Short Version (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: ICF Short Version) - Softcover

World Health Organization

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9241545445 ISBN 13: 9789241545440

Publisher: World Health Organization, 2001

Synopsis

As a new member of WHO Family of International Classifications ICF describes how people live with their health condition. ICF is a classification of health and health related domains that describe body functions and structures activities and participation. The domains are classified from body individual and societal perspectives. Since an individual's functioning and disability occurs in a context ICF also includes a list of environmental factors.

ICF is useful to understand and measure health outcomes. This handy pocket-sized edition can be used in clinical settings health services or surveys at the individual or population level. Thus, ICF complements ICD-10 The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems and therefore is looking beyond mortality and disease.

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Synopsis

This is the pocket-sized version of the publication which describes how people live with their health condition. It is a classification of health-related domains that describe body functions and structures, activities and participation. The domains are classified from body, individual and societal perspectives. Since an individual's functioning and disability occurs in a context, "ICF" also includes a list of environmental factors. This version contains main 2 level codes (99 per list maximum), and is available in English only. The "ICF" should be useful to understand and measure health outcomes. It can be used in clinical settings, health services or surveys at the individual or population level. It is intended to complement "ICD-10 - The International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems" and therefore is looking beyond mortality and disease.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9241545445
• ISBN 13: 9789241545440
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 231