Assessment instruments and the ICF in rehabilitation and physiotherapy

Journal Title: Rehabilitacja Medyczna - Year 2006, Vol 10, Issue 3

Abstract

This article describes the use of the ICF, the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, in rehabilitation and physiotherapy and the way the ICF can help to select proper assessment instruments for patients during the rehabilitation process. The ICF is a classification developed by the WHO to describe the functioning of a client. The ICF can be used to classify very relevant data in the process and outcome of rehabilitation care and physical therapy, such as the findings of the patient, the findings of the therapist, the functional diagnosis (the outcome of the diagnostic process), the treatment goals and the treatment results. Assessment instruments are tools to measure characteristics of the person or the environment, which are relevant in the process of rehabilitation or physiotherapy practice. These assessments can be tests, observation instruments and questionnaires and can be used as diagnostic and prognostic test and as outcome and evaluation measurements. In the selection of one or more instruments for an individual patient, there are several steps the professional has to take: 1) know the purpose(s) of using an instrument; 2) select the clinical variables you are interested in; 3) find the instruments that measure the chosen clinical variables; 4) determine the applicability, availability and feasibility of the instrument; 5) know the psychometric characteristics of the chosen instruments; 6) select the instruments that seem adequate; and 7) implement, use and evaluate the instruments. These steps are described.

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Yvonne Heerkens, Erik Hendriks, Rob Oostendorp

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Yvonne Heerkens, Erik Hendriks, Rob Oostendorp (2006). Assessment instruments and the ICF in rehabilitation and physiotherapy. Rehabilitacja Medyczna, 10(3), 11-20. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-82136