An ICF-based education programme in amputation rehabilitation for medical residents in the Netherlands

Background and Aim: Education programmes of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) are directed primarily at prosthetists and orthotists. In a multidisciplinary setting, greater attention should be given to other professionals working in the field of amputation, prosthetics and orthotics. This includes, among others, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and residents and physicians from orthopaedics, vascular surgery and physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). The aim of this paper is to describe the education programme in amputation and prosthetics for residents in PM&R in the Netherlands. The programme is based on concepts of the International Classification on Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Technique: This narrative paper presents the amputation and prosthetics education programme for residents in PM&R in the Netherlands. The programme is based on two models: the ICF and the Canadian Medical Education Directives for Specialists (CanMEDS). Discussion: ICF core sets for amputation and prosthetics need further development. Subsequently, the application of these core sets can help stimulate the education of residents in PM&R, and other multidisciplinary team members who work in amputation rehabilitation Clinical relevance Through this education programme, residents work closely with other team members using the common language of the ICF, enhancing treatment and technical advice in amputee care.

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The influence and added value of a Standardized Assessment and Reporting System for functioning outcomes upon national rehabilitation quality reports

International Journal for Quality in Health Care ◽

10.1093/intqhc/mzaa058 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (6) ◽

pp. 379-387

Author(s):

Roxanne Maritz ◽

Cristina Ehrmann ◽

Birgit Prodinger ◽

Alan Tennant ◽

Gerold Stucki

Keyword(s):

Reporting System ◽

Added Value ◽

Standardized Assessment ◽

Outcome Quality ◽

Rehabilitation Outcome ◽

Basic Body ◽

Core Sets ◽

Icf Core Sets ◽

Further Development ◽

Quality Reports

Abstract Objective To demonstrate the influence and added value of a Standardized Assessment and Reporting System (StARS) upon the reporting of functioning outcomes for national rehabilitation quality reports. A StARS builds upon an ICF-based (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) and interval-scaled common metric. Design Comparison of current ordinal-scaled Swiss national rehabilitation outcome reports including an expert-consensus-based transformation scale with StARS-based reports through descriptive statistical methods and content exploration of further development areas of the reports with relevant ICF Core Sets. Setting Swiss national public rehabilitation outcome quality reports on the clinic level. Participants A total of 29 Swiss rehabilitation clinics provided their quality report datasets including 18 047 patients. Interventions Neurological or musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Main outcome measures Functional Independence Measure™ or Extended Barthel Index. Results Outcomes reported with a StARS tended to be smaller but more precise than in the current ordinal-scaled reports, indicating an overestimation of achieved outcomes in the latter. The comparison of the common metric’s content with ICF Core Sets suggests to include ‘energy and drive functions’ or ‘maintaining a basic body position’ to enhance the content of functioning as an indicator. Conclusions A StARS supports the comparison of outcomes assessed with different measures on the same interval-scaled ICF-based common metric. Careful consideration is needed whether an ordinal-scaled or interval-scaled reporting system is applied as the magnitude and precision of reported outcomes is influenced. The StARS’ ICF basis brings an added value by informing further development of functioning as a relevant indicator for national outcome quality reports in rehabilitation.

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Erratum: The comprehensive ICF core sets for spinal cord injury from the perspective of occupational therapists: a worldwide validation study using the Delphi technique

Spinal Cord ◽

10.1038/sc.2011.27 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 49 (5) ◽

pp. 676-676 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

K H Herrmann ◽

I Kirchberger ◽

G Stucki ◽

A Cieza

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Validation Study ◽

Delphi Technique ◽

Occupational Therapists ◽

Cord Injury ◽

Core Sets ◽

Icf Core Sets

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The comprehensive ICF core sets for spinal cord injury from the perspective of occupational therapists: a worldwide validation study using the Delphi technique

Spinal Cord ◽

10.1038/sc.2010.168 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 49 (5) ◽

pp. 600-613 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

K H Herrmann ◽

I Kirchberger ◽

G Stucki ◽

A Cieza

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Validation Study ◽

Delphi Technique ◽

Occupational Therapists ◽

Cord Injury ◽

Core Sets ◽

Icf Core Sets

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Editors' Note

International Journal of Telerehabilitation ◽

10.5195/ijt.2016.6197 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-2

Author(s):

Ellen R. Cohn ◽

Jana Cason

Keyword(s):

Occupational Therapists ◽

Physical Medicine ◽

Speech Language Pathologists ◽

Rehabilitation Counselor ◽

Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation ◽

Common Thread ◽

Computer Scientists ◽

Innovative Work ◽

The Common

The Spring 2016 issue of the International Journal of Telerehabilitation (IJT) presents original and innovative work in three diverse sections: usability, intervention, and pedagogy, followed by a book review on teleaudiology. The contributors to this issue are notably multi-disciplinary and include an audiologist, computer scientists, engineers, an epidemiologist, occupational therapists, a rehabilitation counselor, a physician (physical medicine and rehabilitation), and speech-language pathologists. The common thread linking the Journal’s authors and their manuscripts, is excellence in telerehabilitation related innovation.

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Results from a cognitive group rehabilitation programme from an occupational performance perspective

British Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.1177/0308022616658298 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 79 (12) ◽

pp. 734-741

Author(s):

Birgitta Rustner ◽

Ewa Wressle ◽

Kersti Samuelsson

Keyword(s):

Occupational Therapists ◽

Performance Measure ◽

Rehabilitation Programme ◽

International Classification Of Functioning ◽

Occupational Performance ◽

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure ◽

Core Sets ◽

Group Rehabilitation ◽

Performance Problems ◽

Icf Core Sets

Introduction The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was used for treatment planning and to evaluate the effect of a cognitive group rehabilitation programme. The aim was to identify occupational performance problems defined as important and to analyse the outcome, and to link those problems to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core set for traumatic brain injury and stroke. Method A retrospective design was used, including an analysis of COPM data recorded before and two months after the programme. COPM data from 124 clients were linked to the ICF core sets. Results A clinically important difference of ≥2 COPM scores was reached in 32% of the clients for occupational performance and in 47% for satisfaction with occupational performance. A majority of the problems identified (62%) were classified within the activities and participation component in the ICF, and 38% in body functions. All occupational performance problems could be linked to the ICF; just one of the 36 categories (caring for household objects) was not found in any of the ICF core sets. Conclusion By linking the COPM data to the core sets, occupational therapists can be confident in addressing the typical problems of the group of clients identified.

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