Observational studyJournal of rehabilitation medicine2022
Responsiveness of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability And Health (ICF) Clinical Functioning Information Tool (ClinFIT) in Routine Clinical Practice in an Australian Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting.
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- Can functioning scores guide rehabilitation referral in primary care? Extending ClinFIT to the community level.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Empirical evaluation of an ICF core set for managing musculoskeletal conditions in primary care physical therapy services in Spain: a multicenter study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Optimizing the clinical functioning information tool (ClinFIT) in routine clinical practice: development of functional staging cutoff scores for rehabilitation provision and intensity.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Observational
- Cross-sectional differences of physical and psychosocial measures in low back pain according to pain chronification risk groups.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Standardizing Assessment and Reporting of Functioning Information for Rehabilitation and Healthy Aging.NAM perspectives · 2025Article
- The standards and tools of the European Union of Medical Specialists Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Section and Board for rehabilitation management and care: an evidence brief for rehabilitation practitioners.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Development of simple descriptions of the ICF Generic-30 Set in different languages: laying the foundation for an ICF-based clinical tool for Europe.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- A process evaluation of patient care needs using the Post-Stroke Checklist: A prospective study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2022Observational
- Evaluation of the Clinical Functioning Information Tool (ClinFIT) in Colorectal Surgical Prehabilitation: A Prospective Observational Study.Advances in rehabilitation science and practiceArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the responsiveness of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Clinical Functioning Information Tool (ClinFIT) in routine clinical practice in an Australian context.
methodsA prospective observational study with consecutive recruitment of inpatients at a tertiary rehabilitation facility. The assessments were at admission (T0), discharge (T1) and 3-month postdischarge (T2), using the following questionnaires: ClinFIT, Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and European Quality of Life (EQ-5D-5L). Extension Indices (EI) were calculated for the ClinFIT set, and responsiveness measured as a change in scores over time. The association between FIM and ClinFIT scores was explored.
resultsParticipants (n = 91, mean age 66.8±13.0 years, 52% male, 48% following stroke) reported ≥ 1 issue related to ClinFIT categories. ClinFIT total raw scores improved significantly across all health conditions compared with T0 (median (interquartile range): 196 (110, 228)) at both T1: 69 (37, 110); p < 0.001 and T2: 46.5 (20.8, 77); p < 0.001, with a medium effect size (r = 0.61 for both). There were significant changes in EI in the entire ClinFIT set from T0 to T1, and from T0 to T2 (p < 0.001 for both), with small to medium effect sizes. Analyses confirmed significant correlation in improvements between ClinFIT and FIM scores.
conclusionClinFIT is useful in evaluating patient functioning and can detect changes in functioning over time and across different health conditions.
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