The development of Occupational Therapy Functional Capacity Evaluation Index (OT FCE Index) a Screening tool. to assess Physical Demands in Functional Capacity Evaluation.

Dr. Parag R. Adsule; Dr. Amitabh Dwivedi

Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2019

The development of Occupational Therapy Functional Capacity Evaluation Index (OT FCE Index) a Screening tool. to assess Physical Demands in Functional Capacity Evaluation.

Dr. Parag R. Adsule, Dr. Amitabh Dwivedi

Abstract :

Objectives: The development of Occupational Therapy Functional Capacity Evaluation Index (OT FCE Index) a Screening tool. to assess Physical Demands in Functional Capacity Evaluation. Methods: The less available assessment tools available to know physical demands in various occupation. There is a need for comprehensive evaluation of diverse aspects of physical demands in people with different occupation. To develop a comprehensive assessment scale to evaluate physical demands in different occupations among subjects and to assess its reliability. Face and content validity and feasibility were assessed and the new instrument was piloted among 50 normal subjects, aged between 18 and 60 years of age. . The inter–rater reliability and test–retest reliability of the new instrument were also evaluated. Result: The instrument was found to have good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha =0 .95). The inter–rater reliability (kappa statistics = 0.83) and test–retest reliability (intra–class correlation coefficient = 0.87) were found to be good. Conclusion: OT FCE Index seems to be a promising tool to assess the physical demands of subjects with relation to their occupation.