An interdisciplinary method of functional assessment is presented utilizing the Modified Patient Evaluation Conference System^Ⰳ or PECS^Ⰳ taken from Harvey and Jellinek's PECS^Ⰳ, which has been applied in a medical rehabilitation setting to guide treatment and to assess program effectiveness.

The subjects of this study were 17 patients who were presented in Rehabilitation Patient Evaluation Conference twice or more in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center in Chonju, during 6 months period since March 1983.

The method required that functional performance items be evaluated by each professional in particular functional areas and that rehabilitation goals be set by these professionals.

The key concept in the use of this method is that the goal setting is the essence of rehabilitation. Data are presented to demonstrate level of gain, goal-setting effectiveness, and degree of independent function.