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View article: A Pledge to Mobilize Against Racism – Translated
A Pledge to Mobilize Against Racism – Translated Open
The members of the Journal of Occupational Science issued a pledge to mobilize against racism in August 2020. Part of that pledge was an undertaking to “mentor and encourage authors and reviewers t...
View article: Development of a Clinical Tool for Rating the Body Function Categories of the ICF Generic-30/Rehabilitation Set in Japanese Rehabilitation Practice, and Examination of its Interrater Reliability
Development of a Clinical Tool for Rating the Body Function Categories of the ICF Generic-30/Rehabilitation Set in Japanese Rehabilitation Practice, and Examination of its Interrater Reliability Open
BackgroundThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) Generic-30 (Rehabilitation) Set is a tool for assessing the functioning of a clinical population in rehabilitation. The ICF Generic-30 consists of 9 IC…
View article: Scale Banking for <scp>Patient‐Reported</scp> Outcome Measures That Measure Functioning in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Daily Activities Metric
Scale Banking for <span>Patient‐Reported</span> Outcome Measures That Measure Functioning in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Daily Activities Metric Open
Objective Functioning is an important outcome for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Heterogeneity of respective patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) challenges direct comparisons between their results. This study aimed to s…
View article: Creating a common metric based on existing activities of daily living tools to enable standardized reporting of functioning outcomes achieved during rehabilitation
Creating a common metric based on existing activities of daily living tools to enable standardized reporting of functioning outcomes achieved during rehabilitation Open
OBJECTIVE: Many different assessment tools are used to assess functioning in rehabilitation; this limits the comparability and aggregation of respective data. The aim of this study was to outline the development of an International Classif…
View article: A Pledge to Mobilize Against Racism
A Pledge to Mobilize Against Racism Open
Dear Colleagues, The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, USA is yet another signifier of the persistent and systemic racism that pervades communities internationally. His death at police hands i...
View article: The influence and added value of a Standardized Assessment and Reporting System for functioning outcomes upon national rehabilitation quality reports
The influence and added value of a Standardized Assessment and Reporting System for functioning outcomes upon national rehabilitation quality reports Open
OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the influence and added value of a Standardized Assessment and Reporting System (StARS) upon the reporting of functioning outcomes for national rehabilitation quality reports. A StARS builds upon an ICF-based (Int…
View article: The influence and added value of a Standardized Assessment and Reporting System for functioning outcomes upon national rehabilitation quality reports
The influence and added value of a Standardized Assessment and Reporting System for functioning outcomes upon national rehabilitation quality reports Open
Objective To demonstrate the influence and added value of a Standardized Assessment and Reporting System (StARS) upon the reporting of functioning outcomes for national rehabilitation quality reports. A StARS builds upon an ICF-based (Inte…
View article: Correction: Examining the complexity of functioning in persons with spinal cord injury attending first rehabilitation in Switzerland using structural equation modelling
Correction: Examining the complexity of functioning in persons with spinal cord injury attending first rehabilitation in Switzerland using structural equation modelling Open
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
View article: Supporting the clinical use of the ICF in Japan – development of the Japanese version of the simple, intuitive descriptions for the ICF Generic-30 set, its operationalization through a rating reference guide, and interrater reliability study
Supporting the clinical use of the ICF in Japan – development of the Japanese version of the simple, intuitive descriptions for the ICF Generic-30 set, its operationalization through a rating reference guide, and interrater reliability study Open
Background The World Health Organization developed the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) in 2001 and has been in the process of implementing it in clinics since then. Current international efforts to…
View article: Supporting the clinical use of the ICF in Japan – Development of the Japanese version of the simple, intuitive descriptions for the ICF Generic-30 Set, its operationalization through a rating reference guide, and interrater reliability study
Supporting the clinical use of the ICF in Japan – Development of the Japanese version of the simple, intuitive descriptions for the ICF Generic-30 Set, its operationalization through a rating reference guide, and interrater reliability study Open
Background: The World Health Organization developed the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) in 2001 and has been in the process of implementing it in clinics since then. Current international efforts t…
View article: Supporting the clinical use of the ICF in Japan – Development of the Japanese version of the simple, intuitive descriptions for the ICF Generic-30 Set, its operationalization through a rating reference guide, and interrater reliability study
Supporting the clinical use of the ICF in Japan – Development of the Japanese version of the simple, intuitive descriptions for the ICF Generic-30 Set, its operationalization through a rating reference guide, and interrater reliability study Open
Background: The World Health Organization developed the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) in 2001 and has been in the process of implementing it in clinics since then. Current international efforts t…
View article: Impact of spasticity on functioning in spinal cord injury: an application of graphical modelling
