ICF Core Set for geriatric patients in early post-acute rehabilitation facilities.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this consensus process was to decide on a first version of the ICF Core Set for geriatric patients in early post-acute rehabilitation facilities.


METHODS
The ICF Core Set development involved a formal decision-making and consensus process, integrating evidence gathered from preliminary studies including focus groups of health professionals, a systematic review of the literature and empiric data collection from patients.


RESULTS
Fifteen experts selected a total of 123 second-level categories. The largest number of categories was selected from the ICF component Body Functions (51 categories or 41%). 14 (11%) of the categories were selected from the component Body Structures, 30 (29%) from the component Activities and Participation, and 28 (23%) from the component Environmental Factors.


CONCLUSIONS
The Post-acute ICF Core Set for geriatric patients is a clinical framework to comprehensively assess patients in early post-acute rehabilitation facilities, particularly in an interdisciplinary setting. This first version of the ICF Core Set will be further tested through empiric studies in German-speaking countries and internationally.
Grill
Eva
E
ICF Research Branch of the WHO FIC Collaborating Center (DIMDI), IMBK, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
Hermes
Rudolf
R
Swoboda
Walter
W
Uzarewicz
Charlotte
C
Kostanjsek
Nenad
N
Stucki
Gerold
G
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification*; D000368:Aged; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000592:standards; D014944:World Health Organization