Abstract
Commonly studied physical functions include activities such as walking and climbing stairs. Despite the acknowledged role of environmental factors and behavioral strategies to compensate for reduced performance capacity or environmental barriers in characterizing physical functioning, most assessments do not take these factors into account. This article presents a new conceptual model for assessment of relevant physical functioning while accounting for habitual environmental factors and compensation strategies.
- Received July 11, 2008.
- Accepted March 28, 2009.
- American Physical Therapy Association
Vol 96 Issue 12
Table of Contents
Issue highlights
Assessment of Physical Functioning: A Conceptual Model Encompassing Environmental Factors and Individual Compensation Strategies
- Article
- Abstract
- Prevalence of Limited Physical Functioning Difficulties
- The ICF: A Broad Framework of Health and Human Functioning
- Physical Functioning and the Environment: Models and Assessments Focused on the Individual
- Physical Functioning and the Environment: Models and Assessments Focused on Community-Level Factors
- Physical Functioning Assessment: Need for Improvement
- A New Conceptual Model Describing Assessment of Physical Functioning Performance
- Rationale for Development of the PF-E Model
- Summary and Future Research Needs
- Footnotes
- References
- Info & Metrics