The ICF and dementia

Semin Speech Lang. 2007 Nov;28(4):273-82. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-986524.

Abstract

The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a framework for describing and classifying an individual's health and health-related states. The purpose of this article is to discuss the relevance of the ICF to cognitive-communication disorders of dementia, in particular those of Alzheimer disease. These disorders are described according to the Functioning and Disability, and the Contextual Factors parts of the ICF, with a focus on assessment, coding and classification, intervention, and outcome measurement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living / classification*
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Alzheimer Disease / classification*
  • Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis
  • Alzheimer Disease / therapy
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Communication Disorders / classification*
  • Communication Disorders / diagnosis
  • Communication Disorders / therapy
  • Dementia / classification*
  • Dementia / diagnosis
  • Dementia / therapy
  • Disability Evaluation*
  • Female
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Humans
  • Language Therapy
  • Male
  • Social Environment
  • Speech Therapy
  • World Health Organization