A patient has a strong motivation to recover but limited physical function. Which ICF components are involved?

• A. Personal factor and Body function
• B. Environmental factor and Social
• C. Activity and Participation
• D. Personal factor only

Answer: (A)

Focusing on how the ICF describes functioning, the situation highlights two components: personal factors and body functions. Motivation to recover is an internal attribute, a personal factor that can influence engagement in therapy. Limited physical function points to an impairment in body functions, reflecting physiological limitations. The ICF framework recognizes that functioning results from the interplay of these internal factors and physiological status. The other options point to external influences (environmental factors), or to what the person can do in tasks or in life roles (activities/participation), or to only one aspect, which doesn’t capture both elements described. So the best answer combines personal factors and body functions.