Does the global activity limitation indicator measure participation restriction? Data from the European Health and Social Integration Survey in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The global activity limitation indicator (GALI) is the only internationally agreed and harmonised participation restriction measure. We examine if GALI, as intended, is a reflective measure of the domains of participation; furthermore, we determine the relative importance of these domains. Also, we investigated the consistency of response to GALI by age and gender and compared the performance of GALI with that of self-rated health (SRH).

Methods

We used Spanish data from the European Health and Social Integration Survey and selected adults aged 18 and over (N = 13,568). Data analysis, based on logistic regression models and Shapley value decomposition, were also stratified by age. The predictors of the models were demographic variables and restrictions in participati

SUBMITTER: Cabrero-Garcia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9023392 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature