Use of the international classification of functioning, disability and health to describe patient-reported disability: A comparison of motor neurone disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis in an Australian cohort

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louisa Ng ◽  
Fary Khan
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Motor Neurone ◽  
International Classification ◽  
Motor Neurone Disease ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Australian Cohort

Multiple Sclerosis and Employment: A Research Review Based on the International Classification of Function

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Frain ◽  
Malachy Bishop ◽  
Phillip D. Rumrill ◽  
Fong Chan ◽  
Timothy N. Tansey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
International Classification ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Working Lives ◽  
Health Model

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, sometimes progressive chronic illness affecting people in the prime of their working lives. This article reviews the effects of MS on employment based on the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model. Correlations between employment and personal, functional, environmental, and participation factors are discussed along with the need for a framework for evidence-based practice regarding the employment of people with MS.

scholarly journals Uncovering Indicators of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the 39-Item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria H. Nilsson ◽  
Albert Westergren ◽  
Gunilla Carlsson ◽  
Peter Hagell
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
International Classification ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Motor Disability ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Disease Questionnaire ◽  
Parkinson’S Disease Questionnaire

The 39-item Parkinson's disease questionnaire (PDQ-39) is the most widely used patient-reported rating scale in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, recent studies have questioned its validity and it is unclear what scores represent. This study explored the possibility of regrouping PDQ-39 items into scales representing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) components of Body Functions and Structures (BF), Activities and Participation (AP), and Environmental (E) factors. An iterative process using Rasch analysis produced five new items sets, two each for the BF and AP components and one representing E. Four of these were found to represent clinically meaningful variables: Emotional Impairment (BF), Gross Motor Disability (AP), Fine Motor Disability (AP), and Socioattitudinal Environment (E) with acceptable reliability (0.73–0.96) and fit to the Rasch model (total item-trait chi-square, 8.28–33.2;P>.05). These new ICF-based scales offer a means to reanalyze PDQ-39 data from an ICF perspective and to study its health components using a widely available health status questionnaire for people with PD.

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