Souza, Mariana A.P.Ferreira, Fabiane R.César, Cibele C.Furtado, Sheyla R.C.Coster, Wendy J.Mancini, Marisa C.Sampaio, Rosana F.2018-02-012018-02-012016-01-19Souza MAP, Ferreira FR, César CC, Furtado SRC, Coster WJ, Mancini MC, et al. Development of a first-contact protocol to guide assessment of adult patients in rehabilitation services networks. Braz J Phys Ther. 2016 Mar-Apr; 20(2):148-157 . http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.01371809-9246https://hdl.handle.net/2144/26588OBJECTIVE: This paper describes the development of the Protocol for Identification of Problems for Rehabilitation (PLPR), a tool to standardize collection of functional information based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROTOCOL: The PLPR was developed for use during the initial contact with adult patients within a public network of rehabilitation services. Steps to develop the protocol included: survey of the ICF codes most used by clinical professionals; compilation of data from functional instruments; development and pilot testing of a preliminary version in the service settings; discussion with professionals and development of the final version. The final version includes: user identification; social and health information; brief functional description (BFD); summary of the BFD; and PLPR results. Further testing of the final version will be conducted. CONCLUSIONS: The protocol standardizes the first contact between the user and the rehabilitation service. Systematic use of the protocol could also help to create a functional database that would allow comparisons between rehabilitation services and countries over time.p. 148 - 157This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Life sciences & biomedicineOrthopedicsRehabilitationAssessmentPatient-centered careInternational classification of functioningDisability and healthOutcomesBrazilActivities of daily livingAdultDisability evaluationHumansSurveys and questionnairesHumansPublic health and health servicesArticle10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0137