Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: Data from the National Health Interview Survey Disability (NHIS-D) Supplement Phase I, United States 1994 were analysed and six disability categories were examined: activities of daily living ( ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), functional activities (FA), sight, hearing, and communication. RESULTS: In 1994, 5.6 million persons aged 18-69 years reported a disability because of a chronic condition that was caused by injury. The prevalence of ADL disability due to chronic conditions caused by injury was 370 per 100000 population; IADL disability was 1256; FA disability was 2512; sight was 231; hearing was 339; and communication was 91 per 100000 population. Fifty per cent of ADL, IADL, and FA disabilities were attributed to motor vehicle crashes and falls, as were 31% of sight, 19% of hearing, and 23% of communication disabilities. CONCLUSIONS: Though these estimates may be conservative, this study indicates that injury is a major cause of disability in addition to a leading cause of death in the US.
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Authors | J L Guerrero, J E Sniezek, M Sehgal |
Journal | Disability and rehabilitation
(Disabil Rehabil)
Vol. 21
Issue 4
Pg. 187-92
(Apr 1999)
ISSN: 0963-8288 [Print] England |
PMID | 10390085
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Cause of Death
- Chronic Disease
(epidemiology)
- Disabled Persons
(statistics & numerical data)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
- United States
(epidemiology)
- Wounds and Injuries
(complications, epidemiology)
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