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.
There was accomplished the procedure of linguistic and cultural adaptation of a questionnaire Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM-III) specifically designed for the assessment of disorders of life activity in patients with traumatic disease of the spinal cord. In the work there are presented: the Russian-language version of the questionnaire, instructions on features of the filling and evaluation of results.
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