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Development of a Conversion Table to Link Clinical Scale Scores to ICF Qualifiers: Insights from a Survey of Healthcare Professionals

Shu Umemori
,
Mao Ogawa
,
Shin Yamada
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Masayo Komatsu
,
Emiko Oikawa
,
Yasuyo Okamoto
,
Masaki Katoh
,
Tomohide Shirasaka
,
Kagari Abiko
,
Shigehiro Moriizumi
,
Yuichiro Matsuo
,
Harukazu Tohyama
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Masahiko Mukaino
*
Version 1 : Received: 4 March 2024 / Approved: 5 March 2024 / Online: 5 March 2024 (13:51:15 CET)

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Umemori, S.; Ogawa, M.; Yamada, S.; Komatsu, M.; Oikawa, E.; Okamoto, Y.; Katoh, M.; Shirasaka, T.; Abiko, K.; Moriizumi, S.; Matsuo, Y.; Tohyama, H.; Mukaino, M. Development of a Conversion Table Linking Functional Independence Measure Scores to International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Qualifiers: Insights from a Survey of Healthcare Professionals. Healthcare 2024, 12, 831. Umemori, S.; Ogawa, M.; Yamada, S.; Komatsu, M.; Oikawa, E.; Okamoto, Y.; Katoh, M.; Shirasaka, T.; Abiko, K.; Moriizumi, S.; Matsuo, Y.; Tohyama, H.; Mukaino, M. Development of a Conversion Table Linking Functional Independence Measure Scores to International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Qualifiers: Insights from a Survey of Healthcare Professionals. Healthcare 2024, 12, 831.

Abstract

In clinical practice, patient assessments rely on established scales. Integrating data from these scales into the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework has been suggested; however, a standardized approach is lacking. Herein, we tested a new approach to develop a conversion table translating clinical scale scores into ICF Qualifiers based on a clinician survey. The survey queried rehabilitation professionals about which functional independence measure (FIM) item scores (1-7) corresponded to the ICF qualifiers (0-4). A total of 458 rehabilitation professionals participated. The survey findings indicated a general consensus on the equivalence of FIM scores with ICF qualifiers. The median value for each item remained consistent across all item groups. Specifically, FIM 1 had a median value of 4; FIM 2 and 3 had median values of 3; FIM 4 and 5 had median values of 2; FIM 6 had a median value of 1; and FIM 7 had a median value of 0. Despite limitations due to the irreconcilable differences between the frameworks of existing scales and the ICF, these results underline the ICF's potential to serve as a central hub for integrating clinical data from various scales.

Keywords

ICF; Qualifiers; functioning

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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