scholarly journals Content Validity of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: An International Delphi Survey

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Jobst ◽  
Inge Kirchberger ◽  
Alarcos Cieza ◽  
Gerold Stucki ◽  
Armin Stucki
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Pulmonary Diseases ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Icf Core Set ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases ◽  
Core Set

Introduction:The “Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)“ is an application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and represents the typical spectrum of problems in functioning of patients with COPD. The objective of this study was to validate this ICF Core Set from the perspective of physicians.Materials and Methodology:Physicians experienced in COPD treatment were asked about the patients’ problems treated by physicians in patients with COPD in a three-round electronic mail survey using the Delphi technique. Responses were linked to the ICF.Results:Seventy-six physicians in 44 countries gave a total of 1330 responses that were linked to 148 different ICF categories. Nine ICF categories were not represented in the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for COPD although at least 75% of the participants have rated them as important. Nineteen concepts were linked to the not yet developed ICF component personal factors and seventeen concepts were not covered by the ICF.Conclusion:The high percentage of ICF categories represented in the ICF Core Set for COPD indicates satisfactory content validity from the perspective of the physicians. However, some issues were raised that were not covered and need to be investigated further.

The comprehensive Icf core set for schizophrenia from the perspective of psychiatrists: A content-validity study using the Delphi technique

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s803-s803
Author(s):  
L. Nuño ◽  
M. Barrios ◽  
E. Rojo ◽  
J. Gomez-Benito ◽  
G. Guilera
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Icf Core Set ◽  
The Third ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionSchizophrenia is a chronic mental illness associated with several functional impairments. There has been an increasing interest in the impact of schizophrenia on functioning. The development of the Comprehensive International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set for schizophrenia, a shortlist of 97 ICF categories that are relevant for describing functioning and disability of people living with schizophrenia, has derived from this interest.ObjectivesThis study aims to explore the content validity of this core set from the perspective of psychiatrists.MethodsIn a 3-round Delphi survey, psychiatrists experienced in schizophrenia treatment were asked about patients’ problems, resources and environmental factors they treat in patients with schizophrenia.ResultsA total of 352 psychiatrists from 65 countries representing all six World Health Organization regions completed the first round questionnaire. The response rate at the third round was 86%. Answers were linked to 422 ICF categories. Of all these, 109 ICF categories reached consensus (≥ 75% agreement) at the third round. Eighty-seven out of the 97 ICF categories that form the comprehensive ICF core set for schizophrenia were represented in this list. All the comprehensive ICF core set for schizophrenia categories reached consensus except five categories.ConclusionsThe content validity of the comprehensive ICF core set for schizophrenia from the perspective of psychiatrists was largely supported. However, further research is needed including other health professionals (e.g., psychologists, nurses and occupational therapists) to further obtain new content validity evidences.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Differences in Rehabilitation Needs after Stroke: A Similarity Analysis on the ICF Core Set for Stroke

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4291
Author(s):  
Cecilia Perin ◽  
Marta Bolis ◽  
Marco Limonta ◽  
Roberto Meroni ◽  
Katarzyna Ostasiewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Social Role ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Similarity Analysis ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Old Patients ◽  
Icf Core Set ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Rehabilitation Needs

Background: Successful rehabilitation is associated with physical, psychological, environmental, social, and personal factors based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework. The influence of age has been suggested as crucial personal factors that may affect rehabilitation needs in post-stroke survivors. The aim of this study was to investigate the qualifiers of the ICF core set for stroke to detect differences in rehabilitation needs and goals between older (O, >65 years old) and younger (Y, ≤65 years old,) post-stroke individuals. Materials and methods: In this observational study, the comprehensive core set for stroke was filled during the rehabilitation period. Patient information was obtained using disability scales and translated into certain ICF categories using linking rules. Frequency, similarity, and linear regression analyses were performed for ICF qualifier profiles among Y and O patients. Results: Forty-eight ICF variables were significantly different between Y (n = 35, 46.17 ± 11.27 years old) and O (n = 35, 76.43 ± 6.77 years old) patients. Frequency analysis showed that activity of daily living and basic needs were more prevalent in O patients, whereas regaining of social role and social life were more prevalent in Y patients. The average Jaccard Index result (similarity analysis) was more homogeneous in O than in Y patients. Conclusions: ICF qualifiers are useful to design patient-centered care. Y patients have more heterogeneous needs and require more personalized program than O patients.

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