Implications for the Physical Therapist Catherine Cavallaro Goodman Primary Author Kenda S. Fuller Primary Author mixed material bibliography St. Louis Missouri Saunders Elsevier 2009 continuing Weekly en English

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xx.;1738 hlm.; 28 cm. The Disablement Model extends the scope of the medical model of disease with its primary emphsis on diagnosis and treatmen of disease by placing the focus on the functional consequences of disease. Both the medical model and the Disablement Model are reflected in this text. Diagnosis and treatment of disease in this text are presented following the medical model along with the Disablement Model's assessment of the impact of acute and chronic conditions on the functioning of specific body systems(impairments) and basic human performance(Fuctional Limitataions). This the reader will see terminology reflective of these two models,such as"etiology,""pathogenesiss,""diagnosi,""and"Prognosis" from the traditional medical model and "impairments,"interventions,""desired outcomes,"an "functional limitations" from the Disablement model. Discussion of the World Health Organization's International Clasificasion of Functioning. Disability,and Health(ICF) is also included in this edition of the Pathology text This Model,with its framework to classify and code information about health,provides standardized language that includes the level of of participation in desired activitie as a criterion in establishing the status of an individual and as a way to determine goals.The ICF is now considered an international standard to describe and measure health and disability from a biopsychosocial perspective by all health care professionals. The ICF is agood framework for research from a global prespective. Pathology 617.079781416031185 28832 2015-05-12 15:39:29 2015-05-12 15:39:29 machine generated