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The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 2009 64A(11):1172-1174; doi:10.1093/gerona/glp095
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Adopting the ICF Language for Studying Late-life Disability: A Field of Dreams?

Vicki A. Freedman

Department of Health Systems and Policy, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway

Address correspondence to Vicki A. Freedman, PhD, School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 683 Hoes Lane West, Room 327, Piscataway, NJ 08854. Email: vfreedman@umdnj.edu

Received: May 26, 2009; Accepted: May 28, 2009
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DR Jette has challenged the gerontological research community to adopt the language of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) for the study of late-life disability (1). I agree that having an internationally agreed-upon language to advance the study of disability, one that can be used across nations and age groups, is extremely appealing. The field will surely benefit from discourse that is broadly understood. At the same time, two very practical challenges seem to be hindering the speedy embrace of the ICF language by the gerontological community.

First, the lack of precision in the crosswalk between the ICF language and the existing measures of late-life functioning can leave a gerontologist who wants to embrace the new language understandably . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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