Capacity-based measures of activities: Predictive for what?
Proposed by: Michiel Reneman, Remko Soer, Harriet Wittink, et al

Many performance-based measures are currently available, while psychometric properties vary greatly. These measures are 'related but different' from other non-performance based measures of activities. Looking at performance-based measures, questions include: What is being measured, which outcomes are predicted, and how do performance and capacity relate. This workshop will address these questions, including what factors of the activity domain are predictive for which factors in the participation domain and what can be predicted based on capacity-based measures. The goal is to develop the basis for a Delphi study to validate capacity-based measures, and ultimately to publish a scientific article on this topic. Pre-workshop reading will include prior work on consensus definitions for functional capacity evaluations, a review of scientific literature on capacity-based outcome measures, and a theoretical framework for these measurements. The workshop will include short presentations and discussion of a draft framework statement, followed by a focus-group design for discussion.

12/01/08