Evaluation of activity limitation and social participation, and the effects of reconstructive surgery in people with disability due to leprosy: a prospective cohort study

• Published in: Disability and rehabilitation Vol. 33; no. 8; p. 667
• Main Authors: van Veen, Natasja H J, Hemo, Dinabandhu A, Bowers, Robert L, Pahan, David, Negrini, Jean-François, Velema, Johan P, Richardus, Jan Hendrik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 2011
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Adolescent; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Disability Evaluation; Disabled Persons - psychology; Disabled Persons - rehabilitation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Leprosy - physiopathology; Leprosy - psychology; Leprosy - rehabilitation; Leprosy - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life - psychology; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; Recovery of Function; Sickness Impact Profile; Social Participation - psychology; Socioeconomic Factors; Young Adult

To assess how activity limitation and social participation of individuals with leprosy-related disability change over time, and to quantify the effect of reconstructive surgery. Individuals with disability due to leprosy who accepted invitations for assessment at a leprosy clinic between March and J...