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Disability and Rehabilitation, 1995 An 11-class patient classification system (PCS) has been built on a recode of two dimensions of the handicap code of the ICIDH: physical independence and mobility handicaps. The proposed system, called MAC XI, explains 78% of the variance of nursing care
Guillaume Léonard
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Preliminary experiences with WHO's ICIDH; a user's report
International Rehabilitation Medicine, 1985A simple feasibility study of the ICIDH was conducted: 1148 patients were classified by their physician, the opinion of the physicians about the feasibility of the ICIDH was recorded, and finally 21 patients were classified twice to assess reliability. The results suggest that the I code is feasible for patients with locomotor disorders. The use of the
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Application of the ICIDH in interview surveys
International Rehabilitation Medicine, 1986This paper offers a general review of the problem of applying the ICIDH to population interview surveys, concentrating particularly on difficulties that have been encountered in the Netherlands. A variety of problems are identified, the solution of which will require further discussion and more study.
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The ICIDH as a basis for a uniform language in rehabilitation
1994The rehabilitation of visually impaired people requires a multidisciplinary approach by, amongst others, physicists, opticians, neuropsychologists, ophthalmologists, (developmental) psychologists, pediatricians and orthoptists. A uniform language that is understood and used by all of the disciplines participating in the rehabilitation process is ...
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The ICIDH and the Need for its Revision
Disability & Society, 1998The International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH) published and used by the World Health Organization is currently undergoing a revision. Its conceptual basis is the medical model which leads to the medicalization of disability. From this point it is a short step to eugenics and a class-based evaluation of people with
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First Experiences With ICIDH in Australia's Largest Nursing Home
International Rehabilitation Medicine, 1985In Australia's largest home of 625 available beds, coding has been undertaken for 102 residents, using the International Classification of Impairments. Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH). This has proved simple and effective as a means of categorising impairments and disabilities, with a few modifications to meet local needs. A computer program allows
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Functional evaluation of cerebral palsy using the ICIDH
International Rehabilitation Medicine, 1986In the past children with cerebral palsy have been assessed by evaluation of the most important functions found to be disturbed in this condition. Such evaluation provides a database for planning long-term rehabilitation. The approach has been transformed by introduction of the ICIDH.
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The ICIDH in the USA: applications and relevance to ADA goals
Disability and Rehabilitation, 1995The measurements of disability and environmental barriers have received growing nationwide attention and dissemination in the United States, particularly since the 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This article presents a brief overview of selected ICIDH uses and applications in the USA. Potential contributions of the ICIDH for
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H. G. Dickson's Problems With the ICIDH Definition of Impairment
Disability and Rehabilitation, 1996The paper discusses H. G. Dickson's clinical commentary entitled 'Problems with the ICIDH definition of impairment'. It is argued that Dickson's problems are brought about by an incorrect interpretation of the ICIDH concepts impairment and disability, and of the nature of their interrelationship.
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Using the ICIDH in household surveys: problems and possibilities
Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, 1984The ICIDH presents a scheme for recording detailed data relating to the consequences of disease in patients treated by the health-care system. At first sight, it seems to have little relevance to recording, much less collecting, data obtained during a household survey of disablement. However, the scheme is based on definitions which represent a logical
Duckworth, D., Knight, R., Warren, M.D.
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