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Normative values for a functional capacity evaluation
- Source :
- Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90(10), 1785-1794. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90(10), 1785-1794. W.B. Saunders Ltd
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Soer R, van der Schans CP, Geertzen JH, Groothoff JW, Brouwer S, Dijkstra PU, Reneman MF. Normative values for a functional capacity evaluation. Objective To establish normative values for a functional capacity evaluation (FCE) of healthy working subjects. Design Descriptive. Setting Rehabilitation center. Participants Healthy working subjects (N=701; 448 men, 253 women) between 20 and 60 years of age, working in more than 180 occupations. Interventions Subjects performed a 2-hour FCE consisting of 12 work-related tests. Subjects were classified into categories based on physical demands according to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles . Main Outcome Measures Means, ranges, SDs, and percentiles were provided for normative values of FCE, and a regression analysis for outcome of the 12 tests was performed. Results Normative FCE values were established for 4 physical demand categories. Conclusions The normative values enable comparison of patients' performances to these values. If a patient's performance exceeds the lowest scores in his/her corresponding demand category, then the patient's capacity is very likely to be sufficient to meet the workload. Further, clinicians can make more precise return-to-work recommendations and set goals for rehabilitation programs. A comparison of the normative values can be useful to the fields of rehabilitation, occupational, and insurance medicine. Further research is needed to test the validity of the normative values with respect to workplace assessments and return-to-work recommendations.
- Subjects :
- Male
Intraclass correlation
medicine.medical_treatment
Health Status
mentale gezondheid
vrouwelijk
PINCH STRENGTH
Disability Evaluation
Reference Values
Insurance medicine
WORK DEMANDS
Postural Balance
Rehabilitation
Hand Strength
Workload
Middle Aged
Functional capacity evaluation
Test (assessment)
Mental Health
zuurstofverbruik
Female
TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY
Psychology
Clinical psychology
LOW-BACK-PAIN
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
DISORDERS
onbekwaamheidsevaluatie
QUESTIONNAIRE
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
middelbaar
Rehabilitation Centers
houdingsevenwicht
revalidatie centra
Oxygen Consumption
mensen
Hand strength
medicine
Humans
volwassene
gezondheidsstatus
PAR-Q
referentiewaarden
ADULTS
mannelijk
PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY
handkracht
Physical therapy
Normative
METHODOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1532821X and 00039993
- Volume :
- 90
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a4084fea91809d8bfaf6a39c96cd7d6d