Application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in clinical practice

Stucki, Gerold; Cieza, Alarcos; Ewert, Thomas; Kostanjsek, Nenad; Chatterji, Somnath; Üstün, T. Bedirhan

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“…18 The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), which represents such a framework, is being increasingly taken into account by health care professionals in multidisciplinary settings. 19,20 For application of the ICF to the needs of people with MS, the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for MS was developed through a multistage, evidence-based, and established decision-making process that included 4 preparatory studies (systematic literature review, qualitative study, expert survey, and empirical study) and an international consensus conference. 2 The Comprehensive ICF Core Set for MS includes as few categories as possible to be practical and as many as necessary to sufficiently cover the prototypical spectrum of limitations in functioning experienced by people with MS.…”

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Validation of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Multiple Sclerosis From the Perspective of Physical Therapists

Conrad¹,

Coenen²,

Schmalz³

et al. 2012

Physical Therapy

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BackgroundThe Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and represents the typical spectrum of problems in the functioning of people with MS.ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to validate the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for MS from the perspective of physical therapists.DesignA 3-round survey based on the Delphi technique was used.MethodsPhysical therapists experienced in the management of MS were asked about problems and resources of people with MS as well as environmental aspects treated by physical therapists (eg, use of assistive devices, support). Statements were linked to the ICF and compared with the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for MS.ResultsEighty physical therapists from 23 countries mentioned 2,133 issues that covered all of the ICF components. Two hundred thirty-eight ICF categories were linked to the statements. Forty-six categories in the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for MS were confirmed by physical therapists at the same level or a more specific level of classification. Nineteen additional ICF categories were reported by at least 75% of the participants.ConclusionsThe results of this study support the content and face validity of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for MS. Areas of functioning and health that physical therapists believe should be assessed were identified. The findings of this study as well as the results of completed and ongoing validation studies will further elucidate the validity of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for MS from different perspectives.

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Validation of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Multiple Sclerosis From the Perspective of Physical Therapists

Conrad¹,

Coenen²,

Schmalz³

et al. 2012

Physical Therapy

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“…These examiners are associated with the ICF research Branch. The examiners followed the linking rules between each item on the instrument and the ICF categories described by Stucki et al 20 In this way, the examiners identified which ICF categories were assessed by items that comprise the NHP. In the absence of a consensus, a third reviewer was consulted.…”

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Comparison of quality-of-life instruments for assessing the participation after stroke based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

Silva¹,

Corrêa²,

Faria³

et al. 2013

Braz. J. Phys. Ther.

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| Background: According to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), the participation component is considered to be the most complex component characterized in existing instruments that assess quality of life related to health (HRQoL). Questionnaires such as the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life (SS-QOL) are currently used to evaluate the participation of individuals in life activities after stroke. However, because participation and HRQoL are different constructs, it is unclear whether these instruments are best suited to this evaluation. Objective: To investigate whether the NHP and SS-QOL are suitable instruments for assessing the participation component of ICF. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in which a sample of 35 individuals completed the SS-QOL and NHP. The study correlated the total score on the questionnaires with the scores on items that evaluate the participation component of the ICF. Both analyses used the Spearman correlation coefficient (r). Results: There was a statistically significant, positive and strong correlation between total score on the SS-QOL and NHP and the score on specific components related to participation (r=0.8, p=0.001 and r=0.9, p=0.001, respectively). Conclusions: Both the NHP and the SS-QOL show strong correlations between the total score and the score on items that assess the participation categories of the ICF. However, the SS-QOL questionnaire appeared to be the most complete for this assessment because it evaluates more distinct domains and contains the largest number of items related to participation.

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“…6 In the evaluation of changes that occur as a response to treatment, outcome measures are a way to describe the state of the patient in relation to the manifestations of a specific pathology. Cieza et al 7 initially proposed a set of rules that allowed evaluation instruments in the health field to be related to the ICF.…”

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Identifying the concepts in outcome measures of clinical trials on osteogenesis imperfecta using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - version for children and youth

Santos¹,

Júnior²,

Ribeiro³

et al. 2014

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Application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in clinical practice

Cited by 333 publications

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Validation of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Multiple Sclerosis From the Perspective of Physical Therapists

Validation of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Multiple Sclerosis From the Perspective of Physical Therapists

Comparison of quality-of-life instruments for assessing the participation after stroke based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

Identifying the concepts in outcome measures of clinical trials on osteogenesis imperfecta using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - version for children and youth

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