Functioning and equality according to International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in people with skeletal dysplasia compared to matched control subjects – a cross-sectional survey study

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 808 - 10
• Main Authors: Hyvönen, Hanna, Anttila, Heidi, Tallqvist, Susanna, Muñoz, Minna, Leppäjoki-Tiistola, Sanna, Teittinen, Antti, Mäkitie, Outi, Hiekkala, Sinikka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 04.12.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Accessibility; Activities of Daily Living; Bone diseases; Bone dysplasia; Cartilage; Classification; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disability; Disability Evaluation; Dysplasia; Equality; Functioning; Gender; Hair; Handicapped accessibility; Humans; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; Likert scale; Musculoskeletal diseases; Pain; Physically disabled persons; Questionnaires; Seasonal variations; Short stature; Skeletal dysplasia; Skeleton; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Variables; Finland; Disability; Rare diseases; Accessibility; Orphan diseases; Short stature; Equality; Skeletal dysplasia; Functioning

Skeletal dysplasias are rare disorders often leading to severe short stature. This study aimed to gain new comprehensive information about functioning and equality in people affected by skeletal dysplasia compared to matched controls without skeletal dysplasia. Functioning was assessed by questionna...