title: ICF Core Set for patients with neurological conditions in early post-acute rehabilitation facilities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this consensus process was to decide on a first version of the ICF Core Set for neurological 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
  Seventeen experts selected a total of 116 second-level categories. The largest number of categories was selected from the ICF component Body Functions (54 categories or 47%). Eleven (9%) of the categories were selected from the component Body Structures, 34 (29%) were of the categories from the component Activities and Participation, and 17 (15%) from the component Environmental Factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Post-acute ICF Core Set for neurological patients is a clinical framework to comprehensively assess patients in early post-acute rehabilitation facilities, particularly in an interdisciplinary setting. This first ICF Core Set will be further tested through empiric studies in German-speaking countries and internationally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Marita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stier-Jarmer
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grill
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ewert
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bartholomeyczik
authors.forename: Monka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Finger
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mokrusch
authors.forename: Nenad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kostanjsek
authors.forename: Gerold
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stucki
mesh_terms: 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