The challenges of describing rehabilitation services: A discussion paper.

The challenges of describing rehabilitation services: A discussion paper. J Rehabil Med. 2017 Dec 20;: Authors: Røe C, Kirkevold M, Andelic N, Soberg HL, Sveen U, Bautz-Holter E, Jahnsen R, van Walsem MR, Bragstad LK, Hjelle EG, Klevberg G, Oretorp P, Habberstad A, Hagfors J, Væhle R, Engen G, Gutenbrunner C Abstract To apply the Classification of Service Organization in Rehabilitation (ICSO-R) classification of services to different target groups, include the user perspective, identify missing categories, and propose standardized descriptors for the categories from a Norwegian perspective. Expert-based consensus conferences with user involvement. Health professionals, stakeholders and users. Participants were divided into 5 panels, which applied the ICSO-R to describe the habilitation and rehabilitation services provided to children with cerebral palsy and people with Huntington's disease, acquired brain injuries (traumatic brain injuries and stroke) and painful musculoskeletal conditions. Based on the Problem/Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome (PICO) framework, the services were described according to the ICSO-R. Missing categories were identified. The ICSO-R was found to be feasible and applicable for describing a variety of services provided to different target groups in Norway, but the user perspective was lacking, categories were missing, and a need for standardized description of the categories was identified. The...
Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Rehabil Med Source Type: research