The International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) was approved in
2001 and, since then, several studies reported the increased interest about its use in …

The 21st century is witnessing a sea change in our thinking about 'disability'. Nowhere are
these developments more apparent than in the field of childhood disability, where traditional …

Purpose The content of and methods for collecting health information often vary across
settings and challenge the comparability of health information across time, individuals or …

Background Due to the current economic crisis in Greece, effects on health and healthcare
have been reported. The aim of this study was to present a systematic overview of the …

Introduction: The concept of participation has been extensively used in health and social
care literature since the World Health Organization introduced its description in the …

Implications for public health research of models and theories of disability : a scoping study
and evidence synthesis Page 1 This is a repository copy of Implications for public health …

Purpose: Optimizing home and community participation of children with physical disabilities
is an important outcome of rehabilitation. Method: A review of literature identified research …

This book reexamines the philosophical foundations of physical rehabilitation, expanding
the understanding of movement beyond the physical body. Drawing from disability studies …

The biopsychosocial model (BPS) of mental distress, originally conceived by American
psychiatrist George Engel in the 1970s and commonly used in psychiatry and psychology …

Aims: Fifteen years after the publication of the International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (ICF), we investigated: How ICF applications align with ICF aims …