title: Prevalence of disability observed in an Oxfordshire practice.
abstract: A register was compiled of disabled patients in an Oxfordshire practice; patients were considered to be disabled when an impairment appreciably affected their day-to-day life. The rates of disability rose with age. Three-quarters of the disabled patients had one disability, 21% two and 5% three or more disabilities. The most common source of disability was disorders of the nervous system followed by circulatory and musculoskeletal conditions. More than two-thirds of the disabilities were capable of amelioration and 4% could be completely resolved. Most patients had come to terms with their disability, only 8% finding adjustment difficult.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tulloch
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors