Preliminary results of ICF dissemination in primary health care in Mozambique: sharing the Italian experience.

Purpose: To present the preliminary results of training courses on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) prepared by Italian WHO FIC CC and to report on strategies for ICF dissemination among primary health care (PHC) workers in Mavalane Health Area, Maputo, Mozambique.

Methods: A participant-observer description of ICF principles introduction and development of ICF-CY modified checklists in Mavalane health area according to a person-environment interaction classification (PEIC) tree.

Results: The first ICF courses were held at Mavalane hospital and involved 25 health workers and 24 members of the health committee acting in the local area.

The iatrogenic costs of NSAID therapy: a population study.

Objective: To estimate the iatrogenic costs of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) treatment from the perspective of the Italian National Health Service.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the primary and secondary care claims data registered in the regional health service database in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy). The study cohort comprised all persons(265,114) who received at least one prescription for any NSAID between August 1996 and July 1998.