Network Analysis of the Brief ICF Core Set for Schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Core Sets (ICF-CSs) for schizophrenia are a set of categories for assessing functioning in persons with this health condition. This study aimed to: a) estimate the network structure of the Brief ICF-CS for schizophrenia, b) examine the community structure (categories strongly clustered together) underlying this network, and c) identify the most central categories within this network.

Methods

A total of 638 health professionals from different backgrounds and with a significant role in the treatment of individuals with schizophrenia participated in a series of Delphi studies. Based on their responses we used the Ising model to estimate the network structure of the 25-category Brief ICF-CS, and t

SUBMITTER: Nuno L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247197 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature