ICF Core Set for patients with neurological conditions in the acute hospital.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this consensus process was to decide on a first version of the ICF Core Set for patients with neurological conditions in the acute hospital.


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
Twenty-one experts selected a total of 85 second-level categories. The largest number of categories was selected from the ICF component Body Functions (41 categories or 48%). Five (6%) of the categories were selected from the component Body Structures, 18 (21%) from Activities and Participation and 21 (25%) from Environmental Factors.


CONCLUSIONS
The Acute ICF Core Set for patients with neurological conditions provides all professionals with a clinical framework to comprehensively assess patients in the acute hospital. This first ICF Core Set will be further tested through empiric studies in German-speaking countries and internationally.
Ewert
Thomas
T
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
Grill
Eva
E
Bartholomeyczik
Sabine
S
Finger
Monika
M
Mokrusch
Thomas
T
Kostanjsek
Nenad
N
Stucki
Gerold
G
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000592:standards; D014944:World Health Organization