The Rehabilitation Situations Inventory: staff perception of difficult behavioral situations in rehabilitation

Development of an instrument to assess staff perception of the difficulty of typical rehabilitation situations involving patients, their families, and other staff is described. Use of the Rehabilitation Situations Inventory (RSI) with 177 staff in three facilities showed an instrument with high internal reliability and consistency across facilities. A decrease in perception of difficulty of situations with experience in rehabilitation was found. Preliminary evidence supports its usefulness as an instrument to assess which situations should be emphasized in staff training as well as an outcome measure for such training.