The comprehensive 360° model of research: its foundations and exemplary application in spinal cord injury
Objective: This paper introduces the “360° Model of Research”, a novel framework designed to prioritize functioning as a primary health indicator, particularly for individuals living with health conditions. The goal is to promote this model as a comprehensive, person-centred, and interdisciplinary a...
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| author | Sara Rubinelli Jerome Bickenbach James Middleton Ian Cameron Carla Sabariego Gerold Stucki |
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| description | Objective: This paper introduces the “360° Model of Research”, a novel framework designed to prioritize functioning as a primary health indicator, particularly for individuals living with health conditions. The goal is to promote this model as a comprehensive, person-centred, and interdisciplinary approach to health research, moving beyond the traditional siloed and disease-based methodologies.
Methods: The paper is conceptual, integrating existing scientific literature and theoretical frameworks to build the 360° Model. It draws on interdisciplinary perspectives from rehabilitation, social sciences, health services research, and ethics, among others, to create a unified health science focused on optimizing functioning.
Results: The 360° Model emphasizes functioning as a key health indicator, combining biological health with lived experience. The Model provides a reference framework for data collection, but does not presume any particular explanatory theory about how lived experience is created or interpreted by the individual. It has been successfully applied in the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI), demonstrating its value in addressing the comprehensive needs of individuals with spinal cord injury through interdisciplinary collaboration and a learning health system theory.
Conclusion: The 360° Model offers a transformative approach, highlighting the importance of functioning in health research. It provides a robust foundation for a new interdisciplinary field of Human Functioning Sciences, aimed at optimizing health and well-being across diverse populations.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8b7a1f379d2b486f9d6ae8828ea85c0e2025-08-20T02:12:33ZengMedical Journals SwedenJournal of Rehabilitation Medicine1651-20812025-02-015710.2340/jrm.v57.42019The comprehensive 360° model of research: its foundations and exemplary application in spinal cord injurySara Rubinelli0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1086-8914Jerome Bickenbach1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3070-4407James Middleton2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2777-8619Ian Cameron3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0147-047XCarla Sabariego4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6946-0177Gerold Stucki5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1392-5419Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), Nottwil, Switzerland; Faculty of Health Sciences and Health Policy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland; Center for Rehabilitation in Global Health Systems, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, SwitzerlandSwiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), Nottwil, SwitzerlandKolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; John Walsh Centre Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaKolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; John Walsh Centre Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaSwiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), Nottwil, Switzerland; Faculty of Health Sciences and Health Policy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland; Center for Rehabilitation in Global Health Systems, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, SwitzerlandSwiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), Nottwil, Switzerland; Faculty of Health Sciences and Health Policy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, SwitzerlandObjective: This paper introduces the “360° Model of Research”, a novel framework designed to prioritize functioning as a primary health indicator, particularly for individuals living with health conditions. The goal is to promote this model as a comprehensive, person-centred, and interdisciplinary approach to health research, moving beyond the traditional siloed and disease-based methodologies. Methods: The paper is conceptual, integrating existing scientific literature and theoretical frameworks to build the 360° Model. It draws on interdisciplinary perspectives from rehabilitation, social sciences, health services research, and ethics, among others, to create a unified health science focused on optimizing functioning. Results: The 360° Model emphasizes functioning as a key health indicator, combining biological health with lived experience. The Model provides a reference framework for data collection, but does not presume any particular explanatory theory about how lived experience is created or interpreted by the individual. It has been successfully applied in the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI), demonstrating its value in addressing the comprehensive needs of individuals with spinal cord injury through interdisciplinary collaboration and a learning health system theory. Conclusion: The 360° Model offers a transformative approach, highlighting the importance of functioning in health research. It provides a robust foundation for a new interdisciplinary field of Human Functioning Sciences, aimed at optimizing health and well-being across diverse populations. https://medicaljournalssweden.se/jrm/article/view/42019health status indicatorsfunctioninginterdisciplinary researchpatient-centred carerehabilitationspinal cord injuries |
| spellingShingle | Sara Rubinelli Jerome Bickenbach James Middleton Ian Cameron Carla Sabariego Gerold Stucki The comprehensive 360° model of research: its foundations and exemplary application in spinal cord injury Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine health status indicators functioning interdisciplinary research patient-centred care rehabilitation spinal cord injuries |
| title | The comprehensive 360° model of research: its foundations and exemplary application in spinal cord injury |
| title_full | The comprehensive 360° model of research: its foundations and exemplary application in spinal cord injury |
| title_fullStr | The comprehensive 360° model of research: its foundations and exemplary application in spinal cord injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | The comprehensive 360° model of research: its foundations and exemplary application in spinal cord injury |
| title_short | The comprehensive 360° model of research: its foundations and exemplary application in spinal cord injury |
| title_sort | comprehensive 360° model of research its foundations and exemplary application in spinal cord injury |
| topic | health status indicators functioning interdisciplinary research patient-centred care rehabilitation spinal cord injuries |
| url | https://medicaljournalssweden.se/jrm/article/view/42019 |
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