The validity of the rehabilitation set of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in assessing aging-related disability

VernacularTitle:ICF康复组合功能评定工具在老年失能评估中的效度研究
Author: Shouguo LIU ; Juan JIN ; Xia ZHANG ; Juan YAN ; Mengqiu YE ; Yuanping ZHAO ; Hong XIE ; Jianan LI
From: Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2021;43(1):12-16
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To explore the validity of a function assessing tool based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health′s (ICF′s) rehabilitation set in assessing aging-related disability.Methods:A total of 1610 elderly people from 15 nursing homes across China were assessed using the tool based on the ICF′s rehabilitation set and with the 12-item short form health survey (SF-12). The structural validity of the responses was analyzed using factor analysis, and criterion-related validity was also evaluated.Results:The factor analysis yielded three factors with eigenvalues greater than 1. Their cumulative explanatory power was 74.4%. Item d550 eating had double loading in the factor analysis. The item scores and the total scores of the disability assessment tool were significantly negatively correlated with the physiological function domain scores and the psychological function domain scores.Conclusion:The function assessment tool based on the ICF′s rehabilitation set when combined with a numerical rating scale has good structural and criterion-related validity in the assessment of disability due to aging.