20 Years of ICF-International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Uses and Applications around the World.

ABSTRACT: 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, pol

SUBMITTER: Leonardi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9517056 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature