Impairment nature code (ICF 2001) N
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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Synonymous names: | Body structure nature of change |
METEOR identifier: | 320628 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Standard 16/10/2006 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 29/11/2006 |
Definition: | A code set representing the nature of the change in a specified body structure in the Body Structures component of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF 2001). |
Context: | Human functioning and disability. |
Representational attributes | ||
Classification scheme: | International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health 2001 | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | Number | |
Format: | N | |
Maximum character length: | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: | 0 | No change in structure |
1 | Total absence | |
2 | Partial absence | |
3 | Additional part | |
4 | Aberrant dimensions | |
5 | Discontinuity | |
6 | Deviating position | |
7 | Qualitative changes in structure | |
Supplementary values: | 8 | Not specified |
9 | Not applicable |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | This metadata item contributes to the definition of the concept 'Disability' and gives an indication of the experience of disability for a person. Impairments of body structure are problems in body structure such as a loss or significant departure from population standards or averages. CODE 0 No change in structure Used when the structure of the body part is within the range of the population standard. CODE 1 Total absence Used when the body structure is not present. For example total absence of the structures of the lower leg following a thorough knee amputation. CODE 2 Partial absence Used when only part of a body structure is present. For example partial absence of the bones of the lower leg following below knee amputation. CODE 3 Additional part Used when a structure, not usually present in the population is present, for example a sixth lumbar vertebra or an sixth digit on one hand. CODE 4 Aberrant dimensions Used when the shape and size of a body structure is significantly different from the population standard. For example radial aplasia where the shape and size of the radial bone does not develop. CODE 5 Discontinuity Used when parts of a body structure are separated, for example cleft palate or fracture. CODE 6 Deviating position Used when the location of a structure is not according to population standard; for example, transposition of the great vessels, where the aorta arises from the right ventricle and the pulmonary vessels from the left ventricle. CODE 7 Qualitative changes in structure Used when the structure of a body part is altered from the population standard. This includes accumulation of fluid, changes in bone structure as a result of osteoporosis or Paget’s disease. CODE 8 Not specified Used when there is a change to a body structure, but the nature of the change is not described. CODE 9 Not applicable Used when it is not appropriate to code the nature of the change to a body structure. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) which is the Australian Collaborating Centre for the World Health Organization Family of International Classifications. |
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Origin: | WHO 2001. ICF: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Geneva: WHO AIHW 2003. ICF Australian User Guide Version 1.0. Canberra: AIHW |
Reference documents: | Further information on the ICF, including more detailed codes, can be found in the ICF itself and the ICF Australian User Guide (AIHW 2003), at the following websites:
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Impairment nature code (ICF 2001) N Community Services (retired), Superseded 16/10/2006 |
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Data elements implementing this value domain: | Person—nature of impairment of body structure, code (ICF 2001) N Community Services (retired), Standard 16/10/2006 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 29/11/2006 |