The development of ICF Core Sets for multiple sclerosis

With the recent approval of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) by the World Health Assembly there is now an universally accepted framework to classify and describe functioning, disability and health in individuals with a health condition (e.g. multiple sclerosis (MS)). Since the ICF classification with more than 1400 categories is not applicable in clinical practice, tools such as ICF Core Sets are needed. Since functioning is an important outcome for individuals with MS, the ICF Core Sets for MS are being developed to link this health condition to salient ICF categorie…