Test-retest reliability of lifting and carrying in a 2-day functional capacity evaluation |
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| Authors: | Reneman M F Dijkstra P U Westmaas M Göeken L N H |
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| Institution: | (1) Center for Rehabilitation, University Hospital Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands;(2) Pain Center, Center for Rehabilitation, Northern Center for Health Care Research, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands;(3) Institute for Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | The objectives of this study were to establish test-retest reliability of lifting and carrying of a functional capacity evaluation (FCE) on two consecutive days and to verify the need for a 2-day protocol. A cohort of 50 patients (39 men, 11 women) with nonspecific low back pain were evaluated using a 2-day FCE protocol. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated for weight lifted and carried. Predictive relationschips between test and retest were explored by means of a regression analysis. The results of ICC were lifting low 0.87, lifting overhead 0.87, and carrying 0.77. Performances on day 2 were on an average 6–9% higher. Other than the amount of weight handled on day 1, no variable was found to predict performance on day 2. It was concluded that test-retest reliability of lifting and carrying was good, and the need for a 2-day protocol could not be confirmed. |
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| Keywords: | low back pain occupational rehabilitation reliability functional capacity evaluation |
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