Content analysis of the Measure of the Quality of the Environment by linkage with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

• Published in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy 2024-04, Vol.29 (2), p.e2089-n/a
• Main Authors: Alflen, Vívian Elaine Vargas, Pereira, Gabriela Santos, Condé, Mariana De Souza, Andrade, Fernanda Guimarães De, Fougeyrollas, Patrick, Silva, Soraia Micaela
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: content analysis; Disability and Health, environmental factors; Human Development Model—Disability Creation Process; International Classification of Functioning
• ISSN: 1358-2267; 1471-2865
• DOI: 10.1002/pri.2089

Background This study explores the linkage between the Measurement of Environmental Quality (MQE) and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Stemming from the Human Development Model—Disability Creation Process (HDM‐DCP), MQE enhances understanding of how environmental quality impacts disability development across diverse socio‐cultural contexts. Integrating MQE with ICF expands the perspective on disability formation beyond HDM‐DCP, encompassing ICF's functioning approach. Objective To link the MQE with the concepts and categories of the ICF. Methods Two health professionals with adequate taxonomic knowledge of the ICF performed the initial linkage, which was based on updated standardized rules considering all hierarchical levels of the ICF. Linkage agreement between the first two assessors was measured using the Kappa (k) coefficient and respective 95% confidence intervals. In the absence of a consensus between the two assessors (k > 0.60), a third assessor was consulted to make the arbitrary decision of the final categories linked to the MQE. Results Insufficient agreement between the two assessors was found for the linkage process (k = 0.52; p