%0 Journal Article
%T Measuring occupational balance and its relationship to perceived stress and health:  Mesurer l¡¯¨¦quilibre occupationnel et sa relation avec le stress per£¿us et la sant¨¦
%A Catherine L. Backman
%A Mandeep Manku
%A Yu Yu
%J Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
%@ 1911-9828
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0008417417734355
%X There is an assumption that occupational balance is integrally related to health and well-being. This study aimed to investigate test-retest reliability of the English-translated Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ), its relationship to measures of health (Short Form Health Survey¨C36 Version 2.0 [SF-36v2]) and stress (Perceived Stress Scale¨C10; PSS-10), and demographic differences in OBQ scores in Canadian adults. Test-retest reliability (2 weeks) was assessed using intraclass correlation (ICC) coefficients. Online surveys from 86 adults were analyzed using descriptive, correlational, and t test statistics. OBQ test-retest reliability was ICC = 0.74 (95% CI [0.34, 0.90]; p = .003) when excluding an influential case (n = 20). OBQ correlations with PSS-10 were r = ¨C.72; with SF-36v2 Mental Component Score, r = .65; and with Physical Component Score, r = .31; all p < .001. Age and gender had no impact on OBQ scores. Findings help elucidate relationships among health, stress, and occupational balance; however, further psychometric testing is warranted before using OBQ for clinical purposes
%K Fatigue
%K Health outcomes
%K Life balance
%K Test-retest reliability
%K Well-being
%K Bien-¨ºtre
%K ¨¦quilibre de vie
%K Fatigue
%K Fid¨¦lit¨¦ de test-retest
%K R¨¦sultats de sant¨¦
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0008417417734355