scholarly journals FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE USE OF ICF CLASSIFICATION TO EVALUATE PATIENTS WITH PROGRESSIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE IN RESEARCH

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 132-136
Author(s):  
Jarmila Siverová ◽  
Radka Bužgová ◽  
Radka Kozáková

Neurological conditions are associated with a high level of disability, which affects the overall quality of life of patients and their integration in society. As the disease progresses, self-sufficiency and mobility gradually deteriorate. These limitations are made easier by the use of appropriate compensatory aids and the modification of the environment. The sample included a total of 56 patients with neurological diseases—Multiple Sclerosis (41), Parkinson’s disease (14), and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (1). Women prevailed in the sample, accounting for 73%. The average age of the patients in the sample was 59.4, ranging from 38 to 81 years. Clinical forms of the ICF classification (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) were used to record the information on the functional state of the patients. The most information was obtained from the ICF classification component Restrictions on Activities and Participation. The qualifiers of performance and capacity point out the supportive use of assistance (e.g. adjustment of the environment, compensatory aids) to improve the participation in patient’s life. Through a comprehensive evaluation of the patient's functional health using the ICF classification, we can obtain his/her functional profile. This information can be used when planning the nursing and rehabilitation care.

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9
Author(s):  
R. R. Ahunova ◽  
G. R. Ahunova

Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic, gradually progressive inflammatory disease characterized by lesions of the sacroiliac joints and / or spine, which can occur with simultaneous lesions of the enthesis and peripheral joints, leading to early disability and a decrease in the quality of life of patients, mainly young age. The international society for evaluation of spondylarthritis (ASAS) recommended a combination of nonpharmacological and pharmacological methods in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with ankylosing spondylitis for the longest possible preservation of the quality of life of patients, which requires a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach.Currently, in many European countries, the international classification of functioning, disability and health (IСF) is used as a universal approach to the assessment of human health. The IСF classifies the different areas of each patient’s life that are health-related and affect health, thus describing changes in their physical functioning and psychological well-being. It helps to introduce multidisciplinary, patient-centered, problem-oriented rehabilitation care into the real work of clinics.The IСF shows a broader and more meaningful picture of the patient’s health, which allows the multidisciplinary team to consider the patient from different perspectives — biological, personal and social. Using the IСF in the process of complex therapy and rehabilitation of patients with ankylosing spondylitis, a multidisciplinary team can achieve a more complete coherence of views in the treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis, which is very important in achieving the success of therapy of this category of patients.


2021 ◽  
pp. 6-14
Author(s):  
О. О. Bespalova ◽  
P. F. Rybalko ◽  
A. M. Sitovskyi ◽  
T. Y. Tsjupak ◽  
I. V. Savchuk

