title: ICF Core Set for patients with musculoskeletal 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 patients with musculoskeletal conditions 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 70 second-level categories. The largest number of categories was selected from the ICF component Body Functions (23 categories or 33%). Seven (10%) of the categories were selected from the component Body Structures, 22 (31%) from the component Activities and Participation, and 18 (26%) from the component Environmental Factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Post-acute ICF Core Set for patients with musculoskeletal conditions 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: ICF Research Branch of the WHO FIC Collaborating Center (DIMDI), IMBK, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scheuringer
authors.forename: Gerold
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stucki
authors.forename: Erika Omega
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: Mirjam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brach
authors.forename: Susanne R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Schwarzkopf
authors.forename: Nenad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kostanjsek
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stoll
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000592:standards; D014944:World Health Organization