The reproducibility of psychiatric evaluations of work disability: two reliability and agreement studies.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Expert psychiatrists conducting work disability evaluations often disagree on work capacity (WC) when assessing the same patient. More structured and standardised evaluations focusing on function could improve agreement. The RELY studies aimed to establish the inter-rater reproducibility (reliability and agreement) of 'functional evaluations' in patients with mental disorders applying for disability benefits and to compare the effect of limited versus intensive expert training on reproducibility. METHODS:We performed two multi-centre reproducibility studies on standardised functional WC evaluation (RELY 1 and 2). Trained psychiatrists interviewed 30 and 40 patients respectively and determined WC using the Instrument for Functional Assessment in Psychiatry (IFAP). Three psychiatr

SUBMITTER: Kunz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6607597 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature