Use of the international classification of functioning, disability and health to describe patient-reported disability: A comparison of guillain-barré syndrome with multiple sclerosis in a community cohort

Abstract

Objective: To use the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to describe and compare patient-reported disability in Guillain-Barré syndrome survivors and persons with multiple sclerosis, and to identify relevant environmental factors. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of 77 survivors of GuillainBarré syndrome in the community. Their Guillain-Barré syndrome-related problems were linked with ICF categories (second level) using an open-ended questionnaire, consensus between health professionals and the "linking rules", and compared with similar data collected previously for 101 persons with multiple sclerosis. Results: Guillain-Barré syndrome survivors were male ..