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Review Article

The ICF model of functioning and disability: Incorporating quality of life and human development

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Pages 204-211 | Received 12 Jan 2010, Accepted 13 Jan 2010, Published online: 10 May 2010
 

Abstract

Objective: Since its 2001 publication, a number of issues have been raised about the ICF. The World Health Organization anticipated the ICF would undergo a continuous process of revision. This paper adds to this process.

Method: This article describes how the ICF framework shares a number of tenets with a systems perspective. An argument is built for why the ICF model of functioning and disability should be expanded to include the concepts of quality of life and human development. A modified model is presented that depicts a person's life quality and his/her potential for development as the outcomes and processes that arise from the interconnected, ever-changing influences of health, functioning and contextual factors.

Conclusions: A modified ICF model based on a systems perspective depicts a holistic view that acknowledges health, functioning, life quality and development are intertwined and are essential concepts to consider in the lives of all people.

Objetivo: Desde su publicación en 2001, se han planteado una serie de problemas respecto a la ICF. La Organización Mundial de la Salud previó que la ICF se sometería a un continuo proceso de revisión. Este documento se agrega a dicho proceso.

Método: Este artículo describe cómo el sistema ICF comparte múltiples principios con una perspectiva de sistemas. Se plantea un argumento de por qué el modelo ICF de funcionalidad y discapacidad debe de ser ampliado para incluir los conceptos de calidad de vida y desarrollo humano. Se presenta un modelo modificado que representa la calidad de vida una persona y su potencial para desarrollo como los resultados y procesos que surgen de la interconexión y las siempre cambiantes influencias de la salud, funcionalidad y los factores contextuales.

Conclusiones: Un modelo modificado de la ICF basado en un sistema de perspectivas que representa una visión holística que reconoce la salud, funcionalidad, calidad de vida, y el desarrollo están entrelazados y son conceptos esenciales a considerar en la vida de todas las personas.

Palabras clave: ICF, ICF-CY, discapacidad, perspectiva de sistemas, calidad de vida, desarrollo humano

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