Open AccessRedefining a minimal rehabilitation assessment protocol for severe acquired brain injuries
Author(s) -
Susanna Lavezzi,
Stefano Bargellesi,
Anna CASSIO,
Antonio De Tanti,
Giordano Gatta,
Bahia Hakiki,
Francesco Lombardi,
Andrea De Montis,
Federico Posteraro,
F. Scarponi,
Mariangela Taricco,
Paolo Boldrini,
Francesca Cecchi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
european journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.926
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1973-9095
pISSN - 1973-9087
DOI - 10.23736/s1973-9087.22.07451-2
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , protocol (science) , medicine , medline , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology , law , political science
The assessment of patients with severe Acquired Brain Injury (sABI) is mandatory in every phase and setting of care, and requires a multidimensional and interdisciplinary approach, to develop the individual rehabilitation project, and monitor long-term functional outcomes. In 2001 the Italian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (SIMFER) published the minimal assessment protocol for traumatic sABI, providing a comprehensive, standardized functional assessment based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), 2001. In 2007, a new protocol was published, extended to all sABI patients (PMGCA). In 2019, the SIMFER appointed a working group to provide a revised, updated version: the PMGCA2020.