Background Since mobility and social participation are key determinants of health and
quality of life, it is important to identify factors associated with them. Although several …

Within physical therapy, the disablement model has proven useful as a language to
delineate the consequences of disease and injury. This perspective provides an update on …

Dijkers MP. Issues in the conceptualization and measurement of participation: an overview.
While participation is increasingly defined as the key outcome of rehabilitation …

Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by muscle damage and
progressive loss of muscle function in male children. DMD is one of the most devastating …

Increasing attention is being paid to the importance of built environment characteristics for
participation, especially among people with various levels of impairment or activity …

The purpose of this article was to introduce the reader to the nature of patient‐reported
outcome measures (PROMs) and pitfalls in their use. PROMs collect subjective information …

Levasseur M, Gauvin L, Richard L, Kestens Y, Daniel M, Payette H, for the NuAge Study.
Associations between perceived proximity to neighborhood resources, disability, and social …

Post-stroke health-related quality of life (HRQoL) reflects a comprehensive view of
subjective health and a measure of a person's perceived physical, mental and social health …

Purpose This study aimed to (1) explore whether quality of life (QOL) is more associated with
satisfaction with social participation (SP) than with level of accomplishment in SP and (2) …

Background. The conceptualisation of participation is important for both clinicians and
researchers. Purpose. Analyse and compare two conceptual models, the Disability Creation …