title: [Assessment of Functioning when Conducting Occupational Capacity Evaluations--What is "Evidence-Based"?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Occupational capacity evaluations have previously been subject to criticism for lacking in quality and consistency. To the authors' knowledge, there is no clear consensus on the best way to formally assess functioning within capacity evaluations. In this review we investigated different instruments that are used to assess functioning in occupational capacity evaluations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic review of the literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Though several instruments that assess functional capacity were found in our search, a specific validated instrument assessing occupational capacity as part of a larger psychiatric evaluation was not found. The limitations of the existing instruments on assessing functional capacity are discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Medical experts relying on instruments to conduct functional capacity evaluations should be cognizant of their limitations. The findings call for the development and use of an instrument specifically designed to assess the functional and occupational capacity of psychiatric patients, which is also likely to improve the quality of these reports.
authors.affiliation: Gutachtenstelle für Zivil- und Öffentlichrechtliche Fragestellungen, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik der Psychiatrischen Universitätsklinik Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Canela
authors.affiliation: Gutachtenstelle für Zivil- und Öffentlichrechtliche Fragestellungen, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik der Psychiatrischen Universitätsklinik Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schleifer
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dube
authors.affiliation: Departement Angewandte Psychologie, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW), Zürich, Schweiz.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Hengartner
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Begutachtung der Rehaklinik Bellikon, Bellikon, Schweiz.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ebner
authors.affiliation: Gutachtenstelle für Zivil- und Öffentlichrechtliche Fragestellungen, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik der Psychiatrischen Universitätsklinik Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz.
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seifritz
authors.affiliation: Gutachtenstelle für Zivil- und Öffentlichrechtliche Fragestellungen, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik der Psychiatrischen Universitätsklinik Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liebrenz
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D005104:Expert Testimony; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation