ICF Core Sets for Vocational Rehabilitation
The impact of accidents, injuries, and health conditions that prevent workers from engaging in employment is a major issue in the area of work disability. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) aim to facilitate return-to-work process but there is no universal description of functioning for patients who participate in VR. To tackle this issue, the Swiss Accident/Injury Insurance (SUVA) funded a project to develop an ICF-based Core Set to describe the functioning and health of individuals who participate in multidisciplinary VR. The project was a collaborative effort between the ICF Research Branch, World Health Organisation (WHO), International Labour Organization (ILO), World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT), World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), and the International So...