ICF Core Sets development for the acute hospital and early post-acute rehabilitation facilities

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to report on the background and the methods used in the ICF Core Set development for patients in the acute hospital and early post-acute rehabilitation facilities. ICF Core Sets are sets of categories out of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) which can serve as minimal standards for the assessment, communication and reporting of functioning and health for clinical studies, clinical encounters and multi-professional comprehensive assessment and management. The ICF Core Sets were developed in a formal decision-making and consensus process, integrating evidence gathered from preliminary studies and expert opinion. The Acute ICF Core Sets for patients with neurological, musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary conditions are intended for use by physicians, nurses, therapists and other health professionals working in the acute hospital on medical, surgical or other units not specialised in rehabilitation. The Post-acute ICF Core Sets for geriatric patients and patients with neurological, musculoskeletal or cardiopulmonary conditions are intended for use by physicians, nurses, therapists and other health professionals involved in early post-acute rehabilitation. The Acute and Post-acute ICF Core Sets are first versions and need to be tested and validated in the patient and professional perspective and in different countries, regions, health care and provider settings.

Developing core sets for persons with spinal cord injuries based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a way to specify functioning

“…To address the need for interventions in a specific setting, separate ICF Core Sets have been developed for use in the acute hospital and early postacute rehabilitation facilities. [39][40][41] Objective The objective of this paper is to outline the proposed development process for the ICF Core Sets for Spinal What types of ICF Core Sets need to be developed? A key issue when developing ICF Core Sets for SCI is the decision of what core sets should be developed for, that is, which situation and which purpose.…”

Die Internationale Klassifikation der Funktionsfähigkeit, Behinderung und Gesundheit (ICF)

“…Aktuell läuft die Validierungsphase der ICF-Core-Sets, die voraussichtlich 2007 abgeschlossen wird. Weitere ICF-CoreSets wurden für die Frührehabilitation erarbeitet [28]. Die Entwicklung von ICFCore-Sets für 12 weitere Bereiche ist bereits angelaufen.…”

Anwendung der ICF in der rheumatologischen Rehabilitation

“…ICF Core Sets wurden für Patienten mit akuten und postakuten Krankheitsbildern [12,21,17,13] sowie für chronische Erkrankungen entwickelt [4]. Für die rheumatologische Rehabilitation sind die ICF Core Sets für Patienten mit einer chronischen Gesundheitsstörung, z.…”