Table 7. Frequency of participation restriction, in current environment and in relation to age, in the ICF “Activities and participation” component.
| INTERNATIONAL | FRANCE | SWEDEN | ARGENTINA | IRELAND | ||||||||
| Items cited by over 50% of patients in the international study (n = 25 items) | n replies | % restricted | n replies | % restricted | n replies | % restricted | n replies | % restricted | n replies | % restricted | ?2 test | |
| d630 | Preparing meals | 46 | 74% | 15 | 73% | 15 | 67% | 10 | 100% | 6 | 50% | na |
| d220 | Undertaking multiple tasks | 216 | 73% | 81 | 68% | 56 | 75% | 55 | 87% | 24 | 54% | p<0.05 |
| d155 | Acquiring skills | 217 | 72% | 81 | 63% | 56 | 80% | 55 | 85% | 25 | 56% | p<0.01 |
| d175 | Solving problems | 217 | 72% | 81 | 65% | 56 | 75% | 55 | 87% | 25 | 60% | p<0.05 |
| d240 | Handling stress/psychological demands | 216 | 72% | 81 | 82% | 56 | 55% | 54 | 87% | 25 | 52% | p<0.001 |
| d520 | Caring for body parts | 215 | 73% | 81 | 68% | 56 | 79% | 54 | 87% | 24 | 50% | p<0.01 |
| d570 | Looking after one’s health | 177 | 72% | 79 | 67% | 19 | 68% | 54 | 93% | 25 | 28% | p<0.001 |
| d330 | Speaking | 216 | 71% | 81 | 68% | 56 | 79% | 54 | 83% | 25 | 36% | p<0.001 |
| d620 | Acquisition of goods and services | 154 | 69% | 78 | 67% | 19 | 79% | 35 | 86% | 22 | 50% | p<0.05 |
| d177 | Making decisions | 217 | 68% | 81 | 63% | 56 | 70% | 55 | 85% | 25 | 44% | p<0.01 |
| d230 | Carrying out daily routine | 216 | 67% | 81 | 57% | 56 | 73% | 54 | 87% | 25 | 44% | p<0.001 |
| d250 | Managing one’s own behaviour | 216 | 65% | 81 | 82% | 56 | 54% | 54 | 83% | 25 | 44% | p<0.001 |
| d510 | Washing oneself | 215 | 65% | 81 | 59% | 56 | 75% | 54 | 74% | 24 | 42% | p<0.01 |
| d720 | Complex interpersonal interactions | 216 | 64% | 81 | 62% | 56 | 54% | 54 | 85% | 25 | 52% | p<0.01 |
| d9 | Community, social and civic life | 210 | 63% | 81 | 58% | 50 | 70% | 54 | 80% | 25 | 40% | p<0.01 |
| d210 | Undertaking a single task | 217 | 62% | 81 | 64% | 56 | 57% | 55 | 76% | 25 | 44% | p<0.01 |
| d710 | Basic interpersonal interactions | 218 | 62% | 82 | 61% | 56 | 50% | 55 | 80% | 25 | 56% | p<0.01 |
| d310 | Communicating with spoken messages | 218 | 58% | 82 | 59% | 56 | 54% | 55 | 71% | 25 | 40% | ns |
| d730 | Relating with strangers | 217 | 57% | 81 | 55% | 56 | 25% | 55 | 87% | 25 | 48% | p<0.001 |
| d331 | Pre-talking, babbling | 11 | 55% | 5 | 40% | 2 | 100% | 3 | 67% | 1 | 0% | na |
| d335 | Producing nonverbal messages | 218 | 55% | 82 | 62% | 56 | 41% | 55 | 69% | 25 | 28% | p<0.001 |
| d740 | Formal relationships | 211 | 55% | 80 | 66% | 54 | 24% | 54 | 81% | 23 | 39% | p<0.001 |
| d315 | Communicating with nonverbal messages | 218 | 51% | 82 | 51% | 56 | 39% | 55 | 76% | 25 | 24% | p<0.001 |
| d820 | School education | 198 | 54% | 80 | 36% | 39 | 44% | 54 | 83% | 25 | 60% | p<0.001 |
| d440 | Fine hand use | 217 | 50% | 82 | 55% | 56 | 63% | 54 | 46% | 25 | 36% | ns |
χ2 test: statistical difference between countries; ns = non-significant; na = non-applicable; Italics if<50%.