Qualitative assessment of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health with respect to the desiderata for controlled medical vocabularies

Use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and health: A literature survey

“…As listed in Table VII, 10 overlapping codes were identified in 7 papers (11,201,202,224,233,240,245) and in some cases it was queried if one or the other or both codes should be used. Nine papers reported lack of specificity (granularity) and the need to link several items from other linked instruments to a single ICF code, especially emotional functions (154,155,183,224,231) and pain (154,176,189,210,245).…”

“…Several authors mentioned that it was difficult to code the time dimension, this included loss of time (10,155,183,189,220,245), change over time, deterioration over time and time management (183,220). The lack of codes for personal factors was noted in several papers (82,145,191,212,215,223) and the difficulty of coding general health condition (248) and perception of self-health (82,155) was also reported.…”

“…function in an optimal environment (50) or within an environmentally adjusted environment (39); capacity equates to can do, whereas performance implies does do (164); capacity can be equated to activity, whereas performance can be equated to participation (24,145). The qualifiers were taken by some authors to refer to the amount of assistance required (245) or amount of time difficulty was experienced (242) rather that the amount of difficulty that is experienced with each item. Very few papers mentioned whether capacity was measured with or without aids or assistance.…”

The clinimetric properties of the world health organization disability assessment schedule II in early inflammatory arthritis

“…The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is the classification of functioning and disability used by the WHO. It systematically organizes the consequences of disease into 3 dimensions: body functions and structure (symptoms and impairment), activities, and participation (28–35). Several recent studies support the ICF as a useful framework for understanding the complex relationships among the diverse consequences of chronic conditions (36–38).…”

Contribuição da Fisioterapia para o bem-estar e a participação de dois alunos com Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne no ensino regular

“…A funcionalidade, na ICFDH, é um termo amplo que envolve a função e estrutura corporal, atividade e participação, sendo constituída dos aspectos positivos da interação entre um indivíduo e os fatores contextuais. A incapacidade, nesse modelo, resulta da interação entre a disfunção manifestada pelo indivíduo, a limitação de suas atividades e a restrição na participação social, bem como dos fatores ambientais que podem facilitar ou dificultar seu desempenho e participação (OMS, 2002;FARIAS;BUCHALLA, 2005;BALES et al, 2006).…”