Validation of the ICF Comprehensive Core Sets for chronic conditions from the perspective of Health Professionals

Dr. Inge Kirchberger, MPH (Munich, Germany)

Besides the ICF Core Sets Multicenter International Validation Study and the validation from the patient perspective, a third approach to validate the ICF Core Sets for chronic conditions is being performed, namely it is a validation from the perspective of health professionals involved in the health care of patients with specific chronic conditions. The main question is whether the interventions applied to patients with a specific health condition by different health professions and the intervention-related effects on the patients' functioning and well-being are represented in the ICF categories selected for the corresponding ICF Core Sets. This approach is being pursuit with an international survey of experts (physicians, physical and occupational therapists, nurses, psychologists and social workers) according to the Delphi method.

For further information please contact: Inge Kirchberger