Reliability of clinician rated physical effort determination during functional capacity evaluation in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain

MA Trippolini, PU Dijkstra, B Jansen, P Oesch… - Journal of occupational …, 2014 - Springer
Introduction Functional capacity evaluation (FCE) can be used to make clinical decisions
regarding fitness-for-work. During FCE the evaluator attempts to assess the amount of …

Normative values for a functional capacity evaluation

R Soer, CP van der Schans, JH Geertzen… - Archives of physical …, 2009 - Elsevier
Soer R, van der Schans CP, Geertzen JH, Groothoff JW, Brouwer S, Dijkstra PU, Reneman
MF. Normative values for a functional capacity evaluation. OBJECTIVE: To establish …

Functional capacity evaluation in different societal contexts: results of a multicountry study

J Ansuategui Echeita, M Bethge… - Journal of occupational …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To examine factors associated with Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) results in
patients with painful musculoskeletal conditions, with focus on social factors across multiple …

Predictive validity of a customized functional capacity evaluation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders

D Bühne, T Alles, C Hetzel, M Streibelt… - International Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To examine whether the performance-based work-related functional capacity
evaluation (German title: Einschätzung körperlicher Leistungsfähigkeiten bei …

Updating the evidence on functional capacity evaluation methods: a systematic review

S De Baets, P Calders, N Schalley… - Journal of occupational …, 2018 - Springer
Objectives To synthesize the evidence on the psychometrics functional capacity evaluation
(FCE) methods. Methods A systematic literature search in nine databases. The resulting …

Pain response of healthy workers following a functional capacity evaluation and implications for clinical interpretation

R Soer, JW Groothoff, JHB Geertzen… - Journal of occupational …, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Background and aim Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs) are used to quantify
physical aspects of work capacity. Safety is a critical issue for clinical use of an FCE. Patients …

Maximal effort during functional capacity evaluations: an examination of psychological factors

GM Kaplan, SK Wurtele, D Gillis - Archives of physical medicine and …, 1996 - Elsevier
Background and Purpose: Patients with low back pain are often administered a Functional
Capacity Evaluation (FCE) to determine levels of physical functioning at the conclusion of …

Influence of functional capacity evaluation on physician's assessment of physical capacity of veterans with chronic pain: A retrospective analysis

D Peppers, SF Figoni, BW Carroll, MM Chen, S Song… - PM&R, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Physicians have difficulty predicting patients' occupational limitations, abilities,
and success from clinical evaluation (CE) of pathology and impairments, especially in the …

Construct validity of a kinesiophysical functional capacity evaluation administered within a worker's compensation environment

DP Gross, MC Battié - Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2003 - Springer
The construct validity of a kinesiophysical Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE)
administered within a worker's compensation context was examined. A cross-sectional study …

The influence of a Functional Capacity Evaluation on fitness for work certificates in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain

PR Oesch, JP Kool, S Bachmann, J Devereux - Work, 2006 - content.iospress.com
Background: Comprehensive medical assessments in the majority of patients with chronic
low back pain (CLBP) have failed to assess working capacity. Functional Capacity …