The ICIDH-2 – using the classification for statistics and research

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Meltzer, Howard ^{; 1}

Affiliations: Office for National Statistics, Principal Social Survey Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London, SW1V 2QQ, UK

Note: [1] The views expressed in the paper are not necessarily those of the Office for National Statistics.

Abstract: The World Heath Organisation is in the process of revising the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps (ICIDH). This paper describes the background to the ICIDH and the new features of the revised classification in relation to its aims and applications. The ICIDH has been extensively used in prevalence studies of disability and to measure the effectiveness of rehabilitation and examples of some of these studies are cited. The paper concludes with the plans for the future development of the ICIDH and the particular problems in translating the underlying concepts into assessment instruments that can provide valid and reliable data for research and statistical purposes including comparative studies.

DOI: 10.3233/SJU-1999-16103

Journal: Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 31-36, 1999