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. 2016 Apr 1;40(2):124–155. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000120

TABLE 4. Components of the Brief Core Set for Vertigo, Which Is the Minimal Standard for Assessment and Description of Functioning and Disability, Are Listed and Categorized According to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Modela.

ICF CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
Body functions
Mental functions
b152 Emotional functions
b156 Perceptual functions
Sensory functions and pain
b210 Seeing functions
b215 Functions of structures adjoining the eye
b230 Hearing functions
b235 Vestibular functions
b240 Sensations associated with hearing and vestibular function
b260 Proprioceptive function
Neuromusculoskeletal and movement-related functions
b770 Gait pattern functions
Body Structure
Nervous system
s110 Structure of brain
s120 Spinal cord and related structures
The eye, ear, and related structures
s260 Structure of inner ear
Structures of the cardiovascular, immunological, and respiratory systems
s410 Structure of cardiovascular system
Activities and Participation
General tasks and demands
d230 Carrying out daily routine
Mobility
d410 Changing the basic body position
d415 Maintaining a body position
d450 Walking
d455 Moving around
d460 Moving around in different locations
d469 Walking and moving, other specified and unspecified
d475 Driving
Domestic life
d640 Doing housework
Environmental Factors
Products and technology
e110 Products or substances for personal consumption
e120 Products and technology for personal indoor and outdoor mobility and transportation
Natural environment and human-made changes to environment
e240 Light
Support and relationships
e310 Immediate family
e355 Health professionals
Services, systems, and policies
e580 Health services, systems, and policies

Abbreviation: ICF, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.

aCategories are denoted as follows: b for body functions, s for body structures, d for activities and participation, and e for environmental factors. The numbers refer to the World Health Organization's coding system for the specific domains.

Adapted from Grill et al36 with permission from IOS Press.