%0 Journal Article
%T The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as Applied to Parkinson¡¯s Disease: A Literature Review
%A Audrin Said Vojciechowski
%A Talita Gianello Gnoato Zotz
%A Ana Paula Cunha Loureiro
%A Vera L¨²cia Israel
%J Advances in Parkinson's Disease
%P 29-40
%@ 2169-9720
%D 2016
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/apd.2016.52005
%X Objective: The objective was to describe and quantify the development of the use of the International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), and portray the different components
that have been used in the case of Parkinson¡¯s disease (PD). Method: A literature review was
carried out as from articles published in the electronic databases PubMed, Cochrane, SciELO
(Scientific Electronic Library Online) and PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database). The following
descriptors were used: ¡°Parkinson disease¡±, ¡°ICF¡±, ¡°Doença de Parkinson¡± and ¡°CIF¡±, combining
them by the use of ¡°and¡±. The search covered the period from October 2014 to March 2015. Results:
50 scientific articles were found, which were evaluated by means of a thematic interpretive
reading of the title and summary, finally arriving at 4 articles which related ICF to PD. In sequence
the contents of the 4 articles were evaluated: organizing the author, year published, type of study,
objective, methodology, ICF domains described, sample, main results and conclusions with respect
to the use of ICF in PD patients, into a frame. Conclusions: The choice of ICF items provides an exact
description of the functionality and incapacity domains in PD. However, it was evident that ICF
had been little used to classify PD patients and help in the elaboration of intervention programs
for these patients.
%K Parkinson¡¯s Disease
%K Assessment
%K Rehabilitation
%K ICF
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=66847