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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Susan Kinne, PhD, Center for Disability Policy and Research, University of Washington, 146 N Canal Street #313, Seattle, WA 98103, (206) 685 4769, susaki@u.washington.edu and Vince Campbell, PhD, NCBDDD, CDC, 4770 Buford Hiway F-35, Atlanta, GA 30341.
The National Health Interview Survey's 1994-1995 Disability Supplement (NHIS-D) gave us a clearer picture of the relation between impairment, limitation in specific activities, and the restrictions in participation that contribute to disadvantage for many people with disabilities. For state-level estimates of these characteristics, repeated measures over time to track change, and a telephone interview format, there are good reasons to supplement the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey's disability module with items that capture additional aspects of participation. This paper reports findings of the 2001 Washington State BRFS Disability Supplement, which asked the standard CDC questions about limitation in function and activities, and also asked all respondents a new question about limitation in participation: Is your participation limited in taking part fully in work, school, caring for your home, engaging in recreation, or being with your family or friends socially? The population prevalence of this participation restriction was 17.7%. Not everyone with an activity limitation reported limitation in participation, which ranged from a high of 89% of persons with limitations in self-care activities to a low of 50% of persons reporting one or more of: limitation in any activities, use of special equipment, learning or memory limitation, or self-care or routine activity limitations. The paper will examine the relation of activity limitations to participation restriction and compare findings to those from the NHIS-D, to estimate the validity of the BRFS participation measure.
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Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.