A new classification for outcomes in illness and injury.
Illness and injury can lead to complex problems for patients and clinicians. A new approach from the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), may help manage such patients, and evaluate the success of the interventions used. The authors discuss the application of the ICF model.
McPherson
Kathryn M
KM
Division of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies, Auckland University of Technology.
Levack
William
W
Kersten
Paula
P
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D011379:Prognosis; D014944:World Health Organization