Trial reportJournal of occupational rehabilitation2014
A cluster randomized clinical trial comparing functional capacity evaluation and functional interviewing as components of occupational rehabilitation programs.
Trial report in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05370872 (Efficacy of a Remotely Administered Functional Capacity Test on Return-to-work Outcomes), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Efficacy of a Remotely Administered Functional Capacity Test on Return-to-work Outcomes: a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Motivational Interviewing for Workers with Disabling Musculoskeletal Disorders: Results of a Cluster Randomized Control Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- User-Centred Design to Inform Requirements for a Remotely Administered Hybrid Functional Test (RAHFT) Protocol.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Evaluating Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation Services Among Injured Workers Treated in a Canadian Workers' Compensation System: A Population-Based Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- A Descriptive Study of the Implementation of Remote Occupational Rehabilitation Services Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Within a Workers' Compensation Context.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Article
- 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
- Validation of the Readiness for Return-To-Work Scale in Outpatient Occupational Rehabilitation in Canada.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Introducing Motivational Interviewing in a Sickness Insurance Context: Translation and Implementation Challenges.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Functional Capacity Evaluation Research: Report from the Second International Functional Capacity Evaluation Research Meeting.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2016Article
- Change Narratives That Elude Quantification: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of How People with Chronic Pain Perceive Pain Rehabilitation.Pain research & management · 2016Article
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeFunctional capacity evaluations (FCE) are used to identify work abilities and are commonly integrated into rehabilitation programs. We studied whether integrating FCE into rehabilitation leads to better outcomes for injured workers.
methodsA cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted at a workers' compensation rehabilitation facility (registration ISRCTN61284905). Clinicians were randomised into 2 groups: 1 group used FCE while another conducted semi-structured functional interviews. Outcomes included recommendations following assessment, rehabilitation program outcomes including functional work levels and pain intensity, as well as compensation outcomes at 1, 3, and 6 months after assessment. Analysis included Mann-Whitney U, Chi square and t tests.
resultsSubjects included 225 claimants of whom 105 were tested with FCE. Subjects were predominantly employed (84 %) males (63 %) with sub-acute musculoskeletal conditions (median duration 67 days). Claimants undergoing FCE had ~15 % higher average functional work levels recommended at time of assessment (Mann-Whitney U = 4,391.0, p < 0.001) but differences at other follow-up times were smaller (0-8 %), in favour of functional interviewing, and not statistically significant. Clinically important improvement during rehabilitation in functional work level (0.9/4, SRM = 0.94), pain intensity (2.0/10, SRM = 0.88) and self-reported disability (21.8/100, SRM = 1.45) were only observed in those undergoing the functional interview.
conclusionsPerformance-based FCE integrated into occupational rehabilitation appears to lead to higher baseline functional work levels compared to a semi-structured functional interview, but not improved RTW rates or functional work levels at follow-up. Functional interviewing has potential for efficiency gains and higher likelihood of clinically important improvement following rehabilitation, however further research is needed.
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