title: Feasibility of using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Set for evaluation of fall-related risk factors in acute rehabilitation settings.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Previously, we reported the use of an International Classification of Functioning (ICF) core set that can provide a holistic framework for evaluating the risk factors of falls; however, data on the feasibility of applying this core set are lacking.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the feasibility of applying the fall-related ICF risk-factor core set in the case of patients in an acute-rehabilitation setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional and descriptive correlational design.
  
  
  METHODS
  Acute-rehabilitation ward.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 273 patients who experienced fall at acute-rehabilitation ward.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data on falls were collected from the hospital's Nursing Information System (NIS) and the fall-reporting system (Adverse Event Reporting System, AERS) between 2010 and 2013. The relationship of both systems to the fall-related ICF core set was analyzed to assess the feasibility of their clinical application. We evaluated the feasibility of using the fall-related ICF risk-factor core set by using the frequency and the percentage of the fall patients in of the listed categories.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The fall-related ICF risk-factor core set category b735 (muscle tone functions) exhibited a high feasibility (85.95%) for clinical application, and the category b730 (muscle power functions) covered 77.11% of the patients. The feasibility of application of the category d410 (change basic body position) was also high in the case of all fall patients (81.69%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the acute-rehabilitation setting, the feasibility of application of the fall-related ICF risk-factor core set is high.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The fall-related ICF risk-factor core set can help multidisciplinary teams develop fall-prevention strategies in acute rehabilitation wards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan - peter_liou@s.tmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Shih W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Li F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Lin C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Mei J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chun D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Tsan H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Liou
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D064702:International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012046:Rehabilitation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors