Systematic literature review on ICF from 2001 to 2009: its use, implementation and operationalisation

Figures & data

Figure 1. Process of inclusion of studies in the systematic review.

Table I. Year of publication and categories distribution of selected papers.

SLR Categories	Year of publication
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Total (%)
Conceptual papers		11	21	22	36	42	24	21	29	206 (30.8)
Development of ICF and of ICF related instruments		1	1	16	19	12	16	13	25	103 (15.3)
Clinical and/or rehabilitation contexts	1	2	9	17	28	20	36	14	46	173 (25.9)
Non clinical contexts		1	9	3	7	7	10	10	15	62 (9.2)
Linking papers		1	2	8	8	15	15	6	18	73 (10.9)
ICF only mentioned	1	3	8	4	7	5	9	5	11	53 (7.9)
Total (%)	2 (0.3)	19 (2.8)	50 (7.4)	70 (10.4)	105 (15.8)	101 (15.2)	110 (16.4)	69 (10.3)	144 (21.4)	670 (100)

Figure 2. (a) Number of studies by most frequent country of origin, years 2001–2009. (b) Number of studies by most frequent journal of publication, years 2001–2009.

Figure 3. Number of studies by WHO region of origin, years 2001–2009.

Table II. Year of publication among the category ‘conceptual papers’.

SLR categories	Year of publication
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Total (%)
Concept beyond ICF		9	20	16	24	32	22	21	27	171 (83.1)
Comparison with other classifications		1	1		1		2		1	6 (2.9)
Comments or editorials		1		6	10	10				27 (13)
Other					1				1	2 (1)
Total (%)		11 (5.3)	21 (10.1)	22 (10.6)	36 (17.9)	42 (20.3)	24 (11.6)	21 (10.1)	29 (14.1)	206 (100)

Table III. Year of publication among the category ‘Development of ICF and of ICF related instruments’.

SLR categories	Year of publication
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Total (%)
ICF core Sets				14	13	6	7	5	9	54 (52.4)
ICF-based instruments		1	1	2	4	4	9	8	16	45 (43.7)
Other					2	2				4 (3.9)
Total (%)		1 (1)	1 (1)	16 (15.5)	19 (18.4)	12 (11.6)	16 (15.5)	13 (12.6)	25 (24.4)	103 (100)

Table IV. Year of publication among the category ‘Application of ICF in clinical or rehabilitation contexts’.

SLR categories	Year of publication
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Total (%)
Theoretical description of ICF in clinical or rehabilitation context		1	5	11	19	13	23	2	18	92 (52.9)
Practical application of ICF in clinical or rehabilitation context		1	3	3	8	1	3	4	9	32 (18.4)
Use of ICF in the context of some specific health conditions	1		1	2	1	7	8	8	19	47 (27)
Comments or editorials				1			1			2 (1.1)
Other							1			1 (0.6)
Total (%)	1 (0.6)	2 (1.1)	9 (5.2)	17 (9.7)	28 (16.1)	21 (12.1)	36 (20.7)	14 (8.1)	46 (26.4)	174 (100)

Table V. Year of publication among the category ‘Application of ICF in non clinical contexts’.

SLR categories	Year of publication
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Total (%)
Theoretical description of ICF in other context		1	6	2	5	4	7	5	6	36 (58.1)
Practical application of ICF in other context			3	1	2	2	3	5	9	25 (40.3)
Other						1				1 (1.6)
Total (%)		1 (1.6)	9 (14.6)	3 (4.8)	7 (11.3)	7 (11.3)	10 (16.1)	10 (16.1)	15 (24.2)	62 (100)