Abstract
Objective
Since the number of older people is rising worldwide, there is an increasing need for a structured and integrated approach for the participation of the older person in clinical research. The introduction of a ‘Geriatric Minimum Data Set’ (GMDS) will allow a standardized description of the older person participating in clinical research. ICF, a universal tool for the comprehensive description of human functioning, developed by the World Health Organisation, can make a substantial contribution to the development of a GMDS. It can serve as a ‘framework’, including all the functional characteristics needed in research in Gerontology and Geriatrics. The objective was to integrate ICF terminology in a recently proposed GMDS-25.
Design
ICF is explored to determine the most relevant ICF-categories for GMDS-25.
Results and conclusion
Several items of the GMDS-25 can be described in terms of ICF. This description contributes to the optimal standardization of the GMDS-25.
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De Vriendt, P., Lambert, M. & Mets, T. Integrating the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in the geriatric minimum data SET-25 (GMDS-25) for intervention studies in older people. J Nutr Health Aging 13, 128–134 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-009-0019-8
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