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Applying the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to Clinical Practice and Research in Acquired Brain Impairment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Robyn L. Tate  and
Michael Perdices
Robyn L. Tate*
Affiliation:
Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia; Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney, Australia. [email protected]
Michael Perdices
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
*
*Address for correspondence: Robyn Tate, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Studies Unit, PO Box 6, Ryde NSW 1680, Australia.
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Abstract

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a taxonomy that classifies health states and health conditions. It is a complex and detailed taxonomy, with 1,424 categories, covering body structures and functions, activities and participation, and environmental factors. The complexity and detail, however, can serve as a barrier in its everyday application. A number of strategies have been developed to facilitate use of the ICF in clinical and research practice, including the development of ‘core sets’. In this article, we present another method which will assist both the newcomer and those more familiar with the ICF. Along with a description of the ICF structure and contents, the article presents a graphical representation of ‘ICF trees’ as a vehicle to more readily grasp the detail of the ICF structure and contents and facilitate its use in the area of acquired brain impairment.

Keywords

ICFclassificationbrain injuriesrehabilitation
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Brain Impairment , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , 01 December 2008 , pp. 282 - 292
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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