Using the ICF, we were able to describe the range and extent of functioning problems experienced by patients with SCI who were admitted in our rehabilitation center. Moreover, the use of the ICF improved the interaction between specialists.
Implementation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) tools in rehabilitation practice is a crucial task at the present-day stage. On the example of patients (n = 81) with traumatic spinal cord disease in the residual period, the methodology of the use of the ICF tools (basic set, categorical profile, table of interventions) in clinical practice was worked out: was defined the instruments for measuring the severity of functioning, activity and participation, algorithm of interaction of specialists was formed. This paper reflects the importance and methodology of appliance of the ICF tools in rehabilitation practice in terms of patients with traumatic spinal cord disease.
Introduction: spinal cord injury is a damaging event that affects person's wellbeing and represents a significant societal problem. Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) occurs mostly among young adults and causes severe impairments in daily living activities and functioning. The Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ) based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health was developed recently as an instrument to evaluate functioning in vocational rehabilitation. The evidence of work activities and vocational status of disabled persons in Russia remains almost unstudied, Therefore, the need for Russian version of WORQ has emerged to investigate the social and vocational status of TSCI-patients. Objectives: cross-cultural adaptation of WORQ into Russian; preliminary evaluation of the social and vocational status of patients with TSCI. Material and methods: Russian WORQ (self-reported version) was used to investigate the social and vocational status of the patients with TSCI. Results: more than 80% of participants are not vocationally active; Conclusions: the most severe degree of impairment is not associated with lower rates of employment; female patients with TSCI are more likely to have an active working status.
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