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Do we need the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in practice?

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a classification published by the World Health Organization in 2001. The purpose of the ICF is to provide a unique, precise and unambiguous language to describe the health and health status of patients, and to define health components and certain health-related conditions. The ICF list contains three components elaborated in detail: Body Functions and Structures, Activities and Participation, and Environmental Factors. Each component consists of three different areas, and within each area there are categories that are classified and coded. These codes are a standardized language that offers a range of health information such as diagnoses, functioning and reasons for contacting health services. They are an excellent communication code, which provides better insight into health to different health professionals, health services and scientists. They can be used as a statistical, clinical, research and/or instrument in social and educational policy. Bachelors in Physiotherapy, as an important link of the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary team of outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation use a number of patient-centered clinical measures and instruments to evaluate cardiac patients. ICF, or Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease, is, among others, used to evaluate and determine physiotherapy goals and to document physiotherapy treatment. This tool proved to be excellent in providing Bachelors in Physiotherapy with a reference framework that makes it easier to them to plan physiotherapy treatment, they are better connected with all stakeholders involved in rehabilitation, and they can evaluate the effects of rehabilitation more successfully using coded, system-based, computer-accessible models.

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health ; Bachelors in Physiotherapy ; outpatient cardiac rehabilitation

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