Rehabilitation outcomes of older persons within the context of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF): a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

With the ageing population, more older persons require rehabilitation following (sub)acute functional decline. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model offers a biopsychosocial framework to address complexities of rehabilitation in this population. This systematic review investigates which ICF components have been reported in rehabilitation research involving older persons, which rehabilitation outcomes have been reported, and whether, and how associations between ICF components and rehabilitation outcomes have been described.

Methods

A comprehensive search was conducted in three databases. Studies involving older persons (mean or median age ≥ 70 years) undergoing post-acute rehabilitation, with health data linked to the ICF

SUBMITTER: Brouwer VHEW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12945888 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature