Profile of a disabled person with HIV/AIDS 18 years and older from the standpoint of the International Classification of Functioning

Abstract

The spread of HIV infection continues not only in the Russian Federation, but throughout the world. With the onset of secondary lesions in HIV infection, patients develop persistent dysfunctions of various organs and body systems, leading to a limitation in the main categories. The International Classification of Functioning and Disabilities and Health ICF, as a tool for describing the life of an individual, is gradually being introduced into medical practice, most often used to assess the effectiveness of the rehabilitation process. By now HIV infection/AIDS does not have a basic comprehensive description in terms of the ICF. The authors, in the article, provide an analysis of the existing problems from the standpoint of the ICF in patients and disabled people with HIV infection/AIDS. As a result of the analysis, the authors propose a set of domains that correspond to the most common disorders in patients and disabled people with HIV infection and characterize limitations in daily activities (self-service and domestic life) and in the main areas of life (education, work and employment).