Abstract
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 twice to 23 individuals with upper limb absence (87% male; median age 46 years; median 2 days between sessions). To examine repeatability, test-retest reliability and agreement were assessed with the intraclass correlations coefficient (ICC) and limits of agreement (LoA), respectively. Reliability was considered acceptable when ICC-values were >= 0.75. Widths of LoA of four tests were compared with those of healthy adults. Safety and pain response were assessed with a questionnaire. Results After controlling for stability of construct, ICC-values ranged between 0.23 and 0.96, and widths of LoA ranged between 16 and 79%. Intertrial (learning) effects were present in three test items. No serious adverse reactions were reported. A pain response was reported by 30% of the participants. Conclusion Good or excellent reliability was observed in five tests, while three items showed poor or moderate test-retest reliability. Interpretation of agreement was possible for four tests, of which three showed widths of LoA similar to those reported in healthy adults. Learning effects were present; therefore, interpretation at the individual level should be performed with care. As the CI of several items were wide, confirmation of results in a larger sample is warranted. Safety was confirmed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 475-485 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 20-Sept-2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept-2018 |
Keywords
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Test-retest
- Reliability
- Limits of agreement
- TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY
- HEALTHY-ADULTS
- AGREEMENT
- PAIN
- DISORDERS