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Published in final edited form as: Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 2012 Jan 31;18(1):1–14. doi: 10.1310/sci1801-1

Table 1.

International Classification of Functioning, Disability & Health (ICF)

Level or Domain	Body Structure & Function	←→ Activity ←→	Participation
What change in outcome is measured?	Improvement (or Impairment) i.e. Neurological or Physiological	Functional Capacity (or Limitation)	Quality of Life (or Restriction)
Outcome tools (examples)	Motor Levels, Electrophysiology	SCIM, FIM	SF-36, CHART
What factors influence outcomes within each domain?	· CNS integrity · Neural Circuits (sensory/motor)	· CNS integrity · Neural Circuits · Adaptive Behaviors · Rehabilitation · Psychology · Mobility	· CNS integrity · Neural Circuits · Adaptive Behaviors · Rehabilitation · Psychology · Mobility · Community/Family Support · Finances · Work/School
Continually increasing number of independent variables→