Feasibility of Applying the Extended ICF Core Set for Stroke to Clinical Settings in Rehabilitation: A Preliminary Study.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the potential feasibility of application of the extended International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set for stroke.


METHODS
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 40 stroke outpatients (>6 months after onset) admitted to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine for comprehensive rehabilitation. Clinical information of the patients were respectively evaluated to link to the 166 second-level categories of the extended ICF Core Set for stroke.


RESULTS
Clinical information could be linked to 111 different ICF categories, 58 categories of the body functions component, eight categories of the body structures component, 38 categories of the activities and participation component, and seven categories of the environmental factors component.


CONCLUSIONS
The body functions component might be feasible for application of the extended ICF Core Set for stroke to clinical settings. The activities and participation component and environmental factors component may not be directly applied to clinical settings without additional evaluation tools including interview and questionnaire.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
Kyu Yong
KY
Han
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
Hyo Jong
HJ
Kim
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
Heui Je
HJ
Bang
Disability; Disability and Health (ICF); Functioning; Health; International Classification of Functioning; Stroke