Factors influencing results of functional capacity evaluations in workers' compensation claimants with low back pain

DP Gross, MC Battié - Physical therapy, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Purpose. Physical and psychosocial factors are hypothesized to
influence performance-based assessment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

Functional capacity evaluation performance does not predict sustained return to work in claimants with chronic back pain

DP Gross, MC Battié - Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2005 - Springer
Abstract Objectives: Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is used to determine return-to-
work readiness. We investigated the ability of the Isernhagen Work Systems' FCE to predict …

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 …

Test–retest reliability of the Isernhagen work systems functional capacity evaluation in patients with chronic low back pain

S Brouwer, MF Reneman, PU Dijkstra… - Journal of Occupational …, 2003 - Springer
The aim of this study was to investigate test–retest reliability of the Isernhagen Work System
Functional Capacity Evaluation (IWS FCE) in a sample of patients (n= 30) suffering from …

The prognostic value of functional capacity evaluation in patients with chronic low back pain: part 2: sustained recovery

DP Gross, MC Battié - Spine, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Historical cohort study. Objectives. We investigated the ability of the
Isernhagen Work Systems' Functional Capacity Evaluation to predict sustained recovery …

The prognostic value of functional capacity evaluation in patients with chronic low back pain: part 1: timely return to work

DP Gross, MC Battié, JD Cassidy - Spine, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Historical cohort study. Objectives. We examined the validity of the
Isernhagen Work Systems' Evaluation in predicting timely return to work. Summary of …

Does functional capacity evaluation predict recovery in workers' compensation claimants with upper extremity disorders?

DP Gross, MC Battié - Occupational and environmental medicine, 2006 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives: Functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) are commonly used to determine return-
to-work readiness and guide decision making following work related injury, yet little is known …

Factors associated with functional capacity test results in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: a systematic review

R van Abbema, SE Lakke, MF Reneman… - Journal of occupational …, 2011 - Springer
Introduction: Functional capacity tests are standardized instruments to evaluate patients'
capacities to execute work-related activities. Functional capacity test results are associated …

Functional self-efficacy beliefs influence functional capacity evaluation

AK Asante, ES Brintnell, DP Gross - Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 2007 - Springer
Objectives: The relationship between functional self-efficacy and Functional Capacity
Evaluation (FCE) lift performance was examined in workers' compensation claimants' with …

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 …