Do patient characteristics affect the predictive validity of Functional Capacity Evaluations?
David BühneTorsten AllesChristian HetzelMarco StreibeltIngo FrobösePublished in: International archives of occupational and environmental health (2021)
The results suggest that the predictive validity of ELA is primarily limited by patients that report a moderate or strong pain-related disability at work, psychosocial distress as well as the expectation to return to work, but not within one month. Furthermore, a negative influence can be assumed for language barriers.