ICF Core Sets

Jerome Bickenbach, PhD, LLB, is a member of the steering committee of the ICF Research Branch, was closely involved in the development of the ICF at the WHO, and is a member of the Functioning and Disability Reference Group (FDRG) at WHO. Alarcos Cieza, Psychologist, PhD, MPH, is a member of the steering committee of the ICF Research Branch. She has led the development process of several ICF Core Sets since 2001. She also led the development of the ICF e-Learning tool at WHO and participated in the development of other training materials and of the ICF Core Set documentation tools. She is a member of the Functioning and Disability Reference Group (FDRG) of WHO. Alexandra Rauch, PT, BSc, MPH, participated in the development and validation of several ICF Core Sets, ICF Core Set documentation tools, and various ICF training materials, as well as being Leader of ICF training workshops. Gerold Stucki, MD, MS, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy at the University of Lucerne, Director of Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), and Director of the ICF Research Branch. As Co-Chair of the Functioning and Disability Reference Group (FDRG) of the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) Network, and President of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM), he is promoting the implementation of the ICF in medicine, rehabilitation, and the health sector at large. Towards this end he initiated the ICF Core Set project and has guided its development as a member of the steering committee.

1. Preface Gerold Stucki; 2. What is Functioning and why is it important? Jerome Bickenbach; 3. Introduction to the ICF Alexandra Rauch, Miriam Luckenkemper, Alarcos Cieza; 3.1. The integrative model of functioning, disability and health; 3.2. The structure and codes of the ICF classification; 3.3. ICF qualifiers; 4. ICF Core Sets Pavel Ptyushkin, Melissa Selb, Alarcos Cieza; 4.1. ICF Core Set development process; 4.2. Available ICF Core Sets; 4.3. Types of ICF Core Sets; 5. Use of ICF Core Sets in practice Alexandra Rauch, Miriam Luckenkemper, Alarcos Cieza; 5.1. The selection of ICF Core Sets ("What to describe"); 5.2. The description of the level of functioning ("How to describe"); 5.3. The documentation form; 6. Case Examples; 6.1. Use of the ICF Core Set for musculoskeletal conditions in the acute context Alexandra Rauch; 6.2. Use of the ICF Core Set for spinal cord injury in the early post-acute context Alexandra Rauch; 6.3. Use of the ICF Core Set for multiple sclerosis in the long-term context Andrea Glassel, Miriam Luckenkemper; 6.4. Use of the ICF Core Set for vocational rehabilitation Monika Finger, Miriam Luckenkemper; 6.5. Use of the ICF Core Set for low back pain in the long-term context Todd Davenport, Sean D. Rundell, Reuben Escorpizo; 7. References; 8. Acknowledgements; 9. Key terms; Contents of the CD; Ca. 1,400 printable pages, with both a brief version and a comprehensive version (except in the case examples) of the following:; 1. ICF Core sets; a) Acute Context; Acute Inflammatory Arthritis; Cardiopulmonary Conditions; Musculoskeletal Conditions; Neurological Conditions; b) Early Post-Acute Context; Cardiopulmonary Conditions; Geriatric Patients; Musculoskeletal Conditions; Neurological Conditions; Spinal Cord Injury; c) Long-Term Context; Ankylosing Spondylitis; Bipolar Disorders; Breast Cancer; Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease; Chronic Widespread Pain; Depression; Diabetes Mellitus; Hand Conditions; Head And Neck Cancer; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Low Back Pain; Multiple Sclerosis; Obesity; Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases; Osteoarthritis; Osteoporosis; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Sleep; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury; Vocational Rehabilitation; 2. ICF Documentation Forms for the Acute Context; Acute Inflammatory Arthritis; Cardiopulmonary Conditions; Musculoskeletal Conditions; Neurological Conditions; 3. ICF Documentation Forms for the Early Post-Acute Context; Cardiopulmonary Conditions; Geriatric Patients; Musculoskeletal Conditions; Neurological Conditions; Spinal Cord Injury; 4. ICF Documentation Forms for the Long-Term context; Ankylosing Spondylitis; Bipolar Disorders; Breast Cancer; Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease; Chronic Widespread Pain; Depression; Diabetes Mellitus; Hand Conditions; Head And Neck Cancer; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Low Back Pain; Multiple Sclerosis; Obesity; Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases; Osteoarthritis; Osteoporosis; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Sleep; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury; Vocational Rehabilitation; 5. Case Examples for: Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Acute Hospital; Spinal Cord Injury in the Early Post-Acute Context; A Patient with Multiple Sclerosis in the Long-Term Context; Vocational Rehabilitation In The Long-Term Context; Patient With Low Back Pain In The Long-Term Context.