title: Validation of the comprehensive ICF Core Sets for patients receiving rehabilitation interventions in the acute care setting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relevance and completeness of the comprehensive International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Sets for patients with rehabilitation needs in acute hospital care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multi-centre cohort study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 391 patients (50.1% female, mean age 63.4 years) from 4 university hospitals in Austria, Germany and Switzerland and one Austrian general hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data on functioning were collected using the respective comprehensive acute ICF Core Sets. Data were extracted from patients' medical record sheets and interviews with health professionals and patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the categories of the comprehensive ICF Core Sets describing impairments, limitations or restrictions occurred in a considerable proportion of the study population. The most outstanding limitations and restrictions of the patients were problems with sleep and blood vessel functions, walking and moving and self-care. Thirty-eight aspects of functioning not previously covered by the comprehensive ICF Core Sets were ranked as relevant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Categories of the comprehensive ICF Core Sets for the acute hospital situation were confirmed. Some additional categories not covered by the Set in its present version emerged from the interviews, and should be considered for inclusion in a finalized version.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (IHRS), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grill
authors.forename: Marita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stier-Jarmer
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Strobl
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutenbrunner
authors.forename: Veronika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fialka-Moser
authors.forename: Gerold
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stucki
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013557:Switzerland