ICF Core Sets for the assessment of functioning of adults with cerebral palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To report on the results of the online international consensus process to develop the comprehensive and brief International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Sets for adults with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method

An online iterative decision-making and consensus process involved 25 experts, including clinicians and researchers working with adults with CP, an adult with CP, and the parents of adults with CP from all six regions of the World Health Organization. The most relevant categories were selected from a list of 154 unique second-level candidate categories to develop the ICF Core Sets for adults with CP. This list resulted from evidence gathered during four preparatory studies, that is, a systematic literature review, a qualitative study, an

SUBMITTER: Noten S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9299033 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature