Perceptions of medical advisers on ICF core-sets' use for evaluating work incapacity related to back pain in French-speaking Belgium.

Background: There is willingness in Europe to implement the use of a biopsychosocial model such as the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) for assessing work incapacity.

Objective: A preliminary study was conducted to investigate the perceptions of medical advisers on the value of structuring clients' biopsychosocial information in an ICF-based report.

Method: A sample (n = 101) received a perception questionnaire after watching two comparative videos based on a clinical case.