title: Application of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), Functional Health and Disability.
abstract: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a common language for different professions in the health, social, educational and vocational systems for lawyers, decision makers and politicians. It deals with how to describe health conditions, functional health and disability. It gives detailed operational definitions of different functions that constitute health. From body function and body structure to activities of daily living and participation in society. ICF has brought international consensus on definitions and provided a framework to describe public health and disability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Švestková
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sládková
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kotková
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D014944:World Health Organization
keywords: ICF; activity; disability; functional health; health condition; participation; rehabilitation