Excessive training loads during sports cause chronic functional overload of the joints and their trauma, which reduces the quality of life of athletes, limits activity and participation, termination of sports careers, and in severe cases - disability. In sports practice, one of the most common sites of osteoarthritis is the knee joints (gonarthrosis). Gonarthrosis of the knee joint is a degenerative-dystrophic disease in which the destruction of hyaline cartilage, deformation of bone tissue and the qualitative composition of synovial fluid. A key link in the development of an individual program of rehabilitation intervention is the formulation of a rehabilitation diagnosis. The aim of the research: to determine the rehabilitation diagnosis of patients with gonarthrosis of the knee joints on the basis of the International Classification of Functioning, Restriction of Life and Health (ICF). Materials and methods: theoretical (analysis and generalization of scientific-methodical and clinical literature); clinical (analysis of medical records, communication, palpation, clinical and functional testing; physical examination); scale methods for assessing the condition of patients (Leken index, pain scale, depression scale (CES-D), assessment of quality of life according to the SF-36 questionnaire); instrumental (goniometry, manual-muscular testing). The research involved 7 veteran athletes aged 45 to 49 years with primary gonarthrosis stage II. Inclusion criteria: current athletes - men of different specializations; primary gonarthrosis of the second radiological stage according to Kellgren; duration of pain not less than 4 months; the level of pain when walking on the scale of YOUR 45 and more; age of patients older than 45 years; informational consent of patients to participate in the research. Inclusion criteria: secondary gonarthrosis of the knee joint; the presence of comorbidities; severe condition of the patient; knee surgery; planning of arthroplasty of the knee joint; intra-articular injections; lack of information consent. Rehabilitation diagnosis is the most complete reflection of the patient's current problems, which affect the level of his functioning, activity and participation, and are significant for him. It is established by all members of the multidisciplinary team, and is based on the results of comprehensive rehabilitation diagnostics. The main tool for establishing a rehabilitation diagnosis are the categories and domains of IFF. Rehabilitation diagnosis of patients with gonarthrosis: moderate structural changes in the knee joints (s750.2), episodic moderate pain (b28014.2), short-term morning stiffness (b7800.2), decreased mobility of the knee joint (b710.2), his stability (b7150.2) and support function, decrease in muscle tone (b7350.2) and strength of the quadriceps femoris (b7300.2), which limits domestic activity and prolongs it over time (d450.1); difficulties in changing body position (d410.2), moving up stairs and moving long distances (d460.3), which limits participation in active forms of recreation. Patients report poor mood, depression due to health and forced restriction of participation (b152. 1), and concerns about future careers. Conclusions. Rehabilitation care is provided to patients in several stages, one of which is the formulation of a rehabilitation diagnosis. Rehabilitation diagnosis was established, in which the current problems of patients at the level of structure and function, activity and participation, as well as contextual factors that contribute, limit or prevent the achievement of the desired level of functional independence, allow individualization of rehabilitation intervention to bring this level to the maximum possible.


2020 ◽  
pp. 174239532094520
Author(s):  
José C Araújo Filho ◽  
Luana P Rocha ◽  
Frederico CB Cavalcanti ◽  
Patrícia EM Marinho

Objective To identify which functioning, personal and environmental factors are more relevant to adults in hemodialysis treatment. Materials and methods Data was collected by semi-structured interview, recorded, transcribed in full, verified and produced by Bardin Thematic content analysis. Two independent researchers identified the relevant themes and named the thematic categories found according to the coding of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Results Six men and three women aged between 32–65 years were interviewed, with per capita family income between 1–2.9 minimum salaries and hemodialysis treatment time between 5 to 26 years. Fifty-seven ICF categories were listed: 17 Body Functions, 9 Body Structures, 21 Activities and Participation, and 10 Environmental Factors. Health, transportation and general social support services, systems and policies; doing housework; recreation and leisure; emotional functions, temperament and personality functions; energy and drive functions; sensation of pain; and structures of the cardiovascular system, lower extremity and musculoskeletal structures related to movement were the most reported aspects by the participants. Conclusion Patients’ need for physical/emotional support from their partners, friends and health professionals, including emotional and social support, with health policies, transportation and job maintenance, in order to increase their survival and quality of life.


BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. e024274
Author(s):  
Johanna Tomandl ◽  
Stephanie Book ◽  
Susann Gotthardt ◽  
Stefan Heinmueller ◽  
Elmar Graessel ◽  
...  

IntroductionWith the medical focus on disease, the problem of overdiagnosis inevitably increases with ageing. Considering the functional health of patients might help to discriminate between necessary and unnecessary medicine. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is an internationally recognised tool for describing functional health. However, it is too detailed to be used in primary care practices. Consequently, the aim of this study is to identify relevant codes for an ICF core set for community-dwelling older adults (75 years and above) in primary care.Methods and analysisThe study will follow the methodology proposed by the ICF Research Branch to identify relevant concepts from different perspectives: (1) Research perspective: A systematic review of studies focusing on functional health in old age will be conducted in different databases. Relevant concepts will be extracted from the publications. (2) Patients’ perspective: Relevant areas of functioning and disability will be identified conducting qualitative interviews and focus groups with community-dwelling older persons. The interviews will be transcribed verbatim and analysed using the documentary method of interpretation. (3) Experts’ perspective: An online survey with open-ended questions will be conducted. Answers will be analysed using the qualitative content analysis of Mayring. (4) Clinical perspective: A cross-sectional empirical study will be performed to assess the health status of community-dwelling older adults using the extended ICF checklist and other measurement tools.Relevant concepts identified in each study will be linked to ICF categories resulting in four preliminary core sets.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval for the study was obtained (90_17B). All participants will provide written informed consent. Data will be pseudonymised for analysis. Results will be disseminated by conference presentations and journal publications.Trial registration numberProjektdatenbank Versorgungsforschung Deutschland: VfD_17_003833,Clinicaltrials.gov:NCT03384732and PROSPERO: CRD42017067784.


2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison R. Fleming ◽  
Michael J. Leahy

Researchers and policy makers have proposed that quality of life (QOL) is an important and useful way to measure the impact of services, although practical application of QOL in rehabilitation has been limited. In this study, a comprehensive framework (the International Classification of Functioning [ICF]) is used to compare the relationship between QOL and function in key life areas in a sample of adults with disabilities receiving vocational services (n = 224). Results of a multiple regression analysis indicated that level of education, duration of disability, difficulty with social relationships and inclusion, the impact of the disability or health condition on the person or his or her family, and relational support and attitudes of family, friends, and acquaintances showed significant relationships with QOL. This study highlights the role of the social impact of disability on QOL and provides support for the use of the ICF for conceptualizing disability and its impact in a way that is inclusive of personal and environmental factors.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0256502
Author(s):  
Zhou Jiaxing ◽  
Liu Lin ◽  
Li Hang ◽  
Pei Dongmei

Human settlement environment is space places closely related to human production and life, and also surface spaces inseparable from human activities. As a coastal city in the east of China, Qingdao has a relatively high level of urbanization. However, it also along with many urban problems at the same time, among which the problem of human settlement environment has attracted more and more general attention from people. According to the characteristics of human settlement environment in Qingdao, the research constructs an index system with 10 index factors from natural factors and humanity factors, and proposes a comprehensive evaluation model. Evaluate and grade suitability of human settlement environment in Qingdao, explore the spatial aggregation and differentiation of the quality of human settlement environment, and reveal the internal connection of spatial evolution. The results indicate that the overall livability of Qingdao is relatively good, showing a multi-center and radial driving development. The distribution of livability is uneven, showing a decreasing spatial distribution law from the coast to the inland, and the quality of human settlement environment in Jiaozhou Bay and the coastal areas is relatively high. Qingdao is mainly based on natural livability, supplemented by humanity livability, compared with natural suitability, the spatio-temporal evolution characteristics of humanity livability have experienced three stages: rising-contradictory rising-harmonious rising. The quality of human settlement environment has obvious spatial correlation and is positively correlated with the degree of agglomeration, and the agglomeration of blocks with a higher quality of human settlement environment is higher than that of blocks with a lower level. The rule of human settlement environment changing over time is that areas with high quality of human settlement environment begin to shift from the city center to the north and the south, transforming into multi-point development, and overall environmental suitability has been improved. According to the results of the comprehensive evaluation, combined with its local development status and policies, the research puts forward developmental suggestions for the construction of human settlement environment in Qingdao, and provides decision-making basis for relevant departments to solve the problem of deterioration of human settlement environment.


HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 839D-839
Author(s):  
Lala A. Kumar* ◽  
Jan Schwarz

The Master Gardener Program sponsored by the Univ. of Missouri provides the metropolitan Kansas City area with information, demonstrations and programs designed to educate the general public about gardening topics and suggests solutions to current or anticipated problems. The main objectives of this evaluation were to identify the satisfaction level of clients (public) and the Master Gardeners from the program, demographics of Master Gardeners, how the program has changed the quality of life of the Master Gardeners and to identify any constraints. An evaluation committee consisting a social scientist, horticulturist and Master Gardeners were formed to develop the process and tools necessary for a comprehensive evaluation. It was decided that each facet of the program should have its own separate evaluation. The committee met several times to develop evaluation tools (survey questionnaires), to gather information from clients and the Master Gardeners. The results indicate a high level of satisfaction from clients and the Master Gardeners. The program had made positive changes in lives of Master Gardeners. The results provide guidance in decision making for further implementation such as it was found that the program should give a strong emphasis on providing new or advance horticultural information to Master Gardeners through continuing education.


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