ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
20 Years of ICF-International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Uses and Applications around the World.
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109 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Identification of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) codes most frequently used to describe functioning in children: a systematic review.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Pooled it
- Factors influencing long-term health-related quality of life among intensive care unit survivors: a mixed-methods systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Transition to adulthood in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: a systematic review with narrative synthesis on health systems, policies, and the role of health care providers.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of exercise-based interventions on stroke rehabilitation: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Outcome measures in muscular dystrophy rehabilitation: an ICF content comparison approach to the most commonly used MD scales.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of robot-assisted training for lower limb rehabilitation on lower limb function in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Indicators and Instruments to Assess Components of Disability in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
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- Artificial intelligence-enhanced mapping of the international classification of functioning, disability and health via a mobile app: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Cultural adaptation of the Work Disability Functional Assessment Battery (WD-FAB) into German (Germany): hybrid application of two adaptation approaches.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2026Article
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- [Twenty-five years after publication of the "International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health"-what research and practice can learn from each other].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026Article
- Exploring the Child Functioning Module in Multiple Surveys in Ghana and Niger.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Built Environment and Assistive Technology Design in Residential Aged Care: A Scoping Review and Mapping of Evaluation Methods and Measures to the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Monitoring Health Status: Development and Preliminary Validation of a Personal Health Index Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Strengthening adaptive functioning and participation in the contemporary spinal muscular atrophy paradigm: clinical perspectives and future directions.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2026Review
- The impact of age factors on postoperative limb function recovery in breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Moving Toward Participation-Focused Goals for Students With Disabilities: Outcomes of a Knowledge Translation Program for School-Based Therapists.Child: care, health and development · 2026Article
- The Effect of Periodic Assessments and Verbal Feedback on Physical Function and Adherence in Healthy Adults Aged ≥65: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
The International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) was approved in 2001 and, since then, several studies reported the increased interest about its use in different sectors. A recent overview that summarizes its applications is lacking. This study aims to provide an updated overview about 20 years of ICF application through an international online questionnaire, developed by the byline authors, and sent to each World Health Organization Collaborating Centers of the Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC CCs). Data was collected during October 2020 and December 2021 and descriptive content analyses were used to report main results. Results show how, in most of the respondent countries represented by WHO-FIC CCs, ICF was mainly used in clinical practice, policy development and social policy, and in education areas. Despite its applications in different sectors, ICF use is not mandatory in most countries but, where used, it provides a biopsychosocial framework for policy development in health, functioning and disability. The study provides information about the needs related to ICF applications, that can be useful to organize targeted intervention plans. Furthermore, this survey methodology can be re-proposed periodically to monitor the use of the ICF in the future.
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