ICF Quiz 2

Question 1

What doe the ICF stand for?

Answer 1

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

Question 2

Why role does the ICF serve?

Answer 2

it is a classification system that aims to establish a common language for understanding and investigating health and health-related states.

Highlights the relationship between health conditions, activity and participation in daily life

Places functioning and disability in context

Question 3

The ICF is a fusion of which two models?

Answer 3

Social (user led) and medical (service delivery + Evidence Based Practice)

Question 4

When did WHO formally endorse the ICF?

Answer 4

May 2001

Question 5

What are the main aims of the ICF?

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Answer 5

1) To provide a scientific basis for consequences of health conditions
2) To establish a common language to improve communications
3) To permit comparison of data across countries, health care disciplines, services and time
4) To provide a systematic coding scheme for health information systems

Question 6

Label the parts of the ICF model and how they interact

Answer 6

Health condition (disorder/disease)

Body Functions & Structures (impairment)
Activities (limitations)
Participation (restriction)

Environmental Factors
Personal Factors

Question 7

Which ares of the ICF model would OTs typically focus on?

Answer 7

Activities (limitations)
Participation (restrictions)
Environment (barriers/facilitators)
Person (barriers/facilitators)

Question 8

Which aspects of the ICF model accord with Functioning and Disability?

Answer 8

(the middle layer)

Body functions and Structures - Activities - Participation

Question 9

In the ICF model what are the ‘contextual factors?’

Answer 9

The Environment and The Person

Question 10

Does the ICF measure disability?

Answer 10

No, it describes people’s functional abilities in various domains

Question 11

Does the ICF address health conditions that affect functional status?

Answer 11

No, not part of the classification system.

Question 12

What are ‘Body Functions’?

Answer 12

The physiological functions of body systems (including

psychological functions).

Question 13

What are ‘Body structures’?

Answer 13

Anatomical parts of the body such as organs, limbs and their components.

Question 14

In ICF terms what do ‘impairments’ relate to?

Answer 14

Impairments are problems in body function and structure such as significant deviation or loss.

Question 15

What is an ‘Activity’? and provide an example

Answer 15

The planing and execution of a task or action by an individual. e.g., typing on a computer

Question 16

What is ‘participation’? and provide an example

Answer 16

Involvement in a life situation. e.g., going to work, being a student.

Relates to a person’s ability to an active and contributing member of society

Question 17

What are activity limitations?

Answer 17

difficulties an individual may have with executing activities

Question 18

What are environmental factors?

Answer 18

These make up the physical, social and attitudinal environment in which people live and conduct their lives.

These can be either barriers to or facilitators of the person’s functioning.

Question 19

What are personal factors?

Answer 19

aspects of the person

Question 20

In ICF what are the contextual factors of ‘the person’?

Answer 20

Gender, age, other health conditions, coping style, social background, education, profession. past experience, character style

Question 21

In ICF what are the contextual factors of ‘the environment’?

Answer 21

Products, institutions, social norms, culture, built environment, political factors, nature.

Question 22

Which areas of the ICF framework are OTs primarily interested in?

Answer 22

Activity, Participation, Environment, Personal factors.

Need to know about and understand the Health condition and relevant Body Structures and Functions, but these are not our main focus

Question 23

What is AUSToms?

Answer 23

Australian Therapy Outcome Measures.

Based on the ICF, they have been designed for OTs and other health professionals to use with all clients, of all ages and all diagnoses to measure the outcome of their service in terms of client function, participation and well-being