[Guidelines for the sociomedical assessment of performance in patients suffering from chronic obstructive lung diseases (COPD) and bronchial asthma. II: Sociomedical assessment of performance, Annex Part B, bibliography see Part I, Gesundheitswesen 2004, 66: 263f].
The following guidelines were developed for the medical assessment services of the German Federal Insurance Institute for Salaried Employees (BfA). Starting from day-to-day practice, criteria and attributes to guide decisions for a systemisation of the sociomedical assessment of performance in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and bronchial asthma were compiled. The guidelines aim at standardising the sociomedical assessment of performance and help to make the decision-making process more transparent - e. g. for the assessment of applications for decreased earning capacity benefits. Part II outlines assessment of the individual's capacity, taking occupational factors into account. Following the determination of dysfunctions the remaining abilities and disabilities, respectively, are deduced and compared with occupational demands. Finally, inferences are drawn regarding the occupational capacity of the individual.
Fachbereichs Medizin der Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte, Berlin.
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D001249:Asthma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome