Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2002) The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 02 June 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2002). The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). AIHW, 2002.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Canberra: AIHW; 2002.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2002, The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), AIHW, Canberra.
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In May 2001 the new Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was endorsed by the World Health Assembly (WHO 2001). This marked the finalisation of a revision of the ICIDH (WHO 1980), a process that involved several years of redevelopment and testing by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Collaborating Centres, including the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The ICF has been developed for use in describing functioning and disability. It is now recognised as a core member of the WHO family of health-related classifications, complementary to the ICD, which focuses on diseases and health conditions.
The ICF interactive model A person’s functioning or disability is conceived as a dynamic interaction between health conditions and environmental and personal factors (WHO 2001:6 and see Figure 1). Functioning and disability are both multidimensional concepts. Disability is the umbrella term for any or all of: an impairment of body structure or function, a limitation in activities, or a restriction in participation.
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