Open AccessDevelopment of a Minimum Reporting Set of Contextual Factors for Rehabilitation Studies: A Delphi Study
Author(s) -
Boya Nugraha,
Grace Engen,
Cecilie Røe,
Marit Kirkevold,
Helene Lundgaard Søberg,
Nada Anđelić,
Christoph Gütenbrunner
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of rehabilitation medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1651-2081
pISSN - 1650-1977
DOI - 10.2340/jrm.v54.2033
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , documentation , delphi method , context (archaeology) , service delivery framework , set (abstract data type) , referral , service provider , quality (philosophy) , service (business) , delphi , descriptive statistics , medical education , psychology , medicine , applied psychology , nursing , physical therapy , computer science , business , artificial intelligence , paleontology , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , epistemology , marketing , biology , programming language , operating system
Objective: To identify the most important categories of the International Classification of Service Organization in Rehabilitation (ICSO-R 2.0) for a minimum reporting data set.Methods: A 2-step Delphi survey was used. Rehabilitation experts from all world regions including physicians, nurses, neuropsychologists, physiotherapists, and others, were invited to participate. In the first round, all participants were asked to rate the categories and subcategories of the ICSO-R 2.0 with the following criteria: Being relevant for study outcomes; Being distinctive among different rehabilitation settings; Being feasible to use and reported by objective figures or other clear characterization. All categories that were rated relevant, distinctive and feasible by more than 60% of respondents from the first round were included in the second round.Results: The most important and relevant factors for the minimum reporting set in rehabilitation services regarding the provider were: human resources, context, technical resources, quality assurance and management, location of provider, and ownership. Regarding the service delivery, the most important and relevant factors were: target group, rehabilitation team, aspect of time and intensity, setting, location of service delivery, modes of referral, facility and reporting and documentation. Conclusion: Several categories were identified, and reduction in these through discussions and iterative voting at workshops and consensus conferences is needed before finalizing the reporting set.