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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Hand Ther. 2015 Jan 16;28(2):126–134. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2015.01.001

Table 1.

ICF Classification from Infancy to Adolescence

Infant Toddler Preschool School age Adolescent
Assessment
Focus
Impairment &
Environment
Impairment &
Activity
Impairment &
Activity &
Participation
Activity &
Participation
Participation &
Activity
Intervention
Focus
  • Integration of limb

  • ROM/strength

  • ROM/strength

  • Integration

  • Child development

  • ROM/strength

  • Hand function

  • Participation in age related school & leisure activities

  • QOL*

  • Participation

  • QOL

Primary
Objective
  • Surgery prediction

  • Sensorimotor recovery and function

  • Hand function

  • Hand preference

  • Self esteem

  • Preschool – prediction of school problems

  • Hand preference

  • ROM/strength: interventions

  • BTX-A*

  • Splinting

  • Secondary surgery

  • ROM/strength: interventions

  • BTX-A

  • Splinting

  • Secondary surgery

Other
Important
Considerations
  • Family

  • Other interventions

  • BTX-A

  • Splinting

  • Other interventions

  • BTX-A

  • Splinting

  • Secondary surgery

  • Self-Efficacy

  • Self-Esteem

  • Self-Efficacy

  • Self-Esteem

Personal
Factors
  • Child development

  • Family

  • Family

  • Future planning

  • Future planning

*

BTX-A = Botulinum toxin type A; QOL = Quality of life