Type of Project: In-house project
Description / Topics
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to report on the development of an ICF core set for functional assessment in disability claims in European social security systems.
Method
A formal decision-making process was applied. First, national meetings suggested categories to be included in the core set. Thereafter, the members of EUMASS working group for ICF selected a core set based on these suggestions, in a formal voting procedure.
Results
From 191 different suggestions for ICF categories given by the national meetings, 20 were selected for the core set. Five were from body functions and 15 from activities and participation. No category from environmental factors was included.
Conclusion
The EUMASS working group successfully reached consensus on a core set for functional assessments in disability benefit claims. The core set is generic, and should be used by medical doctors. It is intended for evaluation of rights to long term benefits. For the assessment in short term sickness absence, return to work, and vocational rehabilitation, other core sets need to be developed. The usefulness of the ICF qualifiers for the level of functioning in disability assessment has yet to be established.
The purpose of this paper is to report on the development of an ICF core set for functional assessment in disability claims in European social security systems.
Method
A formal decision-making process was applied. First, national meetings suggested categories to be included in the core set. Thereafter, the members of EUMASS working group for ICF selected a core set based on these suggestions, in a formal voting procedure.
Results
From 191 different suggestions for ICF categories given by the national meetings, 20 were selected for the core set. Five were from body functions and 15 from activities and participation. No category from environmental factors was included.
Conclusion
The EUMASS working group successfully reached consensus on a core set for functional assessments in disability benefit claims. The core set is generic, and should be used by medical doctors. It is intended for evaluation of rights to long term benefits. For the assessment in short term sickness absence, return to work, and vocational rehabilitation, other core sets need to be developed. The usefulness of the ICF qualifiers for the level of functioning in disability assessment has yet to be established.
Start:
1 Jan 2005
End:
ongoing
Project Management:
- Brage, Søren, MD, PhD |
- Donceel, Peter, MD, PhD |
- Falez, Freddy, MD, PhD
Employees:
- Nüchtern, Elisabeth, Dr. med.
Institutions:
EUMASS, European Union of Medicine in Assurance and Social Security
Homepage:
https://www.eumass.eu/
Berufsverband der Sozialversicherungsärzte Deutschlands (BSD)
AG ICF der Eumass
Meraner Straße 8
10825 Berlin
Medizinischer Dienst Baden-Württemberg
Dr. med. Elisabeth Nüchtern
Ahornweg 2
77933 Lahr
Telephone:
07821 938-0
E-Mail:
info@md-bw.de
Homepage:
https://www.md-bw.de/
University of Oslo
Section of social insurance and occupational medicine
Department of General Practice and Community Medicine
Søren Brage, MD, PhD
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Section of occupational, environmental and insurance medicine
Department of Public Health
Peter Donceel, MD, PhD
Université L¤ibre de Bruxelles
Section of assessment in health injuries
Department of legal medicine
Freddy Falez, MD, PhD
Brage, Søren; Donceel, Peter; Falez, Freddy: Development of ICF core set for disability evaluation in social security. Disability and Rehabilitation, Volume 30, Number 18, 2008, pp. 1392-1396(5)
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Reference Number:
R/FO3715
Last Update: 23 Mar 2023