ICF in Bachelor degree programs-the implementation of the ICF in the clinical reasoning process of physical therapists for neurological patients-optimizing the health curriculum for comprehensive patient care.
Hannes Aftenberger, Bernhard Taxer
PMID 39185006WHAT IT FOUND
This article describes a university's curriculum for teaching the ICF framework to physiotherapy students.
It outlines educational strategies and learning goals but reports no clinical outcomes or evidence of effectiveness for patient care.
What this paper is
This paper describes how the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) is integrated into a specific Bachelor's physiotherapy curriculum in Austria. It details teaching methods, learning outcomes, and clinical reasoning frameworks used in that program. It reports no patient outcomes, no trial results, and no effectiveness data, so there is nothing here to change clinical practice on.
Declared interests
The authors declare that no financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume this paper provides evidence that using the ICF improves patient outcomes. It is a description of an educational program, not a clinical trial.