the measuring health and disability in europe ( mhadie ) was funded as part of the 6th framework programme by the european commission to be developed between 2005 and 2008 .
the main aim of the project was to demonstrate the feasibility and utility of the world health organisation s international classification of functioning , disability and health ( icf ) as a cross - cutting , universal framework and international standard to influence and support new european policy guidelines on health and disability by means of statistical , clinical and experimental research .
icf s universal approach constitutes a paradigm shift in our understanding of disability , one that underscores the need to integrate individual functioning with the complete physical and social environment in order to capture the full - lived experience of disability that links health and social policy to promote social integration and increase participation , thereby enhancing opportunities for persons with disabilities .
as part of this co - ordination action , institutions and researchers from 11 countries distributed across all the european union , have been able to demonstrate the application of the icf model in the collection of health and disability data using this common framework the project has established a network of european partners that are involved at regional , national and international level with the implementation of icf , icf children version and icf related instruments in clinical samples of selected conditions .
specifically , this co - ordination action has been able to : 1 ) employ the icf model of functioning and disability to analyse existing general population health surveys and education statistics data ; 2 ) demonstrate that the icf model is adequate for describing and measuring patterns of disability in clinical samples of selected conditions , cross - sectionally and over time ; and 3 ) demonstrate the feasibility and usefulness of the icf for collecting and managing data in educational sectors .
among the results , mhadie partners have produced specific policy recommendations and guidelines designed for use in health disability policy planning and development across the european union .
 introductionthe measuring health and disability in europe ( mhadie ) was funded as part of the 6th framework programme by the european commission to be developed between 2005 and 2008 . 
 the main aim of the project was to demonstrate the feasibility and utility of the world health organisation s international classification of functioning , disability and health ( icf ) as a cross - cutting , universal framework and international standard to influence and support new european policy guidelines on health and disability by means of statistical , clinical and experimental research . 
 icf s universal approach constitutes a paradigm shift in our understanding of disability , one that underscores the need to integrate individual functioning with the complete physical and social environment in order to capture the full - lived experience of disability that links health and social policy to promote social integration and increase participation , thereby enhancing opportunities for persons with disabilities.descriptionas part of this co - ordination action , institutions and researchers from 11 countries distributed across all the european union , have been able to demonstrate the application of the icf model in the collection of health and disability data using this common framework the project has established a network of european partners that are involved at regional , national and international level with the implementation of icf , icf children version and icf related instruments in clinical samples of selected conditions.resultsspecifically , this co - ordination action has been able to:1 ) employ the icf model of functioning and disability to analyse existing general population health surveys and education statistics data;2 ) demonstrate that the icf model is adequate for describing and measuring patterns of disability in clinical samples of selected conditions , cross - sectionally and over time ; and3 ) demonstrate the feasibility and usefulness of the icf for collecting and managing data in educational sectors.recommendationsamong the results , mhadie partners have produced specific policy recommendations and guidelines designed for use in health disability policy planning and development across the european union . 
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