An ontology-based exploration of the concepts and relationships in the Activities and Participation component of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

Abstract

Background: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a classification of health and health-related issues, aimed at describing and measuring health and disability at both individual and population levels. Here we discuss a preliminary qualitative and quantitative analysis of the relationships used in the Activities and Participation component of ICF, and a preliminary mapping to SUMO (Suggested Upper Merged Ontology) concepts. The aim of the analysis is to identify potential logical problems within this component of ICF, and to understand whether activities and participation might be defined more formally than in the current version of ICF.

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“…Appliquée plus précisément à l'ICF, cette approche ontologique est utilisée pour l'instant pour identifier les incohérences conceptuelles présentes dans la classification (Della Mea & Simoncello, 2012). En effet, parce qu'elle fait appel à une logique formelle, parce qu'elle rend nécessaire une définition précise de chaque lien sémantique reliant chaque terme et chaque catégorie, l'ontologie informatique représente un outil d'aide à la réflexion conceptuelle.…”