Concept Disability and the ICF Model

Health Condition
Rheumatoid Arthritis

Body Structures & Activity (Limitations) Participation (Restrictions)

Function
 difficulties in doing  Difficulty of driving to
 Swollen joints high impact activities work
 Joint stiffness such as running  Unable to move within
 difficulty in grasping room for leisure
 Painful
and handling objects  Cannot participate team
movement
 difficulty in bending, building activities/
 Bumps over crouching down games
small joints

Personal Factors Environmental Factors

 Health practices  Workplace

 Sense of control  Family and friends
 age and gender  Housing and transit
options
 eating and
 Socioeconomic status
drinking habits
 joint history