International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

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WHO

• Who is WHO?

▫ World Health Organization ▫ United Nations’ agency ▫ Established in 1948 ▫ Objective is attainment by all peoples of the highest level of health (not just absence of disease)

WHO Family of International Classifications

• • • International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)  Codes diagnoses and mortality causes International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)   Classification system of functioning Over 1,400 classifications International Classification of Health Intervention (ICHI)   Currently being developed Different professions developed own (our text)

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

• Provides standard language & framework for description of health & disability ▫ Across disciplines, service delivery settings, countries, disabilities • TR will need to learn the content & language of ICF to talk/work with other professions ▫ Interventions ▫ Outcomes

ICF

• 1 st version was 1980 ▫ Focused on impairment, disability & handicap • Revised in 2001 ▫ Focuses on health & functioning vs. disability ▫ Endorsed by 191 nations including US ▫ Endorsed by PT, OT, TR and other healthcare organization

ICF

• Classification of health and health-related domains, that help to describe: ▫ Changes in body function and structure ▫ What a person can do in a standard environment (level of capacity) ▫ What a person can do in their usual environment (level of performance)

ICF Applications (Individual level)

• • • • • For the assessment of individuals: What is the person's

level of functioning?

For individual treatment planning: What

treatments or interventions can maximize functioning?

For the evaluation of treatment and other interventions: What are the outcomes of the

treatment? How useful were the interventions?

For communication among physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, and other health works, social service works and community agencies For self-evaluation by consumers: How would I rate my

capacity in mobility or communication?

Conceptual Models of Disability

• What is the Medical Model?

▫ Views disability as feature of person ▫ Disability is directly caused by disease, trauma, or other health conditions ▫ Requires medical care provided by professionals ▫ Call for medical treatment or intervention to “correct” the problem

Conceptual Models of Disability

• What is the Social Model?

▫ Views disability as a socially created problem ▫ It is not just an attribute of a person ▫ Disability demands a political response ▫ Problems are created by unaccommodating physical environment brought about by attitudes & other features of the social environment

Conceptual Models of Disability

• What is the Biopsychosocial Model?

▫ ICF based on this model ▫ Integration of medical & social models ▫ Disability and function viewed as outcomes of interaction between health conditions (disease, disorders, injuries) and contextual factors

Conceptual Models of Disability

• Contextual factors ▫ External environmental factors  Social attitudes, architectural barriers, legal & social structures, climate, etc.

▫ Internal personal factors   Gender, age, coping skills, social background, education, past & present experiences, etc.

Factors that influence how disability is experienced by the individual

Biopsychosocial Model: ICF Interactions

Key ICF Definitions

• • • • • • • Body functions: physiological functions of body systems Body structures: anatomical parts of the body Impairments: problems in body function or structure Activity: execution of a task or action Participation: involvement in a life situation Participation restrictions: problems in involvement in life situations Environmental factors: make up the physical, social and attitudinal environment in which people live.

Conceptual Model of ICF

Part 1. Functioning and Disability (a) Body Functions and Structures - Changes in body functions (physiological) - Changes on body structures (anatomical) (b) Activities and Participation - Capacity: Executing tasks in a standard environment - Performance: Executing tasks in the current environment

Conceptual Model of ICF

Part 2. Contextual Factors (c) Environmental factors - Facilitating or hindering impact of features of the physical, social, and attitudinal world (d) Personal factors - Impact of attributes of person See Porter & burlingame, p. 4

Body Functions (b – many TR scope)

(relates to function in isolation) • • • • • • • • Mental functions Sensory functions and pain Voice and speech functions Functions of cardiovascular, hematological, immunological and respiratory systems Functions of the digestive, metabolic and endocrine systems Genitourinary and reproductive functions Neuromusculoskeletal and movement related functions Functions of skin and related structures

Body Structures (s – doctor score)

• • • • • • • • Structures of the nervous system Eye, ear and related structures Structures involved in voice and speech Structures of the cardiovascular, immunological and respiratory systems Structures related to the digestive, metabolic and endocrine systems Structures related to the genitourinary and reproductive system Structures related to movement Skin and related structures

Activities and Participation (d – TR scope)

(relates to ability to do an activity) • • • • • • • • • Learning and applying knowledge General tasks and demands Communication Mobility Self-care Domestic life Interpersonal interactions and relationships Major life areas Community, social and civic life

Environmental Factors (e – TR scope)

• • • • • Products and technology Natural environment and human-made changes to environment Support and relationships Attitudes Services, systems and policies

Personal Factors

• • Not coded in ICF because of wide international variability Still included because of importance to understanding functioning & disability

Age

Gender Race

Race

Food preferences Fitness Lifestyle Upbringing Education Habits Coping styles Social background

ICF Coding Example

Level

Chapter 2 nd level 3 rd level 4 th level

Example

Chapter 2: Sensory Functions and Pain Seeing Functions Quality of vision Colour vision

Coding

b2 b210 b2102 b21021

ICF Qualifiers

• ICF domain becomes a classification when qualifiers are used ▫ Qualifiers record presence and severity of a problem in functioning at the body, person, and societal levels ▫ 1 or 2 qualifiers may apply per ICF domain

ICF Qualifiers (cont.)

3 4

Scale

0 1 2

Descriptor

No problem (none, absent, negligible) Mild problem (slight, low) Moderate (medium, fair) Severe (high, extreme) Complete (total)

%

0-4 2-24 25-49 50-95 96-100

ICF Qualifiers (cont.)

Construct Body Functions (b) First Qualifier

Generic qualifier with the negative scale used to indicate the extent or magnitude of an impairment

Example: b167.3 to indicate a severe impairment in specific mental functions of language

Second Qualifier

None

ICF Qualifiers (cont.)

Construct Body Structure (s) First Qualifier

Generic qualifier with the negative scale used to indicate the extent or magnitude of an impairment

Example: s730.3 to indicate a severe impairment of the upper extremity

Second Qualifier

Used to indicate the nature of the change in the respective body structure

0 no change in structure 1 total absence 2 partial absence 3 additional part 4 aberrant dimensions 5 discontinuity 6 deviating position 7 qualitative changes in structure,

including accumulation of fluid

8 not specified 9 not applicable

Example: s7300.32 to indicate the partial absence of the upper extremity

ICF Qualifiers (cont.)

Construct Activity & Participation (d) First Qualifier

PERFORMANCE Generic qualifier Problem in the person's current environment

Example: d5101.1_ to indicate mild difficulty with bathing the whole body with the use of assistive devices that are available to the person in his or her current environment

Second qualifier

CAPACITY Generic qualifier Limitation without assistance

Example: d5101._2 to indicate moderate difficulty with bathing the whole body and implies that there is moderate difficulty without the use of assistive devices or personal help

ICF Qualifiers (cont.)

Construct Environmental Factors (e) First Qualifier

Generic qualifier, with negative and positive scale to denote extent of barriers and facilitators respectively

Example: e130.2 to indicate that products for education are a moderate barrier.

Conversely, e130+2 would indicate that products for education are a moderate facilitator

Second Qualifier

None

ICF Core Sets

• • • • • • Brain injury rehabilitation Breast cancer Cardiopulmonary conditions Depression Multiple Sclerosis Stroke ▫ Etc.

• Also ICF-CY (children)

ICF TR Resources

• Howard, D., Browning, C., & Lee, Y. (2007). The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health: Therapeutic recreation code sets and salient diagnostic core sets. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 41(1), 61-81.

• Porter, H. R., & VanPuymbroeck, M. (2007). Utilization of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health within therapeutic recreation practice. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 41(1), 47-60.