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PURPOSE : To validate the body functions and activities and participation part of
the extended International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
(ICF) core set for stroke with a Swedish population in the first 3 months
post-stroke. METHOD: At 6 weeks and at 3 months post-stroke, stroke survivors
were evaluated by 59 ICF categories of body functions, 59 categories of
activities and participation from the stroke ICF core set (extended version).
RESULTS: The study sample included 99 stroke survivors (54% women) with an
average age of 72 years. Statistical significant problems were identified in 28
ICF categories of body functions and in 41 ICF categories of activities and
participation at both time points, at 6 weeks and at 3 months. About 17 ICF
categories were reported as problems in independent (i.e. modified Rankin Scale
(mRS) < or =2) and about 34 categories in dependent (i.e. mRS > 2) stroke
survivors. CONCLUSIONS:
The results suggest a possible reduction of the stroke
ICF core set from 59 to 28 categories of body functions and from 59 to 41
categories of activities and participation. Hence, feasibility of the core set
for multiprofessional assessment increases and the core set might find more
integration in clinical practice. The number of problems in mobility and
self-care mainly distinguished between independent and dependent stroke survivors.

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