Introduction to ICF Flashcards
traditional disability model
- medical model
- impairment is the problem
- need a cure, prosthetic, etc.
modern disability model
- social model (political)
- stairs are the problem for wheelchair users
- need a ramp
does the ICF have a medical or social point of view
- both
- does not reduce disability to one aspect
biopsychosocial model
- ICF
- (bio)logical: age, gender, genetics, physiologic reactions, tissue health
- (psycho)logical: mental and emotional health, beliefs and expectations
- (soci)ological: interpersonal relationships, social support dynamics, socioeconomics
WHO Family of International Classifications Systems (WHO-FIC)
- framework to code information about health and disability (consistent, international, comparable)
- standardized language to support communication about health and healthcare across disciplines and sciences
- client-centered
ICF
- biopsychosocial model
- integrates medical and social model
- used for definition, measurement, and policy formulations for health and disability
- 5 domains
ICF domains
- Body function and structure
- Activities
- Participation
- Personal factors
- Environmental factors
ICF terminology: body functions
physiological functions of body systems (including psychological)
ICF terminology: body structures
anatomical parts of the body (organs, limbs, etc.)
ICF terminology: activity
execution of a task or action by an individual
ICF terminology: participation
involvement in a life situation
ICF terminology: environmental factors
physical, social, and attitudinal evironment in which people live and conduct their lives
ICF terminology: impairments
problems in body function or structure such as significant deviation or loss
ICF terminology: limitations
difficulties an individual may have in executing activities
ICF terminology: restrictions
problems an individual may experience with involvement in life situations
ICF terminology: facilitators
positive environmental factors
ICF terminology: barriers
negative environmental factors
potential uses of the ICF
- service provision (assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation)
- research (international collaboration)
- policy development
- economic analyses
ICF body functions related to SLT
- mental functions
- sensory functions
- voice and speech
- digestive
- neuromusculoskeletal and movement-related
ICF body structures related to SLT
- nervous system
- eye, ear, and related
- structures in voice and speech
- movement
9 key domains of activity/participation
- learning and applying knowledge
- general tasks and demands
- communication
- mobility
- self-care
- domestic life
- interpersonal interactions and relationships
- major life areas
- community, social, and civic life
qualifiers for activity/participation
- performance
- capacity
performance definition
- what a person usually does in their current environment
- linked to participation
capacity definition
-what a person does in a standard environment
- highest probable level of functioning without assistance
- linked to activity
FOCUS assessment tool
- Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six
- activity and participation assessment
ICF domains of functioning and disability
- body functions and structures
- activities
- participation
ICF domains of contextual factors
- environmental factors
- personal factors
how is the ICF useful at the framework level
biopsychosocial model
ICF multi-disciplinary communication
- common language
- shared coding system
