How do I use FCE results to determine 8-hour functioning?
This is impossible to do unless you are using a standardized FCE that has been demonstrated to be valid in prediction of full-day workplace tolerance, like the EPIC Lift Capacity. One of the benefits of the EPIC Lift Capacity research that is important to professionals is that it has been demonstrated in peer-reviewed research to be valid as a predictor of full-day workplace tolerance. If the evaluator chooses, it is also possible to conduct a full-day FCE at a particular level of work demand, although you should first perform a standard EPIC Lift Capacity to determine the evaluee’s safe work demand level. Because this is so demanding and expensive, it is rarely undertaken.
