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Identification of problems in individuals with spinal cord injury from the health professional perspective using the ICF: a worldwide expert survey

Identification of problems in individuals with spinal cord injury from the health professional perspective using the ICF: a worldwide expert survey
Identification of problems in individuals with spinal cord injury from the health professional perspective using the ICF: a worldwide expert survey
Study design: Worldwide Internet survey.

Objectives: The specific aims of the study were (1) to identify problems of individuals with SCI in the early post-acute and the long-term context, respectively, addressed by health professionals and (2) to summarize these problems using the ICF.

Setting: International.

Methods: Physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, social workers and psychologists were asked for problems in the functioning and contextual factors of individuals with SCI using open-ended questions. All answers were translated (‘linked’) to the ICF based on established rules. Absolute and relative frequencies of the linked ICF categories were reported stratified by the context.

Results: Out of 243 selected experts, 144 (59.3%) named 7.650 different themes, of which 78.8% could be linked to ICF categories. In the early post-acute context, 30.7% of the 88 categories belonged to the component Body Functions, 14.8% to Body Structures, 30.7% to Activities and Participation and 23.9% to Environmental Factors. In all, 16 ICF categories were unique for the early post-acute context. In the long-term context, 27.2% of the 92 categories belonged to the component Body Functions, 13.0% to Body Structures, 35.9% to Activities and Participation and 23.9% to Environmental Factors. A total of 20 ICF categories were unique for the long-term context.

Conclusion: Health professionals identified a large variety of functional problems reflecting the complexity of SCI. Unique aspects of functioning exist for the early post-acute and the long-term context, respectively. The ICF provided a comprehensive framework to integrate answers from different professional backgrounds and different world regions.
expert survey, rehabilitation, icf, icf core set
1362-4393
529-536
Scheuringer, M.
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Kirchberger, I.
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Boldt, C.
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Eriks-Hoogland, I.
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Rauch, A.
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Velstra, I-M.
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Cieza, A.
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Scheuringer, M.
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Kirchberger, I.
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Boldt, C.
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Eriks-Hoogland, I.
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Rauch, A.
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Velstra, I-M.
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Scheuringer, M., Kirchberger, I., Boldt, C., Eriks-Hoogland, I., Rauch, A., Velstra, I-M. and Cieza, A. (2010) Identification of problems in individuals with spinal cord injury from the health professional perspective using the ICF: a worldwide expert survey. Spinal Cord, 48 (7), 529-536. (doi:10.1038/sc.2009.176). (PMID:20065988)

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Abstract

Study design: Worldwide Internet survey.

Objectives: The specific aims of the study were (1) to identify problems of individuals with SCI in the early post-acute and the long-term context, respectively, addressed by health professionals and (2) to summarize these problems using the ICF.

Setting: International.

Methods: Physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, social workers and psychologists were asked for problems in the functioning and contextual factors of individuals with SCI using open-ended questions. All answers were translated (‘linked’) to the ICF based on established rules. Absolute and relative frequencies of the linked ICF categories were reported stratified by the context.

Results: Out of 243 selected experts, 144 (59.3%) named 7.650 different themes, of which 78.8% could be linked to ICF categories. In the early post-acute context, 30.7% of the 88 categories belonged to the component Body Functions, 14.8% to Body Structures, 30.7% to Activities and Participation and 23.9% to Environmental Factors. In all, 16 ICF categories were unique for the early post-acute context. In the long-term context, 27.2% of the 92 categories belonged to the component Body Functions, 13.0% to Body Structures, 35.9% to Activities and Participation and 23.9% to Environmental Factors. A total of 20 ICF categories were unique for the long-term context.

Conclusion: Health professionals identified a large variety of functional problems reflecting the complexity of SCI. Unique aspects of functioning exist for the early post-acute and the long-term context, respectively. The ICF provided a comprehensive framework to integrate answers from different professional backgrounds and different world regions.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 12 January 2010
Published date: July 2010
Keywords: expert survey, rehabilitation, icf, icf core set
Organisations: Psychology

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Local EPrints ID: 341258
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/341258
ISSN: 1362-4393
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Author: M. Scheuringer
Author: I. Kirchberger
Author: C. Boldt
Author: I. Eriks-Hoogland
Author: A. Rauch
Author: I-M. Velstra
Author: A. Cieza

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