Software Proposal to Comprehensively Evaluate People with Disabilities Through the International Classification of Functioning ICF

A proposal of proof-of-concept software is submitted, through which we intended to take advantage of a standard evaluation instrument, based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). The main objective of this instrument is to provide a unified and standardized language, that is, a conceptual framework for the description of health and states related to it, in people with disabilities. It proposes to evaluate the various factors that constitute people with disabilities from a holistic perspective. In other articles, the authors of this paper identified that for various reasons the ICF is not the main choice of health professionals who are dedicated to evaluating and promoting therapeutic interventions for people with disabilities. However a large majority of therapists indicated that in the event that it was offered in a computerized format and simple to use, they would use it. This situation inspired the proposal of an ICF computerized version as proof of concept, designed with the basic principles of a user-centered design and usability tests, in order to promote an optimal and more objective experience.