ArticleThe South African journal of physiotherapy2022
Expanding on the use of The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Examples and resources.
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- Advancing Neurological Rehabilitation: The BRAIN Framework for Clinical Reasoning in Neurophysiotherapy.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Knowledge and use of the international classification of functioning, disability and health: a cross-sectional survey among health professionals in Pakistan.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Teaching the ICF or using the ICF to teach? Lessons from first-time clinical practice.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2026Article
- Perceived facilitators and barriers to routine utilisation of standardised outcome measures among physiotherapists in Namibia.Ghana medical journal · 2025Article
- International Classification of Functioning-Based Analysis of Activity Limitations and Participation in Hospitalized Elderly Patients in Poland: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Utilisation of standardised outcomes measures by clinical Physiotherapists working in Namibia: a nationwide cross-sectional study.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2024Article
- ICF in Bachelor degree programs-the implementation of the ICF in the clinical reasoning process of physical therapists for neurological patients-optimizing the health curriculum for comprehensive patient care.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Specific ICF training is needed in clinical practice: ICF framework education is not enough.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Clinical Assessment of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain-A Framework Proposal Based on a Narrative Review of the Literature.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Most physiotherapists today are familiar with the abbreviation ICF and know that it stands for the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; the title of the World Health Organization's international standard for describing health and health related states. Most universities in South Africa and globally have adopted the framework of the ICF in their curricula especially in promoting clinical reasoning, however, translating that knowledge for recording and monitoring has been slow in coming. Less well known, is how the ICF is and can be used and how it can inform physiotherapy practice, research, education and administration. Our article outlines the importance of the ICF to physiotherapy and recommends resources to facilitate expanded ICF use by physiotherapists. Examples are given of how to use coding and the importance of aggregating data and concluding with resources that can assist with the expanded use. Sufficient evidence and resources are available to support the expanded use of the ICF for data collection and clinical coding. Clinical implications: The aggregation of data can be used for the monitoring of universal health coverage especially in the context of National Health Insurance implementation.
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