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Table 4 ICF categories relevant in patients with vertigo (ICF component body functions)

From: Identification of aspects of functioning, disability and health relevant to patients experiencing vertigo: a qualitative study using the international classification of functioning, disability and health

ICF code

ICF label

frequency

Global mental functions

 

b110

Consciousness functions

4

b114

Orientation functions

1

b126

Temperament and personality functions

3

b1263

Psychic stability

1

b1266

Confidence

2

b1301

Motivation

1

b1302

Appetite

1

b134

Sleep functions

1

b1342

Maintenance of sleep

1

Specific mental function s

 

b152

Emotional functions

9

b1520

Appropriateness of emotion

2

b156

Perceptual functions

2

b1560

Auditory perception

1

b1561

Visual perception

3

b160

Thought functions

1

Seeing and related functions

b210

Seeing functions

1

Hearing and vestibular functions

b2301

Sound discrimination

1

b2351

Vestibular function of balance

4

b240

Sensations associated with hearing and vestibular function

1

b2400

Ringing in ears or tinnitus

1

b2401

Dizziness

12

b2402

Sensation of falling

3

b2403

Nausea associated with dizziness or vertigo

5

b2405

Aural pressure

1

Pain

b28010

Pain in head and neck

3

Functions of the cardiovascular system

b4200

Increased blood pressure

3

b4201

Decreased blood pressure

1

Additional functions and sensations of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems

b455

Exercise tolerance functions

1

b4550

General physical endurance

1

b4552

Fatiguability

1

b460

Sensations associated with cardiovascular and respiratory functions

2

Functions related to the digestive system

b5106

Regurgitation and vomiting

5

b530

Weight maintenance functions

3

b535

Sensations associated with the digestive system

1

b5350

Sensation of nausea

1

Movement functions

b760

Control of voluntary movement functions

3

b7602

Coordination of voluntary movements

1

b770

Gait pattern functions

8

b780

Sensations related to muscles and movement functions

4

Functions of the skin

b830

Other functions of the skin

2