Abstract Background and Purpose. Physical and psychosocial factors are hypothesized to
influence performance-based assessment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

Objectives: to explore to what extent the standardized Isernhagen Work Systems Functional
Capacity Evaluation (IWS FCE) can be matched with observed work demands in workers …

Purpose To summarize progress of functional capacity evaluation (FCE) research based on
the proceedings of the Fourth International FCE Research Conference held in Switzerland …

Abstract Purpose The Work Ability Index (WAI) is a routinely applied instrument for the
assessment of work ability. It is a single score index, based on the implicit assumption of a …

Purpose To describe clients' and experts' view on the utility of functional capacity evaluation
(FCE) for the assessment of physical work ability, prognosis for work participation and …

Research has focused on advancing our understanding of strategies to improve return to
work outcomes following a physical injury. There has been limited research on the different …

Abstract Introduction The Work Well Functional Capacity Evaluation (WW FCE) is a two-day
performance based test consisting of several work-related activities. Three lifting and …

Physical ability tests have undergone intense scrutiny in the courts since the 1970s. A recent
survey of court-disputed police and fire physical ability tests showed a successful defense …

Objective: This study is an interventional evaluation of a post-offer employment testing. The
study is designed to determine if shoulder injury rates are lowered when employees are …

Background Person-environment fit (PEF) theory, one of the foundational theories of
occupational stress, has primarily found applications in organizational behavior and human …