Alves Luciana Correia, Leite Iúri da Costa, Machado Carla Jorge
Departamento de Epidemiologia e Métodos Quantitativos em Saúde, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro.
Cien Saude Colet. 2008 Jul-Aug;13(4):1199-207. doi: 10.1590/s1413-81232008000400016.
This article aims to review the main concepts and measures of functional disability currently used in studies focusing on this subject. According to this review, functional disability can be defined as a difficulty or the need for help for performing basic or more complex daily activities necessary for keeping an independent life in the community. As refers to measurement criteria, the studies do not follow a clear-cut standard, varying substantially in relation to scales, dimensions and classifications besides depending directly or indirectly on the kind of available information. A correct method for rating functional disability does not exist at yet. For this reason it is essential that the researchers clearly indicate the concept of functional disability used in the studies and detail, which measures or tools were applied.
本文旨在综述目前在围绕该主题的研究中所使用的功能残疾的主要概念和测量方法。根据该综述，功能残疾可被定义为在社区中维持独立生活所需的基本或更复杂日常活动的执行存在困难或需要帮助。关于测量标准，这些研究并未遵循明确的标准，除了直接或间接取决于可用信息的种类外，在量表、维度和分类方面也存在很大差异。目前尚不存在评定功能残疾的正确方法。因此，研究人员必须清楚地表明研究中所使用的功能残疾概念，并详细说明应用了哪些测量方法或工具。
