International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

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WHO framework clinical reference classification health classification system

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health is a World Health Organization framework and classification system for describing and measuring health, disability, and functioning at both individual and population levels.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
ICF	3
ICF classification	1
International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps	1
WHO Family of International Classifications	1
WHO ICF	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	WHO framework ⓘ clinical reference classification ⓘ health classification system ⓘ
abbreviation	International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ICF
alsoKnownAs	International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health ⓘ surface form: ICF classification International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health ⓘ surface form: WHO ICF
appliesTo	individuals ⓘ populations ⓘ
basedOn	biopsychosocial model of health ⓘ
conceptualizesDisabilityAs	interaction between health condition and contextual factors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Switzerland ⓘ
developer	World Health Organization ⓘ
emphasizes	functioning rather than disease alone ⓘ
fieldOfUse	clinical practice ⓘ disability evaluation ⓘ health policy ⓘ health statistics ⓘ public health ⓘ rehabilitation ⓘ research ⓘ social security assessment ⓘ
hasComponent	activities and participation ⓘ body functions ⓘ body structures ⓘ environmental factors ⓘ
hasPurpose	describe disability ⓘ describe functioning ⓘ measure health and disability at individual level ⓘ measure health and disability at population level ⓘ
headquartersLocationOfPublisher	Geneva ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
partOf	International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: WHO Family of International Classifications
publicationYear	2001 ⓘ
publisher	World Health Organization ⓘ
recognizesFactorType	environmental factors ⓘ personal factors ⓘ
relatedTo	International Classification of Diseases ⓘ International Classification of Health Interventions ⓘ
replaces	International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps
supports	comparability of health data across countries ⓘ standardized reporting of disability ⓘ
targetAudience	health professionals ⓘ policy makers ⓘ researchers ⓘ statistical offices ⓘ
translatedInto	multiple languages ⓘ
URL	https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/international-classification-of-functioning-disability-and-health ⓘ
usesScaleType	qualifiers for capacity ⓘ qualifiers for extent of impairment ⓘ qualifiers for performance ⓘ

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