Laying the foundation for a primary care core set of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) for community-dwelling older adults: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore relevant areas of functioning from the perspective of community-dwelling adults aged 75 years and over, in order to develop a Core Set of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) for community-dwelling older adults for use in primary care.

Design

Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and focus groups.

Participants

A total of 27 community-dwelling older adults participated in the interviews and 24 of them in the focus groups.

Methods

Following the proposed methodology of the ICF Research Branch, this is 1 of 4 preparatory studies in the Core Set development process. Within the transcripts, concepts of functioning were identified, based on Mayring's qualitative content analysis using deductive

SUBMITTER: Tomandl J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814875 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature