Past discussions of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
have focused minimally, if at all, on quality of life. This paper critically discusses the …

Although in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) original constitution, health was
defined as ''the complete, physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the …

Abstract'Quality of life (QOL)', although an underlying goal of rehabilitation for people with
disabilities, has been largely overlooked in the management of communication-disabled …

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides a
conceptual framework and common language for describing human functioning and …

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) facilitates a wide
range of research in speech-language pathology. In addition to framing the development of …

The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and
Health (ICF) has been adopted by most professional organizations that are concerned with …

Background: Speech pathologists infrequently address the quality of aphasic people's lives
in a direct manner in rehabilitation, most likely due to the difficulty in grasping the role of …

Quality of Life (QoL) is a broad concept that has been applied for the last six decades across
many different disciplines, such as economics and disability studies (Australian Centre on …

It is increasingly important that clinicians address the health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
of adults with communication disorders in clinical practice. The overall aim of this paper is to …

The aim of this article is to describe aphasia using the framework provided by the World
Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) …