Study Design. A systematic literature review of outcome questionnaires designed for
assessing functional status or disability in patients with low back pain. Objectives. To provide …

Physicians, employers, insurers, and benefits adjudicators often rely upon functional
capacity evaluations (FCEs) to determine musculoskeletal capacity to perform physical work …

The Handbook of Employee Selection summarizes the state of science and practice in the
field of employee selection. Chapters in this book cover issues associated with …

Boadella JM, Kuijer PP, Sluiter JK, Frings-Dresen MH. Effect of self-selected handgrip
position on maximal handgrip strength. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether participants were …

Background Many patients with chronic illness are limited in their physical activities. This
systematic review evaluates the content and format of patient-reported outcome (PRO) …

Objectives First, to identify what physical performance differences existed between a group
of disabled individuals with chronic pain and a control group of pain-free individuals with …

Background Currently, the functional status of patients undergoing spine surgery is
assessed with quality-of-life questionnaires, and a more objective and quantifiable …

CONTEXT: For obese older persons, ambulation is both functionally important and a means
of weight control. The relationship between weight and ambulation is not known in this …

Abstract Purpose Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) contributes to clinical decisions
regarding fitness-for-work and may improve return-to-work outcomes. However, FCE is a …

Functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) and other work-related assessments continue to be
used in occupational rehabilitation to determine the capacity of injured and disabled workers …