ICF Core Sets

New fully revised edition:

• Updated information on 8 new Core Sets and the Generic Sets
• Includes ICD-11 codes
• New details on the Core Set development process
• New section on ICF-based tools
• Five detailed case examples

The World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is the internationally accepted standard for assessing, documenting, and reporting functioning and disability. The ICF Core Sets highlighted in this second edition of the book have been developed to facilitate the standardized use of the ICF in real-life clinical practice. Consequently, they can guide clinical quality management efforts. This edition has been updated to reflect developments in the ICF Core Sets, including updated information on eight new Core Sets and the Generic Sets, the new ICD-11 codes, more details on the Core Set development process, and a new section on ICF-based tools.

This manual:

• Introduces the concepts of functioning and the biopsychosocial model of the ICF
• Describes how and why the ICF Core Sets have been developed
• Explains step-by-step an approach for applying the ICF Core Sets in clinical practice
• Provides practical tips for clinicians to apply the easy-to-use, comprehensive documentation form
• Includes case examples illustrating the assessment of people with different health conditions and in different healthcare contexts

This manual is inherently multi-professional and will be of benefit not only for practitioners working in various healthcare contexts but also for students and teachers.

“This is a clearly written, easily accessible, practical, and useful reference regarding the ICF codes and their applications.”
Elliot J Roth, MD, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, in Doody's Book Reviews, 2021

“The ICF Core Sets have been developed to facilitate the standardized use of the ICF in real-life clinical practice. This edition [of the manual] has been updated to reflect developments … including updated information on 8 new core sets and the generic sets, the new ICD-11 codes, more details on the core set development process, and a new section on ICF-based tools. This manual is inherently multi-professional and will be of benefit not only for practitioners working in various healthcare contexts but also for students and trainees.”
Reviewed in Anticancer Research, 41, 2021

“The individual, their environment, and the activities they participate in are at the very heart of occupational therapy practice and this manual is an essential contemporary addition to its clinical resources.”
Marilyn Pattison, President, World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Adelaide, Australia

“This manual is a good guide for clinicians, students and teachers from a wide range of disciplines and settings on using ICF Core Sets.”
Michiel F. Reneman, Professor, UMCG Center for Rehabilitation and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Groningen, The Netherlands

“This book provides a clear and concise guide on applying the ICF and ICF Core Sets in clinical practice. The case examples are especially helpful for visualizing how this application approach works.”
Jianan Li, Professor and Chairman of Medical Rehabilitation Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and President of the Jiangsu Geriatric Rehabilitation Hospital, Nanjing, PR China