Open AccessOperationalization of the Brief ICF Core Set for Hearing Loss: An ICF-Based e-Intake Tool in Clinical Otology and Audiology Practice
Author(s) -
Lisette M. van Leeuwen,
Marieke Pronk,
Paul Merkus,
S. Theo Goverts,
Caroline B. Terwee,
Sophia E. Kramer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ear and hearing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.577
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1538-4667
pISSN - 0196-0202
DOI - 10.1097/aud.0000000000000867
Subject(s) - operationalization , international classification of functioning, disability and health , applied psychology , set (abstract data type) , otology , hearing loss , psychology , test (biology) , relevance (law) , medical education , audiology , medicine , rehabilitation , physical therapy , computer science , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , pathology , political science , law , biology , programming language
According to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), functioning reflects the interplay between an individual's body structures and functions, activities, participation, environmental, and personal factors. To be useful in clinical practice, these concepts need to be operationalized into a practical and integral instrument. The Brief ICF Core Set for Hearing Loss (CSHL) provides a minimum standard for the assessment of functioning in adults with hearing loss. The objective of the present study was to operationalize the Brief CSHL into a digital intake tool that could be used in the otology-audiology practice for adults with ear and hearing problems as part of their intake assessment.