FIGURE 2-3. A conceptual framework for functional assessment of an individual's capacity for work.

FIGURE 2-3A conceptual framework for functional assessment of an individual's capacity for work

NOTES: The framework provides a structure and a hierarchy for moving from functional assessment of an individual to his or her capacity to perform work. Some components are influenced more by the person (left of the dotted line), while others are influenced more by work factors (right of the dotted line). These factors can overlap and interact. “Interrupters” are factors associated with the individual's health condition and its treatment (e.g., medication effects, fluctuations in symptoms) that may limit his or her ability to perform work activities on a sustained basis. TBI = traumatic brain injury.

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Functional Assessment for Adults with Disabilities.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Care Services; Committee on Functional Assessment for Adults with Disabilities; Flaubert JL, Spicer CM, Volberding PA, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2019 May 9.
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