Introduction: Functional capacity tests are standardized instruments to evaluate patients'
capacities to execute work-related activities. Functional capacity test results are associated …

Study Design. Analytical cross-sectional study. Objective. To assess the association of
“nonorganic somatic components” together with physical and other psychosocial factors on …

Background: Comprehensive medical assessments in the majority of patients with chronic
low back pain (CLBP) have failed to assess working capacity. Functional Capacity …

Study Design. Video observation study. Objectives. To establish the validity of determining
effort level by visual observation of a lifting test. Summary of Background Data. Determining …

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: The relationship between functional self-efficacy and Functional Capacity
Evaluation (FCE) lift performance was examined in workers' compensation claimants' with …

The objectives of this study were to establish test-retest reliability of lifting and carrying of a
functional capacity evaluation (FCE) on two consecutive days and to verify the need for a 2 …

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 …

Purpose. To compare the work-related limitations assessed using self-report, clinical
examination and functional testing in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Methods …

Study Design. Historical cohort study. Objectives. We investigated the ability of the
Isernhagen Work Systems' Functional Capacity Evaluation to predict sustained recovery …