IFCI

Robyn O'Halloran is the Speech Pathology Adviser for Scope, Victoria, Australia. Linda Worrall is Associate Professor, Communication Disability in Ageing Research Unit, The University of Queensland, Australia. Deborah Tofffolo is Director, Access Brain Injury Services, NSW, Australia. Chris Code is based in the Department of Psychology, Exeter University, UK. Louise Hickson is Associate Professor, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Queensland, Australia.

CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW What does the ICI Measure ? Who should conduct the IFCI Which patients shoud be assessed with the IFCI ? When and where should you use the IFCI ? Why should you use the IFCI ? CHAPTER 2 - THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IFCI Background Identifying the communication situations that occur in hospital. Selecting communication situations for functional communication measure for the hospital setting. Determining the final list. Validity of the IFCI Interrater and intrarater reliability of the IFCI CHAPTER 3 - ADMINISTRATION Intoduction Step 1 : Documneting the patient's relevant biographical details, medical history, current medical condition and health management plans. Step 2 : Conducting the IFCI with the patient at bedside. Step 3 : Conducting further interviews with relevant staff. Step 4 : Writing a summary CHAPTER 4 : SCORING THE IFCI General; scoring information Scoring each IFCI situation Scoring the IFCI on the basis of staff interviews Calculating overall scores Case Studies