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PURPOSE: To identify self-reported disability measures developed for older adults
by performing a systematic literature review and to compare the contents of all
identified measures based on the International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (ICF). METHOD: A broad systematic literature search was
performed in March 2012 in the following databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL,
PsycINFO and PROQOLID. Each item in the identified measures was extracted and
linked to the ICF categories. A content comparison between measures was
performed. The content density and diversity of each measure were assessed by
calculating the content density ratio (the number of meaningful concepts divided
by the number of items in each questionnaire) and content diversity ratio (the
number of different ICF categories divided by the number of linked meaningful
concepts), respectively. RESULTS: We reviewed 5622 published articles and
identified 13 eligible measures. In total, 293 meaningful concepts from 265 items
were extracted, of which, 270 concepts were linked to the ICF. A total of 62
different ICF categories were addressed. EARRS, FHS and SF-LLFDI had the highest
content density ratio, while FHS and KI had the highest content diversity ratio.
Different measures differed considerably in content. CONCLUSIONS: The ICF can be
used as a conceptual framework not only for assessing measures but also for
developing new measures. According to this ICF-based content comparison, the
contents of currently available measures for disability in older adults vary
significantly from one another. Our study may provide useful information for the
selection of suitable measures for a particular purpose, as well as the
development of new measures.

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