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PURPOSE: To explore a set of International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (ICF) categories that cover the spinal cord injury (SCI)
nursing practice in China through a national expert survey.
METHODS: An
internet-based email survey was used. An original set of ICF categories
specifically for SCI nursing has been developed from the preliminary studies
based on an international perspective. For cultural adaptation in China, a
national expert survey was conducted with Chinese experts on SCI nursing to
identify the ICF categories that were specifically for SCI nursing in China. The
ICF categories which received more than 80% support from the experts would be
reported. RESULTS: Twenty-nine Chinese experts on SCI nursing participated. There
were 81 ICF categories which received more than 80% agreement among the experts,
including 33 Body Functions categories, eight Body Structures, 24 Activities and
Participation, six Environmental Factors and 10 Personal Factors items.
CONCLUSIONS: A set of ICF categories that cover the SCI nursing practice in China
was identified. It reflects the main issues that Chinese nurses focus on in
caring SCI patients. These categories can facilitate Chinese nurses to use the
ICF in multidisciplinary teamwork and improve the participation of nurses in the
team. Implications for Rehabilitation In China, nurses lack of an effective model
or tool to communicate with the other health professionals in the rehabilitation
team for spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a tool for multidisciplinary use,
which can promote the communication and collaboration in the healthcare team by
establishing a common language across different disciplines and sectors. This set
of ICF categories developed from this study can serve as a roadmap for important
items for use in clinical practice of Chinese SCI nursing.
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