[SMAF, RAI and ICF--nursing assessment tools for home based care].
In this article the result of a remittance work for the Dachverband Wiener Sozialeinrichtungen, will be described. The remitter; an association for support, quality assurance, and development for providers of care in Vienna, was interested in three different assessment instruments which can be used in homecare: the SMAF (le Système de Mesure de l'Autonomie Fonctionnelle), the RAI HC 2.0 (Resident Assessment Instrument--Home Care), and the ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health). This analysis focuses on the basic principles of the instruments, the practical experiences made, and the scientific findings. It illustrates that the instruments are circulated unequally in German speaking countries. German speaking versions of the instruments still offer a broad field for researchers.
Rappold
Elisabeth
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Institut für Pflegewissenschaft Universität Wien Osterreichisches Rotes Kreuz. elisabeth.rappold@univie.ac.at
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification*; D001317:Austria; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009739:Nursing Services