Study Guide: Module 2

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00 – Study Guide – Module 2 – Introducing ICF

Goal

“ICF is about all people.” “ICF has universal application” (World Health Organization, 2001) In this module you will explore the content of the ICF by doing some exercises.

At the end of this module, you will be: 

  • able to describe the content and structure of the ICF
  • able to use the online browser to locate components, categories, definitions and codes
  • able to identify relevant ICF codes from a descriptions of functions

Contact session

During the contact session a short overview of ICF will be provided and opportunity will be there for discussion.

References

Institute for Medical Information Processing Biometry and Epidemiology. (2020). ICF e-learning Tool. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. https://www.icf-elearning.com

Jindal, P. (2016). Video 1 NA: What is the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)? YouTube. https://youtu.be/uoEIc4wBaIo

Leonardi, M., Lee, H., Kostanjsek, N., Fornari, A., Raggi, A., Martinuzzi, A., Yáñez, M., Almborg, A. H., Fresk, M., Besstrashnova, Y., Shoshmin, A., Castro, S. S., Cordeiro, E. S., Cuenot, M., Haas, C., Maart, S., Maribo, T., Miller, J., Mukaino, M., … Kraus de Camargo, O. (2022). 20 Years of ICF – International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Uses and Applications around the World. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(18), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811321

World Health Organization. (2001). International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). World Health Organization.

World Health Organization. (2013). How to use the ICF: A practical manual for using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Version 0.9. October 2013. World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/

World Health Organization. (2022). International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). World Health Organization. https://icd.who.int/dev11/l-icf/en