Canadian French adaptation and validation of instruments measuring return-to-work expectations and recovery expectations: Exploring similarities and differences between the two concepts

Auteurs

• Christian Larivière, Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)Follow
• Philip Zaki, École de réadaptation, Université de Montréal; Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
• Alessia Negrini, Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)Follow
• Laurent Corthésy-Blondin, Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)Follow
• Hakim Mecheri, Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)Follow
• Quan Nha Hong, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR); Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM); Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal (CCSMTL)Follow

ORCID

Christian Larivière : 0000-0003-4299-4755

Alessia Negrini : 0000-0002-6463-4913

Laurent Corthésy-Blondin : 0000-0002-9051-2776

Hakim Mecheri : 0000-0002-6505-1103

Quan Nha Hong : 0000-0002-2576-5750

Type de document

Études primaires

Année de publication

2026

Langue

Anglais

Titre de la revue

Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Résumé

Objective

The aims of this study were to (1) to perform the transcultural adaptation from English to Canadian French of four instruments measuring return to work (RTW) expectations and two on recovery expectations, (2) assess their construct validity, and (3) to test their underlying constructs.

Methods

The instruments were translated and then adapted through pre-testing. Their construct validity was verified using hypothesis testing. Correlations between RTW and recovery-expectation instruments tested their conceptual overlap.

Results

The transcultural adaptation step was straightforward. Hypothesis testing supported three RTW-expectations and one recovery expectations’ instruments. Their correlations were low, suggesting that RTW expectations and recovery expectations instruments do not measure the same constructs.

Conclusion

Hypothesis testing allowed rejecting some instruments but supported others. Recovery expectations, referring to health and healing, should be differentiated from RTW-expectations, referring to work participation.

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Hyperlien

https://www.ovid.com/jnls/joem/abstract/10.1097/jom.0000000000003901~canadian-french-adaptation-and-validation-of-instruments

Mots-clés

Maintien en emploi, Job maintenance, Instrument de mesure, Measuring instrument, Variable culturelle, Cultural variable, Québec

Numéro de projet IRSST

2024-0032

Citation recommandée

Larivière, C., Zaki, P., Negrini, A., Corthésy-Blondin, L., Mecheri, A. et Hong, Q. N. (2026). Canadian French adaptation and validation of instruments measuring return-to-work expectations and recovery expectations: Exploring similarities and differences between the two concepts. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003901