Model System:

Burn

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J77157

Journal:


Disability and Rehabilitation

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 39, 25, 2584-2593

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Abstract:

Study examined the extent to which the outcome measures for the Burn Injury Model Systems (BMS) collect data that encompass the entire experience of burn patients over time. Each meaningful concept included in the BMS assessments was linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in order to classify and describe the content of each measure. The linking was completed by two experienced coders. The perspective of each assessment was also defined to determine if it addressed health status (disability and functioning), quality of life, and environmental factors (barriers and facilitators). A total of 1,327 concepts were identified among 754 items in all of the BMS assessments combined. A total of 61 percent (816 concepts) were linkable to the ICF. The body function component was most frequently addressed overall, followed by the activities and participation component. The component body structures and environmental factors are not extensively covered in the BMS assessments. ICF chapter and category distribution varied greatly between assessments. The assessments were of the health status perspective. This study suggests a need to revisit the item composition of the BMS assessments to more evenly distribute ICF topics and subtopics that are pertinent to burn injury which will ensure a broader but more precise understanding of burn injury recovery.

Author(s):


Osborne, Candice L., Petersson, Christina, Graham, James E., Meyer III, Walter J., Simeonsson, Rune J., Suman, Oscar E., Ottenbacher, Kenneth J.

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