PMID- 15843457
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20051201
LR  - 20181113
IS  - 0003-4967 (Print)
IS  - 1468-2060 (Electronic)
IS  - 0003-4967 (Linking)
VI  - 64
IP  - 11
DP  - 2005 Nov
TI  - ICF based comparison of disease specific instruments measuring physical 
      functional ability in ankylosing spondylitis.
PG  - 1576-81
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To link validated and widely used instruments measuring physical 
      functional ability in ankylosing spondylitis to the International Classification 
      of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) and to compare their contents, based 
      on the results of the linking process. METHODS: The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis 
      Functional Index (BASFI), the Dougados Functional Index (DFI), the Health 
      Assessment Questionnaire modified for the spondylarthropathies (HAQ-S), and the 
      Revised Leeds Disability Questionnaire (RLDQ) were linked to the ICF separately 
      by two trained health professionals according to 10 linkage rules. RESULTS: All 
      concepts contained in the items of the selected instruments could be successfully 
      linked to the ICF except for "illness" included in the HAQ-S. Altogether 55 
      different ICF categories were linked. Seven belonged to "body functions", 43 to 
      "activities and participation", and five to "environmental factors". The 
      component "body structure" was not contained in any of the four instruments. Only 
      two ICF categories were common to all selected questionnaires, but there was a 
      high level of concordance on the concepts represented in them. However, 
      especially in terms of "activities and participation", the emphasised aspects 
      differed. CONCLUSIONS: The ICF provides an excellent common framework for the 
      comparison of disease specific instruments for ankylosing spondylitis. For a 
      future revision of the ICF, a specification of major limitations in patients with 
      ankylosing spondylitis is suggested.
FAU - Sigl, T
AU  - Sigl T
AD  - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ludwig-Maximilians-University 
      of Munich, Marchioninistr 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.
FAU - Cieza, A
AU  - Cieza A
FAU - van der Heijde, D
AU  - van der Heijde D
FAU - Stucki, G
AU  - Stucki G
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20050420
PL  - England
TA  - Ann Rheum Dis
JT  - Annals of the rheumatic diseases
JID - 0372355
SB  - IM
MH  - Activities of Daily Living
MH  - Disability Evaluation
MH  - Humans
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - *Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Spondylitis, Ankylosing/*physiopathology/rehabilitation
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
PMC - PMC1755279
EDAT- 2005/04/22 09:00
MHDA- 2005/12/13 09:00
PMCR- 2008/11/01
CRDT- 2005/04/22 09:00
PHST- 2005/04/22 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/12/13 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/04/22 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2008/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ard.2004.027185 [pii]
AID - 10.1136/ard.2004.027185 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Rheum Dis. 2005 Nov;64(11):1576-81. doi: 10.1136/ard.2004.027185. Epub 2005 
      Apr 20.