Introduction to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
Original Editor - Ewa Jaraczewska based on the course by Patricia Saleeby
Top Contributors - Ewa Jaraczewska, Jess Bell, Kim Jackson, Tarina van der Stockt and Robin Tacchetti
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Model of disability which has been systematically developed by The World Health Organization (WHO) is based on the ongoing interaction between ones health and contextual factors. This model acknowledges that disability is a universal human experience, is etiologically neutral, and it lies on a continuum from no disability to complete disability.[1]The contextual factors affecting person's health include real-life environment, social interactions, and social participations.[1]Every healthcare personel need to understand and appreciate that patient perceives his health through the lenses of his daily life impacted by the environment.[1]This course provides an introduction to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) and review the changes and progress in conceptualising and measuring disability.
International Classification of Impairment, Disability and Handicaps (ICIDH)[edit | edit source]
International Classification of Impairment, Disability and Handicaps known as ICIDH, was published by the the World Health Organization in 1980. It was a manual containing the classification related to the consequences of disease, injuries, and other disorders, as well as a framework for health-related information.[2]
According to ICIDH manual, "an impairment is any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function". [3]Classification of impairments reflected:
- abnormalities of body structure (temporary or parmanent)
- appearance or disturbances at the level of the organ or system function resulting from any cause
There were nine categories of impairments:
Classification of disabilities reflected:
- individual's functional performance
- activity by the individual
Handicaps was defined as "the disadvantages experienced by the individual as a result of impairments and disabilities (interaction of the individual with the environment)".[3]
ICIDH-2[edit | edit source]
WHO-FIC[edit | edit source]
International Classification of Disease (ICD-11)[edit | edit source]
International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)[edit | edit source]
Components of ICF[edit | edit source]
Categories for Each Component[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cieza A, Sabariego C, Bickenbach J, Chatterji S. Rethinking disability. BMC medicine. 2018 Dec;16(1):1-5.
- ↑ Saleeby P. Introduction to Introduction to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) Course. Physioplus 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 World Health Organization. International classification of impairments, disabilities, and handicaps: a manual of classification relating to the consequences of disease, published in accordance with resolution WHA29. 35 of the Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly, May 1976. World Health Organization; 1980.
