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Measurement Properties of the Work Ability Score in Sick-Listed Workers with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Purpose Chronic musculoskeletal pain can have a major impact on ability to work. The work ability score is a commonly used single-item question to assess work ability but has not been fully validated yet. The aim...
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Functional Capacity Evaluation Research: Report from the Fourth International Functional Capacity Evaluation Research Meeting
Purpose To summarize progress of functional capacity evaluation (FCE) research based on the proceedings of the Fourth International FCE Research Conference held in Switzerland on September 21 and 22, 2018. Method...
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Trajectories of Physical Work Capacity in Early Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of Hip and Knee: Results from the Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee (CHECK) Study
Purpose To evaluate the 5-year course of physical work capacity of participants with early symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip and/or the knee; to identify trajectories and explore the relationship between...
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Open AccessRepeatability and Safety of the Functional Capacity Evaluation-One-Handed for Individuals with Upper Limb Reduction Deficiency and Amputation
Purpose To assess repeatability and safety of the functional capacity evaluation-one-handed (FCE-OH), a FCE-OH individuals, consisting of eight items. Method The FCE-OH protocol was administered ...
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Functional Capacity Evaluation Research: Report from the Third International Functional Capacity Evaluation Research Meeting
Purpose Based on the success of the first two conferences the Third International FCE Research Conference was held in The Netherlands on September 29, 2016. The aim was to provide ongoing opportunity to share an...
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Open AccessFunctional Capacity Evaluation in Upper Limb Reduction Deficiency and Amputation: Development and Pilot Testing
Purpose To develop and pilot test a functional capacity evaluation (FCE) for individuals with upper limb absence (ULA) due to reduction deficiency or amputation, and to examine the relationship between FCE resul...
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Functional Capacity Evaluation Research: Report from the Second International Functional Capacity Evaluation Research Meeting
Introduction Functional capacity evaluations are an important component of many occupational rehabilitation programs and can play a role in facilitating reintegration to work thus improvi...
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Open AccessMeasurement Properties of the Spinal Function Sort in Patients with Sub-acute Whiplash-Associated Disorders
Purpose To extensively analyze the measurement properties the Spinal Function Sort (SFS) in patients with sub-acute whiplash-associated disorders (WAD). Methods Three-hundred-two patients...
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Open AccessConstruct Validity of Functional Capacity Evaluation in Patients with Whiplash-Associated Disorders
Purpose The construct validity of functional capacity evaluations (FCE) in whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) is unknown. The aim of this study was to analyse the validity of FCE in pati...
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Open AccessReliability of Clinician Rated Physical Effort Determination During Functional Capacity Evaluation in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Introduction Functional capacity evaluation (FCE) can be used to make clinical decisions regarding fitness-for-work. During FCE the evaluator attempts to assess the amount of physical effort of t...
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Develo** Research on Performance-Based Functional Work Assessment: Report on the First International Functional Capacity Evaluation Research Meeting
Introduction Research on Performance-Based Work Assessment, also known as Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE), has evolved substantially over the past decades. Although this field of research ha...
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Towards an ICF- and IMMPACT-Based Pain Vocational Rehabilitation Core Set in the Netherlands
Background For clinical use and research of pain within the context of vocational rehabilitation, a specific core set of measurements is needed. The recommendations of the International Classific...
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Open AccessReliability and Safety of Functional Capacity Evaluation in Patients with Whiplash Associated Disorders
Introduction Whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) are a burden for both individuals and society. It is recommended to evaluate patients with WAD at risk of chronification to enhance rehabilitation...
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Open AccessAre performance-based measures predictive of work participation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders? A systematic review
Assessments of whether patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) can participate in work mainly consist of case history, physical examinations, and self-reports. Performance-based measures might add value...
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Open AccessFunctional capacity of people with early osteoarthritis: a comparison between subjects from the cohort hip and cohort knee (CHECK) and healthy ageing workers
The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) increases, but the impact of the disorder on peoples’ functional capacity is not known. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare self-reported health status a...
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Open AccessSelf-Reported Functional Status as Predictor of Observed Functional Capacity in Subjects with Early Osteoarthritis of the Hip and Knee: A Diagnostic Study in the CHECK Cohort
Objectives Patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) may experience functional limitations in work settings. In the Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee study (CHECK) physical function was both...
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Functional Capacity Evaluation in Subjects with Early Osteoarthritis of Hip and/or Knee; is Two-Day Testing Needed?
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 carrying test items may be performed on both...
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Matching FCE Activities and Work Demands: An Explorative Study
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 with chronic low back pain, and, second...
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Basis for an FCE Methodology for Patients With Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders
A reported reduction in work-related functional capacity in Work-related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULD) patients is among the most common problems in WRULD. The extent to which this reduction in functional capac...
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Test–Retest Reliability of the Isernhagen Work Systems Functional Capacity Evaluation in Healthy Adults
Aim of this study was to investigate test–retest reliability of the Isernhagen Work System Functional Capacity Evaluation (IWS FCE) in healthy subjects. The IWS FCE consists of 28 tests that reflect work-relat...