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Development of the International Spinal Cord Injury Activities and Participation Basic Data Set.

M W Post^1,2, S Charlifue³, F Biering-Sørensen⁴

¹Brain Center Rudolf Magnus and Center of Excellence in Rehabilitation Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht and De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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A new International Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Activities and Participation (A&P) Basic Data Set was developed through expert consensus. This standardized A&P data set will improve global SCI research comparability.

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Area of Science:

Rehabilitation Medicine
Clinical Epidemiology
Disability Studies

Background:

Standardized data collection is crucial for comparing spinal cord injury (SCI) outcomes globally.
Existing measures for activities and participation in SCI lack international consensus.
A unified data set is needed to advance research and clinical practice in SCI.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an International Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Activities and Participation (A&P) Basic Data Set.
Establish a consensus-based core set of variables for SCI A&P assessment.
Facilitate standardized data collection in SCI research worldwide.

Main Methods:

An international working group and committee of experts were convened.
A consensus decision-making process was employed to select and define A&P data elements.
A draft data set was developed, reviewed by stakeholders, and revised iteratively.

Main Results:

Consensus was achieved on the definition of A&P, including performance and satisfaction.
Core A&P items were selected from established instruments (SCIM III and CHART).
The final data set comprises 24 A&P variables, including activities, participation, and satisfaction ratings.

Conclusions:

The International SCI A&P Basic Data Set should be collected in all future SCI outcome research.
Adoption of this data set will enhance the comparability of research findings across studies.
This standardized set allows for supplementary assessments based on specific research needs.