J Clin Med Res

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access

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Review

Volume 8, Number 1, January 2016, pages 1-9

Systematic Literature Review on ICF From 2001 to 2013 in the Nordic Countries Focusing on Clinical and Rehabilitation Context

**Table 1.** Categories and Year of Publication
Categories/year	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Total (%)
Clinical and/or rehabilitation contexts	0	1	1	4	4	10	7	10	6	12	14	11	80 (47.6)
Non-clinical contexts	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	1	1	3	3	2	19 (11.2)
Development of ICF and ICF-related instruments	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	4	6	7	5	9	37 (21.8)
Comments and editorials	1	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7 (4.1)
Linking papers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3 (1.8)
ICF only mentioned	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2 (1.2)
Protocol	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1 (0.6)
Review	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	3	2	1	5	6	21 (12.4)
Total	1	2	2	6	12	15	13	15	13	23	25	24	170 (100)

Table 1. Categories and Year of Publication

Categories/year

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total (%)

Clinical and/or rehabilitation contexts

80 (47.6)

Non-clinical contexts

19 (11.2)

Development of ICF and ICF-related instruments

37 (21.8)

Comments and editorials

7 (4.1)

Linking papers

3 (1.8)

ICF only mentioned

2 (1.2)

Protocol

1 (0.6)

Review

21 (12.4)

Total

170 (100)

**Table 2.** Related Countries for All Included Papers and Papers From the Two Categories “Clinical and/or Rehabilitation Contexts” and “Non-Clinical Contexts”
Country	Total papers (%)	“Clinical and/or rehabilitation contexts” and “non-clinical contexts” papers (%)
Sweden	96 (56.5)	53 (53.5)
Norway	42 (24.7)	26 (26.3)
Finland	23 (13.5)	18 (18.2)
Denmark	9 (5.3)	2 (2.0)
Iceland	0 (0)	0 (0)
Total	170 (100)	99 (100)

Table 2. Related Countries for All Included Papers and Papers From the Two Categories “Clinical and/or Rehabilitation Contexts” and “Non-Clinical Contexts”

Country

Total papers (%)

“Clinical and/or rehabilitation contexts” and “non-clinical contexts” papers (%)

Sweden

96 (56.5)

53 (53.5)

Norway

42 (24.7)

26 (26.3)

Finland

23 (13.5)

18 (18.2)

Denmark

9 (5.3)

2 (2.0)

Iceland

0 (0)

Total

170 (100)

99 (100)

**Table 3.** Focus Areas for All Included Papers and Papers From the Two Categories “Clinical and/or Rehabilitation Contexts” and “Non-Clinical Contexts”
Focus area	Total papers (%)	“Clinical and/or rehabilitation contexts” and “non-clinical contexts” papers (%)
*Other: oral health, hemophilia, dysphagia, wheelchair users, leg ulcer patients, aphasia, young adults with a disability, education and alcohol dependency. †Not relevant is papers dealing with ICF framework.
Neurology	44 (25.9)	27 (27.3)
Musculoskeletal	31 (18.2)	15 (15.2)
Work-related	17 (10.0)	17 (17.2)
Rheumatology	12 (7.1)	8 (8.1)
Mixed population	10 (5.9)	3 (3.0)
Community dwelling elderly	7 (4.1)	5 (5.1)
Psychiatry	7 (4.1)	4 (4.0)
Hearing loss	6 (3.5)	3 (3.0)
Heart/lung problems	3 (1.8)	3 (3.0)
Trauma	3 (1.8)	3 (3.0)
Cancer	3 (1.8)	1 (1.0)
Pain	2 (1.2)	2 (2.0)
Torture survivors	2 (1.2)	1 (1.0)
Other*	9 (5.3)	6 (6.1)
Not relevant†	14 (8.2)	1 (1.0)
Total	170 (100)	99 (100)

Table 3. Focus Areas for All Included Papers and Papers From the Two Categories “Clinical and/or Rehabilitation Contexts” and “Non-Clinical Contexts”

Focus area

Total papers (%)

“Clinical and/or rehabilitation contexts” and “non-clinical contexts” papers (%)

*Other: oral health, hemophilia, dysphagia, wheelchair users, leg ulcer patients, aphasia, young adults with a disability, education and alcohol dependency. †Not relevant is papers dealing with ICF framework.

Neurology

44 (25.9)

27 (27.3)

Musculoskeletal

31 (18.2)

15 (15.2)

Work-related

17 (10.0)

17 (17.2)

Rheumatology

12 (7.1)

8 (8.1)

Mixed population

10 (5.9)

3 (3.0)

Community dwelling elderly

7 (4.1)

5 (5.1)

Psychiatry

7 (4.1)

4 (4.0)

Hearing loss

6 (3.5)

3 (3.0)

Heart/lung problems

3 (1.8)

3 (3.0)

Trauma

3 (1.8)

3 (3.0)

Cancer

3 (1.8)

1 (1.0)

Pain

2 (1.2)

2 (2.0)

Torture survivors

2 (1.2)

1 (1.0)

Other*

9 (5.3)

6 (6.1)

Not relevant†

14 (8.2)

1 (1.0)

Total

170 (100)

99 (100)

**Table 4.** Number of ICF Components Used in Papers From the Two Categories “Clinical and/or Rehabilitation Contexts” and “Non-Clinical Contexts”
Components*	Papers (%)
*Components (body functions, body structures, activity, participation, environmental factors, and personal factors) mentioned in results or discussion.
0	11 (11.1)
1	5 (5.1)
2	9 (9.1)
3	18 (18.2)
4	29 (29.3)
5	27 (27.3)
Total	99 (100)

Table 4. Number of ICF Components Used in Papers From the Two Categories “Clinical and/or Rehabilitation Contexts” and “Non-Clinical Contexts”

Components*

Papers (%)

*Components (body functions, body structures, activity, participation, environmental factors, and personal factors) mentioned in results or discussion.

11 (11.1)

5 (5.1)

9 (9.1)

18 (18.2)

29 (29.3)

27 (27.3)

Total

99 (100)

**Table 5.** Type of ICF Component Used in Papers From the Two Categories “Clinical and/or Rehabilitation Contexts” and “Non-Clinical Contexts”
Components*	Papers (%)
n = 99. *Components (body functions, body structures, activity, participation, environmental factors, and personal factors) mentioned in results or discussion.
Body functions/body structures	68 (68.7)
Activity	85 (85.9)
Participation	79 (79.8)
Personal factors	40 (40.4)
Environmental factors	56 (56.6)

Table 5. Type of ICF Component Used in Papers From the Two Categories “Clinical and/or Rehabilitation Contexts” and “Non-Clinical Contexts”

Components*

Papers (%)

n = 99. *Components (body functions, body structures, activity, participation, environmental factors, and personal factors) mentioned in results or discussion.

Body functions/body structures

68 (68.7)

Activity

85 (85.9)

Participation

79 (79.8)

Personal factors

40 (40.4)

Environmental factors

56 (56.6)