Article

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
framework facilitates systematic assessment of functioning across four
components. ICF Core Sets are proposed to be beneficial for clinicians in
multidisciplinary care settings because they provide a common language for
communication. A clinical vignette of a postmenopausal woman with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) and a non-traumatic vertebral fracture is presented to discuss how
the ICF Core Sets for RA and osteoporosis (OP) can be helpful in structuring
clinical decisions. To demonstrate how condition-specific ICF Core Sets can be
used to evaluate and treat women with two comorbidities, each component of the
ICF Core Sets is compared across conditions and integrated into clinical
decision-making. Topics covered include: exercise tolerance, urinary continence,
bone mass, fear of falling, and environmental factors. The benefits of thorough
communication with the client and a common language across healthcare disciplines
are highlighted as the potential benefits of the ICF framework; however,
limitations to uptake of the ICF in clinical practice are also addressed.

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