International classification of functioning, disability and health
DISEASE MODEL
The ICF was developed by the WHO in 1980 and received approval from all member states in 2001. The main purpose was to establish a common standard for describing health and health-related states from individual scale to population scale. The benefit for patients is that not only the diagnoses are covered but also the physical, mental, and social aspects of the health conditionThe disease model used as foundation of the ICF