Table 2 Cronbach’s alpha computed for the list of indicators relating to job reintegration outcome.

From: The socio-economic impact of robotic prosthetics: the Hannes hand case study

Item id

Description

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

r

α if the item is removed

r

α if the item is removed

r

α if the item is removed

r

α if the item is removed

r

α if the item is removed

quickDASH_12

Did you have any difficulty doing

your work in your usual way?

0.165

0.843

quickDASH_08

During the past week, were you limited

in your work or other regular daily activities

as a result of your arm, shoulder or hand problem?

0.324

0.819

0.356

0.854

quickDASH_13

Did you have any difficulty doing

your usual work because of arm, shoulder or hand pain?

0.426

0.796

0.476

0.825

0.418

0.862

TAPES-R_11

An artificial limb interferes with the ability to do my work

0.478

0.802

0.482

0.844

0.505

0.857

0.545

0.864

TAPES-R_13

Having an artificial limb limits the kind of work that I can do

0.568

0.782

0.544

0.828

0.55

0.842

0.55

0.854

0.647

0.847

quickDASH_15

Did you have any difficulty spending

your usual amount of time doing your work?

0.612

0.781

0.572

0.833

0.62

0.83

0.603

0.845

0.705

0.830

TAPES-R_15

Having an artificial limb limits the amount of work that I can do

0.874

0.738

0.881

0.778

0.848

0.793

0.827

0.797

0.706

0.836

quickDASH_14

Did you have any difficulty doing

your work as well as you would like?

0.881

0.739

0.894

0.777

0.885

0.784

0.842

0.797

0.818

0.793

  

\(\alpha = 0.812\)

\(\alpha = 0.843\)

\(\alpha = 0.854\)

\(\alpha = 0.862\)

\(\alpha = 0.864\)