The Role Checklist Version 3: Satisfaction and Performance is a 10-item screening tool that measures a patient’s participation levels, satisfaction with that participation, and reasons for non-participation. Previous versions of the checklist are cited below in psychometric data.
10
10-30 minutes
Adult
18 - 64
yearsElderly Adult
+
yearsKathleen Ellis, OTS
Mackenzie Jaekel, OTS
Debbie Patiño, OTS
Hilary Marshall, OTS
University of Illinois at Chicago, Occupational Therapy Department in the College of Applied Health Sciences
The Role Checklist has been translated and culturally validated in many languages including but not limited to: Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Chinese, & Hebrew (moho.uic.edu)
New Mothers: (Bar, Rubin, Gavrieal-Tyjchman, & Jarus, 2013; n = 30 healthy women; mean age = 33.06, (0.57))
Note: Modified Role Checklist (M-RCL) was used in this study and differs slightly from RCv.3.
Healthy Population: (Oakley, Kielhofner, Barris & Reichler, 1986; n=124 healthy volunteers)
Concurrent validity:
Liver Transplant Recipients (Scott et al., 2017; n = 20 liver transplant recipients, mean age = 55.1 (10.7))
Note: RCv.2 was used in this study and differs slightly from RCv.3.
When initially developing the Role Checklist, Oakley, Kielhofner, Barris, & Reichler (1986) performed a literature review of social psychology, sociology, and occupational therapy to identify common roles that present opportunities for occupational behavior. The list of roles was submitted to graduate students, faculty, and therapists in order to maximize content validity.
COPD: (Cordeiro, Camelier, Oakley, & Jardim, 2007; n=25, mean age = 65.7 (9.3))
| Role | Part 1 | Part 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Present | Future | ||
| Student | 0.648 | 0.648 | ||
| Worker | 1.000 | 0.0561 | ||
| Volunteer | .0172 | 0.257 | ||
| Caregiver | 1.000 | 0.449 | 0.449 | 0.107 |
| Home maintainer | 0.865 | 0.783 | 0.595 | 0.308 |
| Friend | 0.199 | 0.409 | 0.516 | 0.411 |
| Family Member | -0.056 | -0.56 | ||
| Religious Participant | 0.481 | 0.834 | 0.752 | 0.685 |
| Hobbyist/Amateur | 0.336 | 0.675 | 0.409 | 0.651 |
| Participant in Organizations | 0.254 | -0.087 | 0.268 | |
Note: RCv.1 was used in this study and differs slightly from RCv.3
Individuals with Schizophrenia: (Hachey, Jumoorty, & Mercier, 1995; n = 16 with Schizophrenia, mean age = 39.42)
Note: RCv.1 was used in this study and differs slightly from RCv.3.
Avrech-Bar, M., Rubin, V., Gavrieal-Tyjchman, G., & Jarus, T. (2013). The validity and reliability of the modified version of the role checklist (M-RCL). Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 20(6), 454–462.
Cordeiro, J., Camelier, A., Oakley, F., & Jardim, J. (2007). Cross-cultural reproducibility of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the role checklist for persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(1), 33–40.
Hachey, R., Boyer, G., & Mercier, C. (2001). Perceived and valued roles of adults with severe mental health problems. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68(2), 112-120.
Oakley, F., Kielhofner, G., Barris, R., & Reichler, R. (1986). The role checklist: Development and empirical assessment of reliability. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 6(3), 157–170.
Scott, P. (2019). Role Checklist Version 3: Participation and satisfaction (RCv3). Chicago, IL: Model of Human Occupation Clearinghouse, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois Chicago.
Scott, P., Cacich, D., Fulk, M., Michel, K., & Whiffen, K. (2017). Establishing concurrent validity of the role checklist version 2 with the OCAIRS in measurement of participation: A pilot study. Occupational Therapy International, 1-6.
Scott, P., McKinney, K., Perron, J., Ruff, E., & Smiley, J. (2019). The Revised Role Checklist: Improved Utility, Feasibility, and Reliability. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 39(1):56–63.
We have reviewed more than 500 instruments for use with a number of diagnoses including stroke, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury among several others.