Abstract Purpose: The HOME FAST was developed and trialled in Australia as a screening
tool designed to be used by any health professional to identify older people at increased risk …

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 …

Introduction: Clinical utility is an important attribute in selecting an assessment tool. The
study aimed to determine the perceptions of South African occupational therapists of the …

Introduction This study aimed to identify any correlation between muscle activity using
surface electromyography (SEMG) and therapist determined safe maximal lift (SML) during …

The WorkHab Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is widely used in Australian workplace
injury management and occupational rehabilitation arenas; however, there is a lack of …

BACKGROUND: A functional capacity evaluation (FCE) can provide a comprehensive,
objective measure of a worker's ability to meet work demands to support return to work …

American workers who sustain injuries in the course of employment are often referred for a
functional capacity evaluation (FCE) to determine their work-related physical impairments …

Background: Objective measurements of function often form the basis for legal decisions
about whether a patient is fit for return to work, or conversely, entitled to disability …

In Fall 2007, as a new Assistant Professor with the Department of Physical Therapy at
University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, US, I used the brand-new computer on my yetto-be …

Background To advance occupational therapy practice, we need to understand factors that
support and hinder occupational therapists' engagement in health services and better …