Rasch Analysis of the Norwegian Version of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire in a Sample of Occupational Therapy Students

Table 1

Participant demographics.

Participants		%
Age range
19–21 years	57	31.8
22–23 years	62	34.6
24–29 years	45	25.1
30–40 years	15	8.4
Gender
Male	34	20.7
Female	145	79.3
Level of education
Completed high school	127	71.0
Previous higher education experience	52	29.0
Health (0-10 scale)
Group 1 (health score 0-4)	23	12.9
Group 2 (health score 5-6)	41	22.9
Group 3 (health score 7-8)	70	39.1
Group 4 (health score 9-10)	45	25.1
Quality of life (0-10 scale)
Group 1 (quality of life score 0-4)	31	17.3
Group 2 (quality of life score 5-6)	48	26.8
Group 3 (quality of life score 7-8)	61	34.1
Group 4 (quality of life score 9-10)	39	21.8
Occupational balance (0-33 scale)
Group 1 (occupational balance score 0-15)	57	31.7
Group 2 (occupational balance score 16-19)	57	31.7
Group 3 (occupational balance score 20-33)	66	36.6

Note: demographic data were missing for one student.