The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core sets for deafblindness, part II of the systematic review: linking data to the ICF categories.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Deafblindness, a health condition with varying combinations of hearing and vision impairment, affects functioning and social participation. In 2001, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) to examine human health and functioning. To use the ICF in clinical practice, smaller categories of ICF codes, referred to as Core Sets, were developed for specific health conditions. However, no ICF Core Set exists for deafblindness. As part of an ICF Core Set development, this paper examines the existing literature from an ICF perspective and links relevant data to the ICF categories.

Evidence acquisition

The systematic review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and

SUBMITTER: Jaiswal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11559257 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature