title: Mapping SAGE questionnaire to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
abstract: The collaborative research on ageing in Europe protocol was based on that of the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) project that investigated the relationship between health and well-being and provided a set of instruments that can be used across countries to monitor health and health-related outcomes of older populations as well as the strategies for addressing issues concerning the ageing process. To evaluate the degree to which SAGE protocol covered the spectrum of disability given the scope of the World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), a mapping exercise was performed with SAGE protocol. Results show that the SAGE protocol covers ICF domains in a non-uniform way, with environmental factors categories being underrepresented, whereas mental, cardiovascular, sensory functions and mobility were overrepresented. To overcome this partial coverage of ICF functioning categories, new assessment instruments have been developed. PRACTITIONER MESSAGE: Mapping exercises are valid procedures to understand the extent to which a survey protocol covers the spectrum of functioning. The mapping exercise with SAGE protocol shows that it provides only a partial representation of body functions and activities and participation domains, and the coverage of environmental factors is poor. New instruments are therefore needed for researchers to properly understand the health and disability of ageing populations.
authors.affiliation: Neurology, Public Health and Disability Unit, Neurological Institute Carlo Besta IRCCS Foundation, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raggi
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quintas
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinuzzi
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Costardi
authors.forename: Giovanni Battista
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Frisoni
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreotti
authors.forename: Matti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ojala
authors.forename: Sebastián
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peña
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perales
authors.forename: Somnath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterji
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miret
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tobiasz-Adamczyk
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koskinen
authors.forename: Lucilla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frattura
authors.forename: Matilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leonardi
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005060:Europe; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D038622:Internationality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014944:World Health Organization
keywords: COURAGE in Europe Project; ICF; Linking; SAGE Questionnaire