Uli Fischer1, Martin Müller1,2, Ralf Strobl1,2, Gabriele Bartoszek3, Gabriele Meyer3,4, Eva Grill1,2. 1. Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometrics and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany. 2. German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany. 3. School of Nursing Science, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany. 4. Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify disease-related aspects of functioning and disability in people with joint contractures from a health professionals' perspective and to describe the findings, using categories of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). DESIGN: An Internet-based expert survey. METHODS: We asked international health professionals for typical problems in functioning and important contextual factors of individuals with joint contractures using an Internet-based open-ended questionnaire. All answers were linked to the ICF according to established rules. Absolute and relative frequencies of the linked ICF categories were reported. FINDINGS: Eighty experts named 1785 meaning units which could be linked to 256 ICF categories. Among the categories, 24.2% belonged to the component Body Functions, 20.7% to Body Structures, 36.3% to Activities and Participation, and 18.8% to Environmental Factors. CONCLUSION: Health professionals addressed a large variety of functional problems and multifaceted aspects due to the symptom joint contractures. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: International health professionals reported a large variety of aspects of functioning and health, which are related to joint contractures.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify disease-related aspects of functioning and disability in people with joint contractures from a health professionals' perspective and to describe the findings, using categories of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). DESIGN: An Internet-based expert survey. METHODS: We asked international health professionals for typical problems in functioning and important contextual factors of individuals with joint contractures using an Internet-based open-ended questionnaire. All answers were linked to the ICF according to established rules. Absolute and relative frequencies of the linked ICF categories were reported. FINDINGS: Eighty experts named 1785 meaning units which could be linked to 256 ICF categories. Among the categories, 24.2% belonged to the component Body Functions, 20.7% to Body Structures, 36.3% to Activities and Participation, and 18.8% to Environmental Factors. CONCLUSION: Health professionals addressed a large variety of functional problems and multifaceted aspects due to the symptom joint contractures. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: International health professionals reported a large variety of aspects of functioning and health, which are related to joint contractures.
Authors: Susanne Saal; Gabriele Meyer; Katrin Beutner; Hanna Klingshirn; Ralf Strobl; Eva Grill; Eva Mann; Sascha Köpke; Michel H C Bleijlevens; Gabriele Bartoszek; Anna-Janina Stephan; Julian Hirt; Martin Müller Journal: BMC Geriatr Date: 2018-02-28 Impact factor: 3.921