Introduction: The use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in clinical settings has been emphasized with the objective of establishing a standardized language among professionals, as well as to collect and interpret related results to health and states related to it in different cultures from a biopsychosocial perspective. Objective: To define the functional profile of from patients with chronic low back pain based on the International Classification of functioning, disabilities and health (ICF). Method: During February-March of 2014 a functional questionnaire based on the ICF was applied for 42 adults. Results: The mean age was 47.8 (± 16.9) years, with predominance of women (69%). Two categories and one subcategory represented higher percentage of difficulty: Using transport (54.8%), Household tasks (62.5%) and Bending (69.1%). In Environmental Factors, 50% of the sample reported having difficulty accessing public environments. The categories of self-care domain did not show high percentage of difficulty. Conclusion: The use of the functional questionnaire was able to determine the functional profile of the subjects, contributing to subsidize interventions in a program of Back School. Approaches may be more targeted based on codes where there were greater difficulties and may be more specific to participants daily life.

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Introduction: Pressure ulcers (PU) are defined as an injury to the skin and / or underlying tissue, resulting of pressure or combination of pressure and torsional strength. Its occurrence can be prevented by establishing protocols with risk assessment and preventive measures. The Braden Scale is a tool for assessing risk of developing PU. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), in turn, provides a scientific basis for the study of health and conditions related to it, as well as be used to guide the creation and the use of outcome measures in rehabilitation. Objective: List the contents of the Braden Scale with the contents of CIF. Method: The present study was exploratory descriptive. The content of the Braden Scale was linked to the content of the ICF, using rules proposed in the literature. Four health professionals participated in the linking process. Results: Twenty-nine meaningful concepts were identified in the Braden Scale. From this total, 21 were linked to 17 ICF categories, 6 were classified as nd (not definable) and 2 were classified as nc (not covered by ICF). None of the significant concepts of the Braden Scale was related to some category of the component Body Structures of ICF. Conclusion: The content of the Braden Scale showed a moderate convergence with the contents of the ICF, being possible to consider that this scale is within the biopsychosocial model of health. These results place the Braden Scale as a possible tool to be used to assist in the implementation of the ICF in patients at risk of developing PU.