Impact of spasticity on functioning in spinal cord injury: an application of graphical modelling Open
This is the first application of graphical modelling in studying spasticity in people living with spinal cord injury. The results can be used as a basis for studies aiming to optimize rehabilitation interventions in people with moderate-to…
View article: Creating a common metric based on existing activities of daily living tools to enable standardized reporting of functioning outcomes achieved during rehabilitation
Creating a common metric based on existing activities of daily living tools to enable standardized reporting of functioning outcomes achieved during rehabilitation Open
The ICF-based and interval-scaled common metric enables comparison of patients and clinics functioning outcomes when different activities of daily living tools are used. The common metric can be included in a Standardized Assessment and Re…
View article: Cross-diagnostic scale-banking using rasch analysis: Developing a common reference metric for generic and health condition-specific scales in people with rheumatoid arthritis and stroke
Cross-diagnostic scale-banking using rasch analysis: Developing a common reference metric for generic and health condition-specific scales in people with rheumatoid arthritis and stroke Open
This study provides a transformation table to enable direct comparisons among instruments measuring physical functioning commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis (HAQ) and stroke (FIMTM motor scale), as well as in people with disability in ge…
View article: Supporting the clinical use of the ICF in Japan – Development of the Japanese version of the simple, intuitive descriptions for the ICF Generic-30 Set, its operationalization through a rating reference guide, and interrater reliability study
Supporting the clinical use of the ICF in Japan – Development of the Japanese version of the simple, intuitive descriptions for the ICF Generic-30 Set, its operationalization through a rating reference guide, and interrater reliability study Open
Background: The World Health Organization developed the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) in 2001 and has been in the process of implementing it in clinics since then. Current international efforts t…
View article: The Extended Barthel Index (EBI) can be reported as a unidimensional interval-scaled metric – A psychometric study
The Extended Barthel Index (EBI) can be reported as a unidimensional interval-scaled metric – A psychometric study Open
Background: The Extended Barthel Index (EBI), consisting of the original Barthel Index plus 6 cognitive items, provides a tool to monitor patients' outcomes in rehabilitation. Whether the EBI provides a unidimensional metric, thus can be r…
View article: The Extended Barthel Index (EBI) can Be Reported as a Unidimensional Interval-Scaled Metric – A Psychometric Study
The Extended Barthel Index (EBI) can Be Reported as a Unidimensional Interval-Scaled Metric – A Psychometric Study Open
Background The Extended Barthel Index (EBI), consisting of the original Barthel Index plus 6 cognitive items, provides a tool to monitor patients’ outcomes in rehabilitation. Whether the EBI provides a unidimensional metric, thus can be re…
View article: The Functional Independence Measure 18-item version can be reported as a unidimensional interval-scaled metric: Internal construct validity revisited
The Functional Independence Measure 18-item version can be reported as a unidimensional interval-scaled metric: Internal construct validity revisited Open
OBJECTIVE: Since the 1990s the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was believed to measure 2 different constructs, represented by its motor and cognitive subscales. The practice of reporting FIM total scores, together with recent develop…
View article: Revisiting the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) and QuickDASH in rheumatoid arthritis
Revisiting the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) and QuickDASH in rheumatoid arthritis Open
Most previous modern psychometric analyses of both the DASH and QuickDASH have failed to fully address the effect of a breach of the local independence assumption upon construct validity. Accommodating this problem by creating 'super items…
View article: Living with spinal cord injury in Mongolia: A qualitative study on perceived environmental barriers
Living with spinal cord injury in Mongolia: A qualitative study on perceived environmental barriers Open
Context: Environmental factors play a key role in the lives of individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI). This study identifies environmental barriers and their impacts on daily lives as perceived by individuals living with SCI in Mongol…
View article: The Functional Independence Measure 18-item version can be reported as a unidimensional interval-scaled metric: Internal construct validity revisited
The Functional Independence Measure 18-item version can be reported as a unidimensional interval-scaled metric: Internal construct validity revisited Open
This study provides evidence that FIM™ total scores represent a unidimensional set of items, supporting their use in clinical practice and outcome reporting when applying the respective transformation table. This provides a basis for stand…
View article: ICF Generic Set as new standard for the system wide assessment of functioning in China: a multicentre prospective study on metric properties and responsiveness applying item response theory
ICF Generic Set as new standard for the system wide assessment of functioning in China: a multicentre prospective study on metric properties and responsiveness applying item response theory Open
Objectives To examine metric properties and responsiveness of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Generic Set when used in routine clinical practice to assess functioning. Design Prospective multice…
View article: Overview of quality management models for inpatient healthcare settings. A scoping review
Overview of quality management models for inpatient healthcare settings. A scoping review Open
Purpose This scoping review aimed to generate an overview of existing quality management (QM) models for inpatient healthcare published in peer-reviewed literature. Data sources Peer-reviewed publications published until June 2016 were ret…