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Introduction: The symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) impact an individual's health by associating with specific functional disabilities. To identify the disabilities and functionality of people affected by COPD, one can use the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Objective: To understand the incapacities of individuals affected by COPD assisted in a cardiorespiratory rehabilitation program and to relate to the categories that make up the comprehensive ICF core set for COPD by validating the same. Method: A descriptive, observational cross-sectional study with COPD patients, of both sexes, submitted to the interview script with open questions about functionality and disability. The interview was transcribed and analyzed through the identification of concepts related to the ICF categories, comparing their frequency with the categories proposed in the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for COPD and the validation obtained through Kappa. Results: 24 COPD participants, 10 men, and 14 women, mean aged 65.5±9.8 years, answered the interview whose concepts were linked to the 52 ICF categories and subcategories, 05 of these not represented in the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for COPD, being " d445 use of hand and arm, "d550 eat"; "d630 prepare meals"; "e210 physical geography" and "e2100 physical geography, orography". Conclusion: The study made it possible to recognize the incapacities of individuals affected by COPD, showing valid use of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for COPD since 90.3% of the categories found in the study were present in the Core Set.
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