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Table 1 Ratings of the 9 ICF activities and participation domains across participant groups (differentiation based on Whiteneck and Dijkers [20])

From: The ICF as a common language for rehabilitation goal-setting: comparing client and professional priorities

ICF domains

Participants

 
  

Clients

(n = 12)

SLT

(n = 12)

OT

(n = 11)

PHY

(n = 11)

SW

(n = 11)

p-value

  

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Activities

Learning and Thinking

2.42

0.79

2.25ab

0.87

2.55

0.52

2.09abc

0.94

2.64

0.67

0.5612

 

Coping

2.58

0.67

2.92ab

0.29

2.73

0.65

2.55abc

0.69

2.73

0.47

0.7688

 

Communication

2.58

0.67

3.00b

0.00

2.73

0.65

2.91bc

0.30

2.73

0.65

0.6590

 

Mobility

2.67

0.50

3.00b

0.00

2.91

0.30

3.00c

0.00

3.00

0.00

0.5578

 

Self-care

2.75

0.62

2.92ab

0.29

2.82

0.60

2.82abc

0.60

2.91

0.30

0.9513

 

Domestic Life

2.30

0.78

2.25ab

0.62

2.36

0.81

1.91abc

0.83

2.45

0.52

0.6990

Participation

Relationships

2.50

0.80

3.00b

0.00

2.82

0.40

2.64abc

0.67

2.82

0.40

0.7907

 

Work and Education

2.75

0.62

2.58ab

0.67

2.73

0.47

1.91abc

0.70

2.18

0.98

0.1861

 

Spare Time

2.42

0.67

2.00a

0.74

2.18

0.60

1.82a

0.75

2.36

0.81

0.5612

 

p-value

0.7857

0.0002*

0.3078

0.0007*

0.4502

 
  1. Differing postscripts indicate a significant difference at the 10% level
  2. Abbreviations: SLT: speech-language therapist; OT: Occupational therapist; PHY: physiotherapist, SW: social worker.