La Clasificación Internacional de Funcionamiento (CIF) en la elaboración de un protocolo de evaluación del daño cerebral The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) for the development of an assessment protocol in brain injury patients

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an individualized rehabilitation program (PRI) based on the ICF in stroke patients. Material and method: Thirty-six subjects with stroke underwent a PRI based on their preserved capacities, personal and contextual factors. Assessment was focused on different rehabilitation areas before and after the PRI with the CIF and different scales. We compared pre- and post-treatment punctuations regarding body functions, activities and environmental factors. The sample was divided into two groups: less than five and more than five years after stroke. Results: We observed greater treatment response in patients with less than five years of evolution. It was obtained high correlations between activity items related to walking, speaking and eating, as well as in body function items involved in reception and expression of language, integrative language functions and body muscles strength. Conclusion: The development of a PRI based on the ICF as a clinical tool improves the degree of functionality and autonomy in patients with stroke.