CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ITALIAN POPULATION WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS IN A REHABILITATION SETTING USING CLINFIT

Neurological disorders are a major cause of disability. ClinFIT is used to assess functioning and disability by measuring impairments in body functions (e.g. joint mobility), organs and other body structures, as well as limitations/restrictions that people experience in performing everyday activities and participating in all areas of life. Data for 364 people were analysed. The 10 most commonly impaired categories included 3 related to body functions and 7 to activities and participation. The categories severely impaired in more than 30% of the study participants were muscle power functions, carrying out daily routine, walking, moving around, doing housework and assisting others. ClinFIT Generic-30 is able to characterize the functioning profile in people with different neurological disorders.

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  The 10 most commonly impaired ICF categories included 3 for Body Functions (exercise tolerance functions (b455), mobility of joint functions (b710), and muscle power functions (b730)) and 7 for Activities and Participation (carrying out daily routine (d230), handling stress and other psychological demands (d240), changing basic body position (d410), maintaining a body position (d415), transferring oneself (d420), walking (d450), and moving around (d455)).
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  The ICF categories that were severely impaired (ICF qualifiers 3 and 4) in more than 30% of the study cohort were: muscle power functions (b730), carrying out daily routine (d230), walking (d450), moving around (d455), doing housework (d640), and assisting others (d660).
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  A significant sex disparity was observed with regard to the qualifiers 3–4, i.e. significantly more male participants reported severe/complete impairments or problems than females.