1. Development of simple descriptions of the ICF Generic-30 Set in different languages: laying the foundation for an ICF-based clinical tool for Europe.
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Oral A, Kiekens C, DE Vriendt P, Satink T, VAN DE Velde D, Grazio S, Moslavac S, Schnurrer-Luke-Vrbanić T, Vlak T, Kontaxakis A, Rapidi CA, Pyrgeli M, Stavrianou A, Kujawa J, Tederko P, Küçükdeveci AA, Sezgin M, Zampolini M, Stucki G, and Selb M
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- Humans, Europe, Activities of Daily Living, Language, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, Disability Evaluation, Disabled Persons rehabilitation
- Abstract
Background: Functioning is considered a third indicator of health and a key outcome in rehabilitation. A universal practical tool for collecting functioning information is essential. This tool would be ideally based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health., Aim: To report the results of the development of country/language-specific versions of an ICF-based clinical tool in six European countries., Design: Consensus process., Setting: Expert conferences., Population: Multi-professional group of rehabilitation professionals in six European countries., Methods: 1) Developed an initial proposal by translating the published English-language version of the simple descriptions into the targeted language; 2) conducted a multi-stage consensus conference to finalize the descriptions; 3) employed a three-stage multi-professional expert panel translation back to English. The consensus conference model was modified for geographically large countries., Results: Croatian, Flemish/Dutch, Greek, Polish, and Turkish versions were produced., Conclusions: The creation of the country/language-specific simple descriptions is a significant part of the "system-wide implementation of the ICF" initiative that will pave the way for the implementation of the ICF in national health systems., Clinical Rehabilitation Impact: The practical ICF-based clinical tool with country/language specific versions for standardized reporting of functioning will serve as a means of integrating functioning information in national health systems and additionally for monitoring the effects of rehabilitation interventions.
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- 2023
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