Development of a subset of the international classification of functioning, disability and health as a basis for a questionnaire for community-dwelling older adults aged 75 and above in primary care: a consensus study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Functioning of older adults needs to be adequately described before it can become the focus of care. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides a basis for describing functioning. As the ICF is too extensive for daily practice in primary care, there is a need for a reduced number of categories. The aim is to develop an ICF-subset for community-dwelling older adults aged 75 and above in primary care.

Design

The scientific basis for decision-making in our consensus study was laid by four preparatory studies, identifying potentially relevant ICF categories from four perspectives (research, patients', experts' and clinical perspective). The results of the preparatory phase were discussed by an international expert panel in a

SUBMITTER: Rink L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10450041 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature