Definition
A code set representing the nature of the change in a specified body structure in the Body Structures component of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF 2001).
Representation
Data Type | Number |
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Format | N |
Maximum character length | 1 |
Values
Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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Supplementary Values | 8 | Not specified | ||
9 | Not applicable |
Comments
Guide for use:
This metadata item contributes to the definition of the concept 'Disability' and gives an indication of the experience of disability for a person.
Impairments of body structure are problems in body structure such as a loss or significant departure from population standards or averages.
CODE 0 No change in structure
Used when the structure of the body part is within the range of the population standard.
CODE 1 Total absence
Used when the body structure is not present. For example total absence of the structures of the lower leg following a thorough knee amputation.
CODE 2 Partial absence
Used when only part of a body structure is present. For example partial absence of the bones of the lower leg following below knee amputation.
CODE 3 Additional part
Used when a structure, not usually present in the population is present, for example a sixth lumbar vertebra or an sixth digit on one hand.
CODE 4 Aberrant dimensions
Used when the shape and size of a body structure is significantly different from the population standard. For example radial aplasia where the shape and size of the radial bone does not develop.
CODE 5 Discontinuity
Used when parts of a body structure are separated, for example cleft palate or fracture.
CODE 6 Deviating position
Used when the location of a structure is not according to population standard; for example, transposition of the great vessels, where the aorta arises from the right ventricle and the pulmonary vessels from the left ventricle.
CODE 7 Qualitative changes in structure
Used when the structure of a body part is altered from the population standard. This includes accumulation of fluid, changes in bone structure as a result of osteoporosis or Paget’s disease.
CODE 8 Not specified
Used when there is a change to a body structure, but the nature of the change is not described.
CODE 9 Not applicable
Used when it is not appropriate to code the nature of the change to a body structure.
Context:
Human functioning and disability.
Origin:
WHO 2001. ICF: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Geneva: WHO
AIHW 2003. ICF Australian User Guide Version 1.0. Canberra: AIHW
References
- WHO ICF website
http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/ - Australian Collaborating Centre ICF website
http://www.aihw.gov.au/disability/icf/index.cfm
This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.
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