Results of the three questions of the 43 ICF categories in the second Delphi round
| ICF categories | Existing assessment batteries linked to ICF categories | Question items | ||||||
| (1) Appropriateness of ICF 43 category scoring descriptions | (2) Appropriateness of existing assessment batteries linked to each ICF categories | (3) Appropriateness of the scoring methods for each ICF categories linked to existing assessment batteries | ||||||
| Median score (/9) | Number of outside median tertile (/21) | Median score (/9) | Number of outside median tertile (/21) | Median score (/9) | Number of outside median tertile (/21) | |||
| b110 | Consciousness function | Japan Coma Scale | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| b114 | Orientation function | Mimi-Mental State Examination | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| b130 | Energy and drive function | Vitality Index | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| b134 | Sleep function | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| b164 | Higher-level cognitive functions | Frontal Assessment Battery | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| b410 | Heart function | Echocardiography; left ventricular function, ECG | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| b415 | Blood vessel function | Fontaine classification | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| b420 | Blood pressure function | Blood pressure | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| b440 | Respiration function | SpO2, Respiration Rate | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| b455 | Exercise tolerance function | Specific Activity Scale | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| b460 | Sensations associated with cardiovascular and respiratory functions | NYHA classification | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| b525 | Defaecation function | – | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| b530 | Weight maintenance functions | Body Mass Index | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| b545 | Water, mineral and electrolyte balance functions | Blood test: Na, K | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| b620 | Urination function | – | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| b710 | Mobility of joint function | Range Of Motion | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| b730 | Muscle power function | Manual Muscle Test or five-times sit-to-stand | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| s410 | Structure of the cardiovascular system | Echocardiography; Severity of valve function Chest radiograph; CTR | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| d177 | Making decisions | – | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| d230 | Carrying out daily routine | – | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| d310 | Communicating with-receiving-spoken messages | FIM; Comprehension | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| d330 | Speaking | FIM; Expression | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| d420 | Transferring oneself | FIM; Transfers | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| d450 | Walking | FIM; Walk 5 m walk test | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| d510 | Washing oneself | FIM; Bathing | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| d520 | Caring for body parts | FIM; Grooming | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| d530 | Toileting | FIM; Toileting | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| d540 | Dressing | FIM; Dressing | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| d550/d560 | Eating/ Drinking | FIM; Eating | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| d570 | Looking after one’s health | – | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| d620 | Acquisition of goods and services | Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale; Shopping | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| d630 | Preparing meals | Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale; Food preparation | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| d640 | Doing housework | Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale; Housekeeping | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| d710 | Basic interpersonal interactions | – | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| d760 | Family relationships | – | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| d920 | Recreation and leisure | – | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| e310 | Immediate family | – | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| e340 | Personal care providers and personal assistants | – | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| e355 | Health professionals | – | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| e410 | Individual attitudes of immediate family members | – | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| e575 | General social support services, systems, and policies | – | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| e580 | Health services, systems, and policies | – | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
CTR, cardiothoracic ratio; FIM, Functional Independence Measure; NYHA, New York Heart Association; SpO2, oxygen saturation.