ICF system is formulated by the World Health Organization to describe and classify various states related to health and life. This system mainly includes two parts: function and disability and health-related factors.
The classification norms of ICF system cover different aspects of health and life sustainability, including human physiological, psychological and social conditions, as well as environmental and cultural factors in life. The system can help doctors, therapists and public health professionals to better identify and understand the effects of diseases and people's functional performance in daily life.
It can also be used in the fields of disease prevention, medical diagnosis, rehabilitation nursing and social security, emphasizing the importance of disease-related functional loss and social participation, and reminding people how to deal with and overcome these obstacles in daily life.
Composition and application of ICF system
ICF consists of two parts. The first part is about function and disability, including body function (represented by the letter "B") and body structure (represented by the letter "S"), activities and participation (represented by the letter "D"). The second part is background factors, which mainly refers to environmental factors (represented by the letter "E").
ICF adopts alphanumeric coding system, so it can code a wide range of health-related information (such as diagnosis, function, disability status, etc.), and provide a unified and standard language and framework for clinic to describe patients' health status and health-related conditions; At the same time, using this standardized common language can make different disciplines and fields in the world communicate with each other.
Specifically, ICF can be applied to: 1, statistical tools: used for data collection and coding (population research, management system for the disabled, etc. ); 2. Research tools: measuring the results of health status, quality of life or environmental factors; 3. Clinical tools: used for evaluation, such as occupational evaluation and rehabilitation effect evaluation; 4. Tools for formulating social policies: used to formulate social and security plans, insurance compensation systems and formulate and implement policies; 5. Educational tools: used for teaching needs assessment and curriculum design.