The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) for Patients with Lymphedema

Yang, Eun Joo

doi:10.67326/cll.2018.3.2.35

Clin. Lymphology Lymphedema 2018; 3(2):35-37

pISSN: 2508-190X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.67326/cll.2018.3.2.35

REVIEW ARTICLE

림프부종 질병에서의 국제기능장애 건강분류 체계의 활용

양은주 ¹ ^, ^*

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) for Patients with Lymphedema

Eun Joo Yang ¹ ^, ^*

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¹서울대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 분당서울대학교병원 재활의학과

¹Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea

^*Corresponding Author : Eun Joo Yang, MD, PhD, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82 Gumi-ro 173, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13620, Korea, Tel: +82-31-787-7734, Fax: +82-31-787-4056, E-mail: graceloves@gmail.com

ⓒ Copyright 2018 Korean Society of Lymphology and Lymphedema. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Nov 11, 2018; Accepted: Nov 18, 2018

Published Online: Nov 30, 2018

Abatract

To understand the characteristics of lymphedema not as mere symptom, but as functional. Disorder, ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health) may be useful tool for setting rehabilitation strategies. We reviewed the previous studies which used the ICF model for patients with lymphedema. First, Question such as lymphedema functioning, disability and health questionnaire (Lymph-ICF) were developed. There has been consensus of development of international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) core sets for lymphedema. The ICF provides a valuable reference to identify concepts in questionnaires focusing on individuals with lymphedema.

Keywords: Lymphedema; ICF; Functioning; Rehabilitation