SynthesisApplied clinical informatics2017
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in Electronic Health Records. A Systematic Literature Review.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review of the use and challenges of electronic health records in physiotherapy practice.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Enhancing Interoperability for a Sustainable, Patient-Centric Health Care Value Chain: Systematic Review for Taxonomy Development.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Short and long-term effects of robot-assisted therapy on upper limb motor function and activity of daily living in patients post-stroke: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Identifying reproductive-aged women with physical and sensory disabilities in administrative health data: A systematic review.Disability and health journal · 2020Pooled it
- Health-related outcomes among adults with cerebral palsy: a scoping review.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- A call for action to strengthen stakeholder readiness for ICF data exchange in European health data space: a structured narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Using graph machine learning to identify functioning in patients with low back pain in terms of ICF.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Measuring functioning and disability in Korea: comparing general and dedicated surveys using the ICF as a reference framework.PloS one · 2025Article
- Rare diseases: ethical challenges in the era of digital health.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Review
- The impact of increased computer screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic on the occurrence of upper part of musculoskeletal diseases among health personnel.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Upper-Limb Functional Recovery in Chronic Stroke Patients after COVID-19-Interrupted Rehabilitation: An Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Quality of life in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy: a review of literature and implications for practice.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- 21st century (clinical) decision support in nursing and allied healthcare. Developing a learning health system: a reasoned design of a theoretical framework.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Review
- ICF framework in cardiac rehabilitation: a real-life implementation in post-cardiac surgery and chronic heart failure patients.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Observational
- A feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial as a first step towards evaluating the effectiveness of a digital health dashboard in preventive child health care: a mixed methods approach.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Natural Language Processing: from Bedside to Everywhere.Yearbook of medical informatics · 2022Article
- Assessment of CVD Risk Factors in Secondary Prevention after Ischemic Stroke Using the ICF.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Measuring Equine-Assisted Therapy: Validation and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of an ICF-Based Standardized Assessment-Tool.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Integrating a New Dietetic Care Process in a Health Information System: A System and Process Analysis and Assessment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is the World Health Organization's standard for describing health and health-related states. Examples of how the ICF has been used in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have not been systematically summarized and described yet.
objectivesTo provide a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature about the ICF's use in EHRs, including related challenges and benefits.
methodsPeer-reviewed literature, published between January 2001 and July 2015 was retrieved from Medline
resultsOf 325 retrieved articles, 17 publications were included; 4 were categorized as requirement specification, 7 as development, and 6 as implementation publications. Information regarding the HOT-fit evaluation framework was summarized. Main benefits of using the ICF in EHRs were its unique comprehensive perspective on health and its interdisciplinary focus. Main challenges included the fact that the ICF is not structured as a formal terminology as well as the need for a reduced number of ICF codes for more feasible and practical use.
conclusionDifferent approaches and technical solutions exist for integrating the ICF in EHRs, such as combining the ICF with other existing standards for EHR or selecting ICF codes with natural language processing. Though the use of the ICF in EHRs is beneficial as this review revealed, the ICF could profit from further improvements such as formalizing the knowledge representation in the ICF to support and enhance interoperability.
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