Employing the International Classifications of Functioning, Disability, and Health to identify relevant categories for disability evaluation in older adults from the research perspective: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The objective of this study was to identify relevant aspects for disability evaluation used in scientific literature for older adults.

Evidence acquisition

We employed a systematic review methodology as outlined by the ICF Research Branch. The methodology consists of four steps: 1) identifying studies that focus on disability evaluation among older adults; 2) identifying disability measures used in these studies; 3) linking the concepts contained in these measures to ICF categories; 4) conducting frequency analysis.

Evidence synthesis

A total of 1942 concepts contained in disability measures from 137 studies were extracted. About 97.7% of the concepts could be linked, and 1862 concepts were linked to 52 second-level ICF categories. Of these, 44 categories

SUBMITTER: Hu HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561473 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature