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Evaluating participation and environments of children (ICIDH2-based project).
(Archived Project)
Investigator (PI): Simeonsson, Rune
Performing Organization (PO): (Current): University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Supporting Agency (SA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Office on Disability and Health (ODH)
Initial Year: 1997
Final Year: 2000
Abstract: This research will advance the prevention of secondary conditions through assessment and documentation of the role of environmental factors and the nature of participation in children and youth with disabilities. The project will operationalize selected measurement implications of the ICIDH in its original form and the current draft revision and examine its utility in public health applications. The goals of this research are to (1) document the nature and extent of disablement, including risk and protective factors, in the understudied population of children and youth; (2) develop and evaluate measures for assessing participation and environment in population-based and condition specific samples; and (3) identify and evaluate implications for the prevention of secondary conditions. This study will (1) document the nature and role of environmental factors in participation of students with disabilities in school related activities; (2) focus on the role of physical education in public schools as a factor influencing secondary conditions and participation of children and youth with motor impairments; and (3) study the role of developmental and environmental factors in secondary conditions in youth with traumatic brain injury.
MeSH Terms:
  • Adolescent
  • Brain Injuries /complications
  • Child
  • * Disabled Persons
  • * Environment
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Humans
  • Movement Disorders /complications
  • Physical Education and Training
  • Risk Factors
  • Schools
  • United States
Keywords:
  • research support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Zip Code: 27599
UI: 97200450
Project Status: Archived