TY - JOUR
T1 - 20 Years of ICF—International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
T2 - Uses and Applications around the World
AU - Leonardi, Matilde
AU - Lee, Haejung
AU - Kostanjsek, Nenad
AU - Fornari, Arianna
AU - Raggi, Alberto
AU - Martinuzzi, Andrea
AU - Yáñez, Manuel
AU - Almborg, Ann Helene
AU - Fresk, Magdalena
AU - Besstrashnova, Yanina
AU - Shoshmin, Alexander
AU - Castro, Shamyr Sulyvan
AU - Cordeiro, Eduardo Santana
AU - Cuenot, Marie
AU - Haas, Christine
AU - Maart, Soraya
AU - Maribo, Thomas
AU - Miller, Janice
AU - Mukaino, Masahiko
AU - Snyman, Stefanus
AU - Trinks, Ulrike
AU - Anttila, Heidi
AU - Paltamaa, Jaana
AU - Saleeby, Patricia
AU - Frattura, Lucilla
AU - Madden, Ros
AU - Sykes, Catherine
AU - Gool, Coen H.van
AU - Hrkal, Jakub
AU - Zvolský, Miroslav
AU - Sládková, Petra
AU - Vikdal, Marie
AU - Harðardóttir, Guðrún Auður
AU - Foubert, Josephine
AU - Jakob, Robert
AU - Coenen, Michaela
AU - Kraus de Camargo, Olaf
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - The International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) was approved in 2001 and, since then, several studies reported the increased interest about its use in different sectors. A recent overview that summarizes its applications is lacking. This study aims to provide an updated overview about 20 years of ICF application through an international online questionnaire, developed by the byline authors, and sent to each World Health Organization Collaborating Centers of the Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC CCs). Data was collected during October 2020 and December 2021 and descriptive content analyses were used to report main results. Results show how, in most of the respondent countries represented by WHO-FIC CCs, ICF was mainly used in clinical practice, policy development and social policy, and in education areas. Despite its applications in different sectors, ICF use is not mandatory in most countries but, where used, it provides a biopsychosocial framework for policy development in health, functioning and disability. The study provides information about the needs related to ICF applications, that can be useful to organize targeted intervention plans. Furthermore, this survey methodology can be re-proposed periodically to monitor the use of the ICF in the future.
AB - The International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) was approved in 2001 and, since then, several studies reported the increased interest about its use in different sectors. A recent overview that summarizes its applications is lacking. This study aims to provide an updated overview about 20 years of ICF application through an international online questionnaire, developed by the byline authors, and sent to each World Health Organization Collaborating Centers of the Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC CCs). Data was collected during October 2020 and December 2021 and descriptive content analyses were used to report main results. Results show how, in most of the respondent countries represented by WHO-FIC CCs, ICF was mainly used in clinical practice, policy development and social policy, and in education areas. Despite its applications in different sectors, ICF use is not mandatory in most countries but, where used, it provides a biopsychosocial framework for policy development in health, functioning and disability. The study provides information about the needs related to ICF applications, that can be useful to organize targeted intervention plans. Furthermore, this survey methodology can be re-proposed periodically to monitor the use of the ICF in the future.
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph191811321
DO - 10.3390/ijerph191811321
M3 - Article
C2 - 36141593
AN - SCOPUS:85138391608
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 19
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 18
M1 - 11321
ER -
