OBJECTIVES: To evaluate in a pilot study the usefulness of measures of health and psychosocial status for use with young @entity1 with physical and complex disability. Also to test empirically a conceptual model of the factors determining key outcomes in young disabled adults, in particular, participation (handicap). DESIGN: A cross-sectional study involving face-to-face interviews with young adults aged 16-28 years (n = 45) with physical and complex disabilities. A group of nondisabled college students completed the same set of questions to provide normative scores for some psychosocial measures. SETTING: Young @entity1 with physical disabilities were recruited from the area of North and North East Lincolnshire, and nondisabled young @entity1 from the Leeds area. METHODS: Standardized measures of @entity717 and handicap, together with various psychosocial scales were incorporated into a structured face-to-face interview. Standardized measures included the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), the Barthel Index, the London Handicap Scale, Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale and the Proactive Scale. RESULTS: Regression analysis showed the most important predictors of participation were energy and @entity158 (NHP), disability (Barthel) and self-efficacy. Most of the health status measures were able to discriminate between disabled and nondisabled young @entity1 , but some measures lacked face validity for the 'nonwalking' disabled group. CONCLUSIONS: Both health status and psychosocial factors were found to impact on the participation of young @entity1 . @entity717 however, did not impact adversely on self-ratings of health or quality of life and it is clear from these results that having a disability may limit participation, but is not necessarily synonymous with a poorer quality of life.

Factors determining participation in young adults with a XXXX : a pilot study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['people'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['impairment, disability', 'Impairment and disability'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity717 :: (MESH:D009069,Disease) :: ['physical disability']
