Impairment location code (ICF 2001) N
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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| Synonymous names: | Body structure location of impairment |
| METEOR identifier: | 320636 |
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| Definition: | A code set representing the location of impairment in a specified body structure from the Body Structures component of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF 2001). |
| Context: | Human functioning and disability. |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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. Use only one code. Select the one that best describes the situation with this structure. Combinations are not possible. CODE 0 More than one region (except both sides) Used when the impairment is present in more than one body location (but not bilaterally see code 3); for example when burn scars affect many areas of skin. CODE 1 Right Used when the impairment is present to the right of the midline of the person's body. CODE 2 Left Used when the impairment is present to the left of the midline of the person's body. CODE 3 Both sides (bilateral) Used when the impairment is two-sided and disposed on opposite sides of the midline axis of the body, for example bilateral joint deformities. CODE 4 Front Used when the impairment is present in front of a line passing through the midline of the body when viewed from the side. CODE 5 Back Used when the impairment is present behind a line passing through the midline of the body when viewed from the side. CODE 6 Proximal Used when the impairment is situated towards the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone (opposed to distal), for example the end of the structure that is closer to the centre of the body. CODE 7 Distal Used when the impairment is situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone (opposed to proximal), for example the end of structure that is further away from the centre of the body. CODE 8 Not specified Used when there is an impairment of body structure but the location of the impairment is not recorded. CODE 9 Not applicable Used when it is not appropriate to code the location of an impairment of 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 location code (ICF 2001) N
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| Data elements implementing this value domain: | Person—location of impairment of body structure, code (ICF 2001) N
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