult population. The Mini-ICF-APP-S was revised to ensure that people with mild cognitive or language impairments could understand and respond to the questions effectively.
Findings:
Responses to the questions were well-distributed. Factor analyses showed that the RMIAS measures almost the same concepts as the Mini-ICF-APP-S. The test-retest reliability over 1–5 weeks was moderate and the RMIAS subscale scores were correlated with those of WHO-DAS 2 as expected.
Conclusions:
We successfully developed the RMIAS, a revised version of the Mini-ICF-App-S, and demonstrated its reliability and validity.