The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth and Experience of its Implementation in Child Rehabilitation

Aleksandras Kriščiūnas, Irena Jarmalavičiūtė, Žilvinas Malinauskas Abstract International Classification of Functioning, Disability andHealth for Children and Youth extends the list of categories ofclassification supplementing it with childhood-specific categories.These categories are targeted for child growth and development.The biggest addition of components is in Activities and Participationdomains.Complexity of classification causes a problem in adaptationof classification in practice…

Evaluation of Rehabilitation Effectiveness Applying International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

Alvydas Juocevičius, Lina Būtėnaitė, Ieva Eglė Jamontaitė Abstract Introduction. The international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF), which reflects the biopsychosocial model was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2001. There are a great number of methodologies for evaluating effectiveness of rehabilitation after spinal cord injury but all of them analyze certain…