Development of ICF core set to profile communicative competence in dyadic communication among adults who use communication devices in Taiwan.

PURPOSE

This study aimed to develop an ICF core set to profile communicative competence in dyadic communication among adults who use communication devices in Taiwan.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The study was conducted following the release of a manual by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on how to develop the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core set in three phases: , , and . The helped collect and sort second-level ICF codes into a candidate list based on different perspectives, including (i.e., researchers' perspectives), (i.e., clinical perspectives), (i.e., perspectives of individuals with a health condition), and (i.e., health professionals' perspectives). An ICF core set was developed from the candidate list in through the Delphi technique, and the content validity of this core set was assessed in .

RESULTS

Altogether, 94 s-level ICF codes in the candidate list from the were included in the three rounds of the Delphi technique for . Finally, these 94 s-level ICF codes were validated and included in the core set for , including 28 in , 0 in , 42 in , and 24 in .

CONCLUSIONS

The developed ICF core set provides an evaluation tool to profile communicative competence in dyadic communication among adults using communication devices. This core set identifies the gap and future opportunities for further examining the care providers' roles, together with exploring the environmental facilitators and barriers. The implications concerning rehabilitation, limitations, and the way forward are discussed.Implications to RehabilitationThis core set was first developed in the context of Taiwan from the perspectives of adults and professionals who used communication devices to profile communicative competence in dyadic communication.This core set, which can be utilised across health care disciplines, can serve as the foundation for more holistic evaluation, profiling levels of communicative competence in daily dyadic communication among adults who use communication devices.Rehabilitation providers may decide, based on this core set, if communication devices should be proposed for adults again in order to minimise the abandonment of subsidised communication devices.Levels of communicative competence in daily dyadic communication among adults who use communication devices can be profiled through this ICF core set.