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Capturing functional information is crucial in childhood disability. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core
Sets promote assessments of functional abilities and disabilities in clinical
practice regarding circumscribed diagnoses. However, the specificity of ICF Core
Sets for childhood-onset disabilities has been doubted. This study aimed to
identify content commonalities and differences among the ICF Core Sets for
cerebral palsy (CP), and the newly developed Core Sets for autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHOD: The
categories within each Core Set were aggregated at the ICF component and chapter
levels. Content comparison was conducted using descriptive analyses. RESULTS: The
activities and participation component of the ICF was the most covered across all
Core Sets. Main differences included representation of ICF components and
coverage of ICF chapters within each component. CP included all ICF components,
while ADHD and ASD predominantly focused on activities and participation.
Environmental factors were highly represented in the ADHD Core Sets (40.5%)
compared to the ASD (28%) and CP (27%) Core Sets. INTERPRETATION: International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Sets for CP, ASD, and
ADHD capture both common but also unique functional information, showing the
importance of creating condition-specific, ICF-based tools to build functional
profiles of individuals with childhood-onset disabilities.
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core
Sets for cerebral palsy (CP), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and
attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) include unique functional
information. The ICF-based tools for CP, ASD, and ADHD differ in terms of
representation and coverage of ICF components and ICF chapters. Representation of
environmental factors uniquely influences functioning and disability across ICF
Core Sets for CP, ASD and ADHD.
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