scholarly journals The use of the ICF in the process of supplying assistive products: discussion paper based on the experience using a general Dutch prescription guideline

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Heerkens ◽  
Theo Bougie ◽  
Ellen Claus
Keyword(s):  
International Classification ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Discussion Paper ◽  
Important Data ◽  
Specific Data ◽  
General Guideline ◽  
Assistive Product

For many people assistive products are important to perform daily activities and to participate in society. In the process of selecting the proper assistive product for a person, it is important to describe in a uniform and transparent way his/her present functioning and wishes with respect to functioning. To indicate how the ICF (the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) can be used during the supply process, we have taken as a framework a general guideline describing this process. The guideline distinguishes seven steps in the supply process and for each step an inventory is made of the actions of the client, the actions of the care professional, the instruments used, the decisions made, the data generated, relevant classifications (including the ICF) to code these data, and the results for the client. It is the aim of this discussion paper to describe the role of the ICF in the prescription and supply of assistive products and to discuss the specific data in this process that can be classified using the ICF. Although the ICF is not perfect, it is a useful tool to code important data in the process of supplying assistive products. Clinical relevance Assistive products – used worldwide by millions of people – are used to maintain or enhance functioning, rather than to cure a disease. 1 As functioning can be classified with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), it can be expected that the use of ICF terminology in the supply process of assistive products will result in a better match between the characteristics of the person and the characteristics of the assistive product.

CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS OF THE MEANING OF THE TERM “DISABILITY” – IMPLICATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH (ICF)

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (34) ◽  
pp. 15-31
Author(s):  
Stanisława Byra ◽  
Magdalena Boczkowska ◽  
Marlena Duda
Keyword(s):  
Medical Model ◽  
International Classification ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
The Individual

The article provides a theoretical analysis of the contemporary contexts of the meaning of the term “disability.” Starting with the original medical model, through the social and biopsychosocial model, it shows the concept development process. Reference is made to the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps and its modified version - the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. The article explains the concept of disability included in ICF and focuses mainly on the various contexts of its meaning. The analysis presented in the paper shows the complexity of the phenomenon of disability itself, different dimensions of disability experience, the role of personal and contextual factors, as well as the complex nature of relationships between the individual components of ICF: functioning, disability and health.

International classification of functioning, disability, and health core sets for hearing loss: A discussion paper and invitation

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 256-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berth Danermark ◽  
Alarcos Cieza ◽  
Jean-Pierre Gangé ◽  
Francesca Gimigliano ◽  
Sarah Granberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
International Classification ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Discussion Paper ◽  
Core Sets

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health core set for vision loss: A discussion paper and invitation

2021 ◽  
pp. 026461962110559
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Billiet ◽  
Dominique Van de Velde ◽  
Olga Overbury ◽  
Ruth MA Van Nispen
Keyword(s):  
Vision Loss ◽  
International Classification ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Discussion Paper ◽  
Icf Core Set ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Common Framework

The World Health Organization created the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to provide a common framework to understand and describe functioning and disability. To make the ICF more applicable for everyday use, an ICF core set can be developed. We are going to reduce the entire ICF of 1400 categories to essential categories that can be used in a specific health context. These ICF core sets are created through a scientific process based on preparatory studies and the involvement of a multidisciplinary group of experts. The aim of this project is the development of an internationally accepted, evidence-based and valid ICF core set for irreversible vision loss. This article describes the process that is followed in detail and invites stakeholders to participate in the development.

Personas and Scenarios Based on Functioning and Health Conditions

2015 ◽  
pp. 274-294
Author(s):  
Alexandra Queirós ◽  
Margarida Cerqueira ◽  
Ana Isabel Martins ◽  
Anabela G. Silva ◽  
Joaquim Alvarelhão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
International Classification ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Human Functioning

This chapter presents how the concepts of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) can be used to optimize the role of personas and scenarios in the development and evaluation of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) systems and services, especially in aspects related to human functioning and health conditions.

scholarly journals A review on the role of functional limitations on evacuation performance using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivera Bukvic ◽  
Gunilla Carlsson ◽  
Giedre Gefenaite ◽  
Björn Slaug ◽  
Steven M. Schmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Limitations ◽  
International Classification ◽  
Health Science ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Cognitive Limitations ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This scoping review addresses the role of functional limitations on evacuation performance of adults in public buildings. Although this topic has been addressed in evacuation research, no linkage is currently available between functional limitations, the predominant activities affected by them and evacuation performance. This review strives to open a debate on the need to classify the impact of disability in terms of functional limitations on evacuation performance according to methods adopted in health science. This paper reviews literature concerning evacuation from public buildings with adults aged ≥ 60 years and/or adults aged ≥ 18 years with functional limitations. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health has been used to identify predominant activities during an evacuation and to perform a structured classification at different levels of resolution to address self-evacuation possibilities. Results of the review are presented in a tabular form linking predominant activities in terms of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and six categories of functional limitations with the engineering evacuation time-line. The suggested classification can facilitate the assessment of the evacuation-related issues in buildings in relation to the population under consideration. The main research gaps identified include the lack of studies concerning the impact of cognitive limitations on egress, and the need to add the temporal dimension to the methods adopted in accessibility research to allow for their use in the egress field.

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