Validation of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Multiple Sclerosis From the Perspective of Physical Therapists

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Description of the Delphi exercise. ICF=International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; MS=multiple sclerosis.

Table 1.

Demographic and Professional Characteristics of the Participants

^a South Africa (n=2).
^b United Arab Emirates (n=1).
^c Denmark (n=2), Estonia (n=1), Finland (n=2), Germany (n=6), Ireland (n=5), the Netherlands (n=4), Norway (n=1), Spain (n=3), Sweden (n=7), Switzerland (n=4), Turkey (n=2), and United Kingdom (n=14).
^d Thailand (n=1).
^e Argentina (n=1), Brazil (n=1), Canada (n=3), and United States (n=5).
^f Australia (n=3), China (n=1), New Zealand (n=10), and Singapore (n=1).
^g Data were from round 1.
^h 1=low, 5=excellent.
ⁱ Multiple answers were possible.

Table 2.

Physical Therapy Intervention Categories for Multiple Sclerosis in the ICF Components Body Functions and Body Structures^{^a}

↵^a Overview of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) categories included in the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Multiple Sclerosis and ICF categories identified in Delphi rounds 2 and 3. Bold type indicates ICF categories for which the agreement of at least 75% of the participants was reached.
^b Percentage of participants who made a statement linked to the indicated ICF category.
^c Lower-level category included in the core set and confirmed by a more specific ICF category (higher-level ICF category) reported by at least 75% of the participants.

Table 3.

Physical Therapy Intervention Categories for Multiple Sclerosis in the ICF Component Activities and Participation^{^a}

↵^a Overview of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) categories included in the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Multiple Sclerosis and ICF categories identified in Delphi rounds 2 and 3. Bold type indicates ICF categories for which the agreement of at least 75% of the participants was reached.
^b Percentage of participants who made a statement linked to the indicated ICF category.
^c Lower-level category included in the core set and confirmed by a more specific ICF category (higher-level ICF category) reported by at least 75% of the participants.

Table 4.

Physical Therapy Intervention Categories for Multiple Sclerosis in the ICF Component Environmental Factors^{^a}

↵^a Overview of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) categories included in the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Multiple Sclerosis and ICF categories identified in Delphi rounds 2 and 3. Bold type indicates ICF categories for which the agreement of at least 75% of the participants was reached.
^b Percentage of participants who made a statement linked to the indicated ICF category.

Table 5.

Summary of the Results

^a ICF=International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
^b The use of a more specific ICF category (eg, d4153 [maintaining a sitting position]) implies that the less specific (lower-level) ICF category is applicable.