title: Parents' reports of disability among 13 year olds: preliminary experiences with WHO's ICIDH.
abstract: Disability, as defined by the International Classification of Impairments Disabilities and Handicaps (ICIDH), was studied in a sample of 13 year olds (n = 831) who are involved in a longitudinal study of health, development and behaviour. The disability categories of ICIDH were used to develop a self-administered questionnaire for completion by parents, and 831 parents completed the questionnaire. The most common reported disabilities were: writing/spelling (26%), coping with dust/pollens or chemicals (15%), and coping with school work (15%). Eighty-one parents reported that their teenager had some circumstantial dependency; 49 of these mentioned medication that was associated with asthma management. Despite problems in the application of the disability categories of ICIDH, they were considered to provide a useful means by which to study disability systematically among teenagers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Medical School, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Langley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D010290:Parents; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014944:World Health Organization