Using the handicap code of the ICIDH for classifying patients by intensity of nursing care requirements

An 11-class patient classification system (PCS) has been built on a recode of two dimensions of the handicap code of the ICIDH: physical independence and mobility handicaps. The proposed system, called MAC XI, explains 78% of the variance of nursing care hours required by nursing-home residents and...

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Published inDisability and rehabilitation Vol. 17; no. 3-4; p. 176
Main Authors Tilquin, C, Michelon, P, D'Hoore, W, Sicotte, C, Carrillo, E, Leonard, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1995
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Disabled Persons - classification
Humans
Long-Term Care
Nursing Care
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:An 11-class patient classification system (PCS) has been built on a recode of two dimensions of the handicap code of the ICIDH: physical independence and mobility handicaps. The proposed system, called MAC XI, explains 78% of the variance of nursing care hours required by nursing-home residents and extended-care hospital patients. This percentage of variation is higher than the one explained by traditional dependency grids such as the Exton-Smith, Murphy, Kuntzmann and SMAF. MAC XI, based on two dimensions of the handicap code, is thus a powerful tool for predicting intensity of nursing care for staffing and budgeting purposes in long-term care institutions.
ISSN:0963-8288
DOI:10.3109/09638289509166713