title: A conceptual model for identifying, preventing, and managing secondary conditions in people with disabilities.
abstract: Secondary conditions are considered a direct consequence of having a disability, and many are presumed to be preventable. Although a few researchers have noted that people with disabilities are exposed to several secondary conditions, including pain, fatigue, depression, and obesity, what is lacking in the literature is a conceptual framework for understanding the antecedents, risk factors, and consequences of secondary conditions. To move the rehabilitation and public health professions toward a more unified approach to understanding and managing secondary conditions as well as distinguishing them from chronic and associated conditions, this article proposes a set of criteria for defining secondary conditions and a conceptual model that considers the potential factors associated with their onset, impact, severity, and management.
authors: Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons With Disabilities, Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1640 West Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60608-6904, USA. jrimmer@uic.edu
authors: James H
authors: JH
authors: Rimmer
authors: Ming-De
authors: MD
authors: Chen
authors: Kelly
authors: K
authors: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012656:Self-Help Devices