title: Developing an ICF core set for post-stroke disability assessment and verification in Taiwan: a preliminary study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to develop an ICF core set for post-stroke disability assessment and verification of bio-psycho-social problems.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using the Delphi method, a consensus process was conducted. In total, 24 multidisciplinary experts from different institutions completed the consensus process. The questionnaire for the study comprised 144 ICF second-level, stroke-relevant categories. A 5-point Likert-type scale was used by participants to weight the impact of each category on activities of daily life after a stroke. Consensus of ratings was assessed with Spearman's rho and semi-interquartile range indices. The core set for post-stroke disability assessment and verification was developed from those categories with a mean score ≥4.0 found in the third round of the Delphi exercise.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The core set for post-stroke disability assessment and verification contained 51 categories. Of these, 18 categories were from the component body functions, one from body structures, 22 from activities and participation, and 10 from environmental factors. The mean (standard deviation) Spearman's rho was 0.72 (0.14), and Cronbach's α was 0.98.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The preliminary core set for post-stroke disability assessment and verification can offer comprehensive information on the performance of daily-life activities of chronic stroke survivors. Further validation is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kwang-Hwa
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hung-Chou
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yennung
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Shih-Ching
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hung-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: Tsan-Hon
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Liou
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003697:Delphi Technique; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000145:classification*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D014944:World Health Organization