Author:

• Rafaella Stradiotto Bernardelli - Bernardelli, R.S - <rafaellasb@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4613-0834

Co-author(s):

• Barbara Cordeiro Santos - Santos, B.C - <barbaracordeirosantos@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1222-7977
• Karoleen Oswald Scharan - Scharan, K.O - <karoleen.s@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4420-3171
• Katren Pedroso Corrêa - Corrêa, K.P - <katren.correa@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0175-2728
• Maria Isabel Barboza Silveira - Silveira, M.I.B - <mariaisabel1703@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7952-8219
• Auristela Duarte de Lima Moser - Moser, A.D.L - <auristela.lima@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5086-0701

Abstract:

Object. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) are broadly used and had their content linked to ICF by the linking rules of 2002 and 2005. These rules were refined in 2016 and have not yet been applied to these instruments. Objective. To apply the refinements of ICF linking rules to VAS, RMDQ, and SF-36. Method. Two health professionals participated in the linking process and a third researcher was triggered in divergences. The degree of agreement regarding to the identified categories was calculated by kappa statistic. Each meaningful concept was linked to the most precise ICF category. Results. There was almost perfect Kappa agreement (K=0.93 p

Keywords:

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; ICF; Linking rules; Surveys and Questionnaires.

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