Linking COURAGE in Europe built environment instrument to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY)

Maturitas. 2012 Nov;73(3):218-24. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.07.008. Epub 2012 Jul 31.

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the paper is to prove that the COURAGE in Europe Built Environment (CBE) instrument selected items are relevant to health and disability assessment and evaluation.

Study design: The two lists of the CBE preliminary items--outdoor checklist and self-reported questionnaire--were linked to the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY) through established linking rules.

Results: The pool of the CBE 162 preliminary items were linked to a total of 184 categories of ICF-CY, and belonged mainly to two out of the four of the ICF-CY components. Fifteen of the items were not linked to any category of the ICF-CY classification at all. The linking process showed that more than 90% of CBE preliminary items were linked to ICF-CY categories and more than 4/5 of them were linked to the ICF-CY component of environmental factors.

Conclusion: The fact that most of the linked CBE preliminary items referred to few ICF categories, on one hand showed that the ICF framework encompasses a lot of different aspects related to functioning and disability; on the other hand ICF categories are not very detailed for a comprehensive description of the built environment features.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living*
  • Aging
  • Checklist / standards*
  • Child
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Disability Evaluation*
  • Disabled Children*
  • Environment Design*
  • Europe
  • Health*
  • Humans
  • International Classification of Diseases
  • Research Design / standards*
  • Self Report
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • World Health Organization