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Creating an Interface Between the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and Physical Therapist Practice

Reuben Escorpizo, Gerold Stucki, Alarcos Cieza, Kandace Davis, Teri Stumbo, Daniel L. Riddle
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090326 Published 1 July 2010
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  • Escorpizio R, et al. “Creating an interface between the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health and physical therapist practice.” Phys Ther. 2010;90:1053–1063. - August 01, 2010

Abstract

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has endorsed the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a framework to be integrated into physical therapist practice. The ICF is a universal and inclusive platform for the understanding of health and disability and a comprehensive classification system for describing functioning. The APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice was designed to guide patient management, given the different settings and health conditions that physical therapists encounter in their daily clinical practice. However, physical therapists may be unclear as to how to concretely apply the ICF in their clinical practice and to translate the application in a way that is meaningful to them and to their patients. This perspective article proposes ways to integrate the ICF and the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice to facilitate clinical documentation by physical therapists.

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  • Dr Escorpizo, Professor Stucki, Dr Cieza, and Dr Riddle provided concept/idea. All authors provided writing and reviewed the manuscript before submission. Professor Stucki, Dr Cieza, and Dr Riddle provided consultation. The authors thank the Case Study Group at the Swiss Paraplegic Research for sharing their perspectives on the manuscript. Special thanks to Professor Jerome Bickenbach and Alexandra Rauch for their comments on the manuscript prior to submission.

  • Received October 6, 2009.
  • Accepted February 25, 2010.
  • © 2010 American Physical Therapy Association
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Reuben Escorpizo, Gerold Stucki, Alarcos Cieza, Kandace Davis, Teri Stumbo, Daniel L. Riddle
Physical Therapy Jul 2010, 90 (7) 1053-1063; DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090326

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Creating an Interface Between the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and Physical Therapist Practice
Reuben Escorpizo, Gerold Stucki, Alarcos Cieza, Kandace Davis, Teri Stumbo, Daniel L. Riddle
Physical Therapy Jul 2010, 90 (7) 1053-1063; DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090326
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    • Abstract
    • The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
    • The ICF
    • Common Conceptual Perspectives of the Guide and the ICF
    • Foundation for Clinical Application: The ICF Core Sets
    • Application of the ICF in Physical Therapist Practice
    • Proposal 1: ICF-based “Functional Status/Activity Level”
    • Proposal 2: Integration of Condition-Specific ICF Core Sets
    • Discussion
    • Challenges and Opportunities
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  • International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
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