J Korean Med Assoc.  2009 Jun;52(6):573-578. 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.6.573.

A Korean Academy of Medical Sciences Guides for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment

• Hwang SC
• Lee KS

• KMID: 2065052
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2009.52.6.573

Abstract

Several different tools for the evaluation of the physical impairments or disabilities have been employed in Korea. In some cases, the same impairment has received different evaluations in accordance with different evaluation criteria. Sometimes evaluation tools from abroad have been used without efforts of adapting those tools to Korean situations. The general framework for developing impairment evaluation should be objective, useful, and actual. The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMS) guides has been developed as a tool for the evaluation of impairment by the experts' discussion and public consensus. The KAMS guides measure the impairment, not the disability, by the rate and encompass all kinds of physical impairments and diseases as many as possible. The guides need the next steps for being legislative and valid from the authorities.

Keyword

Disability evaluation; Physical impairment; Guideline; Social welfare

MeSH Terms

Consensus
Disability Evaluation
Korea
Social Welfare