Secondary health conditions and social role satisfaction in adults with long-term physical disability.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Individuals living with physical disability due to early acquired or traumatic conditions often experience a range of psychological and physical health problems that are associated with their condition but are not directly caused by it. Known as "secondary health conditions," these problems can interact with existing functional limitations and other medical comorbidities to limit social participation. The current study assessed the concurrent and longitudinal associations between secondary health conditions, chronic medical comorbidities, and functional limitations, with a PROMIS® measure of social role participation.

Methods

A longitudinal survey study of community-dwelling adults with one of four chronic physical conditions (multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy

SUBMITTER: Battalio SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6501832 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature