Trial reportJournal of occupational rehabilitation2010
Reliability and validity of the Disability Assessment Structured Interview (DASI): a tool for assessing functional limitations in claimants.
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- Inter-rater agreement in evaluation of disability: systematic review of reproducibility studies.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2017Pooled it
- Are performance-based measures predictive of work participation in patients with musculoskeletal disorders? A systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2012Pooled it
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- Development and initial testing of a brief, generic self-reported disability questionnaire: The Universal Disability Index.PloS one · 2024Article
- Residual Work Capacity and (In)Ability to Work Fulltime Among a Year-Cohort of Disability Benefit Applicants Diagnosed with Mental and Behavioural Disorders.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Functional Interviewing Was Associated With Improved Agreement Among Expert Psychiatrists in Estimating Claimant Work Capacity: A Secondary Data Analysis of Real-Life Work Disability Evaluations.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- An evaluation of the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of OccuPro's functional capacity evaluation.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2018Article
- The Mental Disability Military Assessment Tool: A Reliable Tool for Determining Disability in Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2015Article
- Conceptual foundation for measures of physical function and behavioral health function for Social Security work disability evaluation.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2013Article
- Aspects of functioning and environmental factors in medical work capacity evaluations of persons with chronic widespread pain and low back pain can be represented by a combination of applicable ICF Core Sets.BMC public health · 2012Article
- Inter-doctor variations in the assessment of functional incapacities by insurance physicians.BMC public health · 2011Article
- Can self-reported disability assessment behaviour of insurance physicians be explained? Applying the ASE model.BMC public health · 2011Article
- The dimensional structure of the functional abilities in cases of long-term sickness absence.BMC public health · 2011Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study is to investigate the reliability and validity of the Disability Assessment Structured Interview (DASI). The DASI is a semi-structured interview for assessing long-term functional limitations concerning the work disability assessment of claimants.
methodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted. Patients applying for a work-disability pension after 21 months of sick leave were independently interviewed and examined either by two physicians who had completed a DASI training period (n = 32) or by two physicians from a control group (n = 30) without any DASI training. Agreement percentages within both groups of physicians, eligibility for a disability benefit, and differences between the groups in terms of the scores given on the work-limitation items from the Functional Ability List (FAL) were measured to investigate reliability and concurrent validity. To determine the content validity, the insurance physicians who completed DASI training (n = 8) were asked to fill out a questionnaire concerning their opinion of the DASI. Additionally, patients filled out a questionnaire to measure their satisfaction as to the behavioral aspects of the physicians.
resultsThe groups showed no important differences in agreement percentages (mean percentage about 80%) and eligibility for a disability benefit. In 9 out of 21 items the physicians of the control group indicated fewer work limitations compared to physicians using the DASI. All physicians agreed on the fact that the DASI was an acceptable tool in daily practice, one that provided a realistic picture of the patient and provided sufficient information to assess functional limitations. In addition, between the two groups, no differences were found as to the satisfaction of patients concerning the behavioral aspects of the physicians.
conclusionThe DASI is a tool with a reasonable to good inter-rater reliability and content validity, and it appears to be acceptable to both patients and physicians. It did not improve inter-observer agreement beyond that of usual interview procedures used in the Netherlands. The DASI would seem to be a worthwhile tool for collecting self-reported information in order to assess functional limitations in claimants.
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