The development of an ICF-based questionnaire for patients with chronic conditions in primary care

We developed a self-reported questionnaire for patients in primary care with chronic conditions aged 50 years or older. The questionnaire supports a more person-centered approach by adopting a biopsychosocial focus on functional status instead of a focus on disease. Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), an ICF Primary Care set for patients with chronic conditions was constructed in three phases. In the first phase, we identified relevant ICF categories for the ICF Primary Care set by using existing ICF sets for chronic health conditions.

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - July 15, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Authors: S.A.E. Postma, K. van Boven, H. ten Napel, D.L. Gerritsen, W.J.J. Assendelft, H. Schers, T.C. olde Hartman Tags: Original Article Source Type: research