Contributo para a classifica？？o da funcionalidade na popula？？o com mais de 65 anos, segundo a Classifica？？o Internacional de Funcionalidade

purpose: identification of categories of the international classification of functioning (icf), disability and health, for the classification of functioning in the population over 65 years of age. objective: to identify the more referred areas and icf categories to classify the population over 65 years of age. methodology: literature review performed in cinahl (plus with full text, medline with full text). we searched scientific papers published in full text (february 2010) between 01.01.2000 and 31.01.2010, using the ip [c] o. of 505 articles retrieved, 17 articles were selected because they were the ones who made reference to the most representative icf categories for the population over 65 years. results: we identified 252 categories that characterize the functionality of the population over 65 years of age. with the frequency description of > 30 %, 79 categories were observed, which are divided into three of the four icf components. in the body functions component the identified categories were: global mental functions (b110, b114, b130, b134); specific mental functions (1-40, b144, b152, b167); vision and related functions (b210); hearing and vestibular functions (b230); pain (b280); voice and speech functions (b310); cardiovascular functions (b410, b420); haematological and immunologic functions (b430, b435); respiratory system functions (b440); digestive system related functions (b510, b525). in the body structures component the identified categories were: nervous system structures (s110) cardiovascular, immune and respiratory system structures (s410, s430); movement related structures (s760). in the activities and participation component the identified categories were: intentional sensory experiences (d110); basic learning (d155); knowledge application (d160, d166, d170, d175, d177); tasks and general demands (d220, d230, d240); communicate and receive messages (d310, d315); communicate and produce messages (d330, d335, d345); conversation and use of communi