Table 1.
Dimensions and definitions of participation in the Human Development Model-Disability Creation Process (Fougeyrollas, 2010)
| Dimensions | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Daily activities | |
| 1. Nutrition | Habits related to food consumption (choosing foods, food preparation, preparing meals, etc.) |
| 2. Fitness | Habits related to fitness of body and mind (sleep, naps, physical and mental fitness, etc.) |
| 3. Personal care | Habits related to physical well-being (hygiene, excretory hygiene, dressing, health care) |
| 4. Communication | Habits that enable a person to exchange messages with others (oral, sign, and written communication, telecommunication) |
| 5. Housing | Habits related to individual’s place of residence (lodging, home maintenance, use of furnishing and other household appliances) |
| 6. Mobility | Habits related to mobility over short and long distances with or without means of transportation (using means of transportation, generally within the immediate environment, such as walking and using a car.) |
| Social activities | |
| 7. Responsibilities | Habits related to taking up responsibilities (financial, civil and family responsibilities, such as preparing and respecting a budget, respect for others, civic responsibility and the care of a person, such as children and spouses.) |
| 8. Interpersonal relationships | Habits concerning relationships with others (sexual activity, affective relationships) |
| 9. Community life | Habits related to activities within the community (participating in social organizations, such as citizen and social clubs, and in spiritual life and religious practice) |
| 10. Education | Habits related to individual psychomotor, intellectual, social and cultural development (participating in a training program, etc.) |
| 11. Employment | Habits related to the principal occupation of the adult individual; usually a paid occupation, but also volunteering |
| 12. Leisure | Habits related to recreational activities or others practiced during an individual’s free time and within a pleasurable context (sports and games, arts and culture, and socio-recreational activities) |