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Editorial

Published on 01 Oct 2025

Editorial: Advances on participation perspective in rehabilitation sciences

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Mert Doğan
Özgün Kaya Kara

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1686925

767 views

Editorial

Published on 13 Feb 2025

Editorial: ICF in teaching, training and education - retrospective for future concepts - what remains of 20 years of ICF in education?

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Sandra Kus
Andrea Glässel
Anita Kidritsch

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1559098

1,486 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Cultural and urban city living expectations of knee motion in a Southeast Asian city: implications on total knee arthroplasty outcomes

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Yong Yao Tan
Ke Xin Magneline Ang
Ching Yi Aliza Wong
Kinjal Vidyut Mehta
Sir Young James Loh

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1446389

2,054 views

Opinion

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Mapping the vitiligo patient journey: from awareness to treatment or coping strategies

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Y. Valle
T. Lotti
S. Towheed
J. Sigova

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1511053

3,964 views
6 citations

Case Report

Published on 06 Jan 2025

Case Report: Targeted plasticity in spinal cord injury—the role of focal muscle vibration and neurocognitive rehabilitation in adaptative synaptic change along sensory and motor circuit

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Filippo Camerota
Naomi Francesca Pocino
Federico Zangrando
Roberta Di Tommaso
Marco Paoloni
Massimiliano Mangone
Claudia Celletti

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1515114

2,487 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 19 Dec 2024

Evaluating client functioning in a harm reduction program in South Africa: insights from a tool derived from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Michelle N. S. Janse van Rensburg
Daleen Casteleijn
Andrew Scheibe

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1445176

1,667 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 01 Oct 2024

Exploring patient perspective: using narrative DIPEx interviews and the ICF model for interprofessional learning

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Andrea Glässel
Ilona Hippold

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1424370

1,922 views
2 citations

Methods

Published on 12 Sep 2024

The international classification of functioning, disability and health in clinical practice, research findings and their impact on training and education

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Liane Simon
Friederike Gölz
Olaf Schenk
Thorsten Bührmann
Mathias Kauff
Olaf Kraus de Camargo
Stefanus Snyman
George Lüers
Britta Wulfhorst

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1420498

3,927 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2024

ICF-based hearing and functioning assessment: validation and research outcomes of utilizing the HEAR-COMMAND tool for patients with mild to moderately severe hearing loss and individuals with normal hearing

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Tahereh Afghah
Razan Alfakir
Markus Meis
Mahmoud Hammady
Mostafa Youssif
Mohamed Abd Al-Ghaffar
Sophia E. Kramer
Kirsten C. Wagener

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1389653

4,135 views
5 citations

Perspective

Published on 09 Aug 2024

ICF in Bachelor degree programs—the implementation of the ICF in the clinical reasoning process of physical therapists for neurological patients—optimizing the health curriculum for comprehensive patient care

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Hannes Aftenberger
Bernhard Taxer

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1412163

2,516 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2024

Giving insights into an ICF training: evaluation of an in-person interactive ICF training in Germany

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Michaela Kirschneck
Sandra Kus
Michaela Coenen

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1419969

1,971 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 08 Jul 2024

Specific ICF training is needed in clinical practice: ICF framework education is not enough

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Jaana Paltamaa
Ellen van Lingen
Christine Haumer
Anita Kidritsch
Ingrid Aerts
Laura Mutanen

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1351564

3,222 views
3 citations

Clinical Trial

Published on 05 Feb 2024

Evaluating the impact of a darts game intervention on cognitive function in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment: a pilot study

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Nami Kawabata
Tadayuki Iida
Masafumi Kunishige
Hiroshi Fukuda
Hideki Miyaguchi
Toshihide Harada

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1327494

4,476 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Jan 2024

Defining a universal measurement unit and scale for gross motor development

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Bryant A. Seamon
Cynthia L. Sears
Emily Anderson
Craig A. Velozo

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1243336

3,046 views
4 citations

Methods

Published on 17 Jul 2023

Application of the Rasch measurement model in rehabilitation research and practice: early developments, current practice, and future challenges

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Alan Tennant
Ayse A. Küçükdeveci

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2023.1208670

7,907 views
41 citations

Case Report

Published on 17 May 2023

Motor cortical functional connectivity changes due to short-term immobilization of upper limb: an fNIRS case report

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Arun Karumattu Manattu
Jordan A. Borrell
Christopher Copeland
Kaitlin Fraser
Jorge M. Zuniga

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2023.1156940

2,781 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Nov 2022

The development of a Self-Rated ICF-based questionnaire (HEAR-COMMAND Tool) to evaluate Hearing, Communication, and Conversation disability: Multinational experts’ and patients’ perspectives

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Tahereh Afghah
Razan Alfakir
Markus Meis
Lisette van Leeuwen
Sophia E. Kramer
Mahmoud Hammady
Mostafa Youssif
Kirsten C. Wagener

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2022.1005525

4,953 views
9 citations

Editorial

Published on 25 Oct 2022

Editorial: ICF-based rehabilitation for neurological disease

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Clynton L. Correa
Tsan-Hon Liou
Maite Barrios

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2022.995070

2,599 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Oct 2022

Post-concussive symptoms mediate the relationship between sleep problems and participation restrictions among veterans with mild traumatic brain injury

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Adam R. Kinney
Xiang-Dong Yan
Alexandra L. Schneider
Samuel King
Jeri E. Forster
Nazanin Bahraini
Lisa A. Brenner

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2022.964420

2,926 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2022

ICF-based prediction of return to work after trauma rehabilitation: Results of the icfPROreha study in patients with severe musculoskeletal injuries

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Sandra Kus
Cornelia Oberhauser
Stefan Simmel
Michaela Coenen

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2022.960473

4,073 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Aug 2022

Analyzes of the ICF Domain of Activity After a Neurological Early Mobility Protocol in a Public Hospital in Brazil

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Fernanda dos Santos Lima
Vinícius da Silva Carvalho
Inaiacy Souto Bittencourt
Ana Paula Fontana

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2022.864907

3,009 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 11 Aug 2022

Social and environmental determinants of health among children with long-term movement impairment

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Ilene L. Hollin
Bethney Bonilla
Anita Bagley
Carole A. Tucker

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2022.831070

5,848 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Jul 2022

Developing and Implementing ICF-Based Tools for Occupational Rehabilitation Supporting the Communication and Return to Work Process Between Sickness Absentees, Clinical Team and Jobcentre Contacts

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Thomas Johansen
Astrid Marie Kvaal
Ása Dóra Konráðsdóttir

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2022.830067

5,630 views
6 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 13 Jul 2022

Enhancing Person-Centered Audiologic Rehabilitation: Exploring the Use of an Interview Tool Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Core Sets for Hearing Loss

in Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Sarah Granberg
Åsa Skagerstrand

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2022.945464

3,497 views
6 citations

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Editorial: Advances on participation perspective in rehabilitation sciences

Editorial: ICF in teaching, training and education - retrospective for future concepts - what remains of 20 years of ICF in education?

Cultural and urban city living expectations of knee motion in a Southeast Asian city: implications on total knee arthroplasty outcomes

Mapping the vitiligo patient journey: from awareness to treatment or coping strategies

Case Report: Targeted plasticity in spinal cord injury—the role of focal muscle vibration and neurocognitive rehabilitation in adaptative synaptic change along sensory and motor circuit

Evaluating client functioning in a harm reduction program in South Africa: insights from a tool derived from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

Exploring patient perspective: using narrative DIPEx interviews and the ICF model for interprofessional learning

The international classification of functioning, disability and health in clinical practice, research findings and their impact on training and education

ICF-based hearing and functioning assessment: validation and research outcomes of utilizing the HEAR-COMMAND tool for patients with mild to moderately severe hearing loss and individuals with normal hearing

ICF in Bachelor degree programs—the implementation of the ICF in the clinical reasoning process of physical therapists for neurological patients—optimizing the health curriculum for comprehensive patient care

Giving insights into an ICF training: evaluation of an in-person interactive ICF training in Germany

Specific ICF training is needed in clinical practice: ICF framework education is not enough

Evaluating the impact of a darts game intervention on cognitive function in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment: a pilot study

Defining a universal measurement unit and scale for gross motor development

Application of the Rasch measurement model in rehabilitation research and practice: early developments, current practice, and future challenges

Motor cortical functional connectivity changes due to short-term immobilization of upper limb: an fNIRS case report

The development of a Self-Rated ICF-based questionnaire (HEAR-COMMAND Tool) to evaluate Hearing, Communication, and Conversation disability: Multinational experts’ and patients’ perspectives

Editorial: ICF-based rehabilitation for neurological disease

Post-concussive symptoms mediate the relationship between sleep problems and participation restrictions among veterans with mild traumatic brain injury

ICF-based prediction of return to work after trauma rehabilitation: Results of the icfPROreha study in patients with severe musculoskeletal injuries

Analyzes of the ICF Domain of Activity After a Neurological Early Mobility Protocol in a Public Hospital in Brazil

Social and environmental determinants of health among children with long-term movement impairment

Developing and Implementing ICF-Based Tools for Occupational Rehabilitation Supporting the Communication and Return to Work Process Between Sickness Absentees, Clinical Team and Jobcentre Contacts

Enhancing Person-Centered Audiologic Rehabilitation: Exploring the Use of an Interview Tool Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Core Sets for Hearing Loss