Measurement properties of instruments assessing permanent functional impairment of the spine: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Permanent functional impairment (PFI) of the spine is a rating system used by compensation authorities, such as workers compensation boards, to establish an appropriate level of financial compensation for persistent loss of function. Determination of PFI of the spine is commonly based on the assessment of spinal movement combined with other measures of physical and functional impairments; however, the reliability and validity of the measurement instruments used for these evaluations have yet to be established. The aim of this study is to systematically review and synthesise the literature concerning measurement properties of the various and different instruments used for assessing PFI of the spine.

Methods

Three conceptual groups of terms (1) PFI, (2) spinal dis

SUBMITTER: Goes SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829857 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature