Health measurement using the ICF: test-retest reliability study of ICF codes and qualifiers in geriatric care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was published by the World Health Organization (WHO) to standardize descriptions of health and disability. Little is known about the reliability and clinical relevance of measurements using the ICF and its qualifiers. This study examines the test-retest reliability of ICF codes, and the rate of immeasurability in long-term care settings of the elderly to evaluate the clinical applicability of the ICF and its qualifiers, and the ICF checklist.

Methods

Reliability of 85 body function (BF) items and 152 activity and participation (AP) items of the ICF was studied using a test-retest procedure with a sample of 742 elderly persons from 59 institutional and at home care service centers. Test-re

SUBMITTER: Okochi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1199614 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature