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In order to complement the International Classification of Diseases with a taxonomy making it possible to classify consequences of diseases, injuries, etc., already in 1980 the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the International Classification of Impairment, Handicap, and Disability (ICIDH). After years of international debate and successive revisions to update this classification system, in 2001 the current version of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) was launched.
The ICF is a biopsychosocial model operationalized in the form of a hierarchical classification system, providing a common, international framework for health outcome measures. According to the ICF, the term functioning encompasses all body functions and structures, activity, and participation which are conceived as dynamic interactions between health conditions and contextual factors (i.e., personal and environmental) (World Health Organisation...
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Iwarsson, S. (2023). International Classification of Functioning. In: Maggino, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17299-1_1499
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