Welcome
Non enim vivere bonum est sed bene vivere –
What is good is not just living, but living well ...
(Seneca, Epistulae Morales 70, 4)
Since its establishment in 2003 the ICF Research Branch has contributed to the further development of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), the creation of ICF-based practical measurement tools and user-oriented applications as well as education and training. The ICF Research Branch has been striving to achieve its mission through international collaborative activities ranging from research to education and knowledge transfer. The team at the ICF Research Branch has been privileged to work in partnership with many outstanding individuals and committed institutions worldwide.
In this spirit, the ICF Research Branch encourages practitioners and scientists with an interest in the ICF to join our international collaborative efforts.By contributing to the further development of the ICF, we pave the way for securing this common international language of disability and health and for optimizing the functioning of people with health conditions.
ICF Core Set Manual for Clinical Practice - Available June 2012
The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is the common framework to understand and describe functioning and disability. ICF Core Sets facilitate the description of functioning in clinical practice by providing lists of categories selected from the entire ICF for various health conditions and health care contexts. This manual includes:
This manual is inherently multi-professional and will be of benefit not only to practitioners in various health care settings, but alos for students and teachers. The manual can be ordered online on various portals. Contact the ICF Research Branch Coordinator, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for further details. ICF BrowserYou can look up ICF categories online using the ICF Browser that is located on the WHO website: http://apps.who.int/classifications/icfbrowser/ |
Latest Publications
- Explanatory power does not equal clinical importance: study of the use of the Brief ICF Core Sets for SCI with a purely statistical approach
- A case study on the application of ICF-based tools for VR in SCI
- Identification of areas of functioning and disability addressed in inflammatory bowel disease-specific patient reported outcome measures