title: [Personal factors and participation - How should professionals address them?].
abstract: Controversy exists around the application of personal factors within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. In the framework, they are represented by one of the boxes, but without content. They are part of the model, but cannot be coded or collected statistically. This article clarifies the rationale for the inclusion of personal factors in the classification, describes the controversies related to it and provides a personal statement about the utility of personal factors in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, PO Box 2000, L8N 3Z5, Hamilton, ON, Canada. krausdc@mcmaster.ca.|CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, Hamilton, ON, Canada. krausdc@mcmaster.ca.|Ron Joyce Children's Health Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada. krausdc@mcmaster.ca.
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kraus de Camargo
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D064702:International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; D010552:Personality Assessment; D058992:Social Participation / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Disability; Health statistics; ICF; Patient perspective; Personal factors