Disability measurement for lymphatic filariasis: a review of generic tools used within morbidity management programs.
Lymphatic filariasis (LF)-related disability affects 40 million people globally, making LF the leading cause of physical disability in the world. Despite this, there is limited research into how the impacts of LF-related disability are best measured. This article identifies the tools currently being...
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doaj-4e94fce375fb42ef9de38c069b6defe02020-11-25T02:01:21ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352012-01-0169e176810.1371/journal.pntd.0001768Disability measurement for lymphatic filariasis: a review of generic tools used within morbidity management programs.Lynne ZeldenrykSusan GordonMarion GrayRichard SpeareWayne MelroseLymphatic filariasis (LF)-related disability affects 40 million people globally, making LF the leading cause of physical disability in the world. Despite this, there is limited research into how the impacts of LF-related disability are best measured. This article identifies the tools currently being used to measure LF-related disability and reviews their applicability against the known impacts of LF. The findings from the review show that the generic disability tools currently used by LF programs fail to measure the majority of known impacts of LF-related disability. The findings from the review support the development of an LF-specific disability measurement tool and raise doubt about the suitability of generic disability tools to assess disability related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) globally.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3459825?pdf=render |
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Lynne Zeldenryk Susan Gordon Marion Gray Richard Speare Wayne Melrose Disability measurement for lymphatic filariasis: a review of generic tools used within morbidity management programs. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
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Disability measurement for lymphatic filariasis: a review of generic tools used within morbidity management programs. |
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Disability measurement for lymphatic filariasis: a review of generic tools used within morbidity management programs. |
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Disability measurement for lymphatic filariasis: a review of generic tools used within morbidity management programs. |
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Disability measurement for lymphatic filariasis: a review of generic tools used within morbidity management programs. |
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Disability measurement for lymphatic filariasis: a review of generic tools used within morbidity management programs. |
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disability measurement for lymphatic filariasis: a review of generic tools used within morbidity management programs. |
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
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1935-2727 1935-2735 |
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Lymphatic filariasis (LF)-related disability affects 40 million people globally, making LF the leading cause of physical disability in the world. Despite this, there is limited research into how the impacts of LF-related disability are best measured. This article identifies the tools currently being used to measure LF-related disability and reviews their applicability against the known impacts of LF. The findings from the review show that the generic disability tools currently used by LF programs fail to measure the majority of known impacts of LF-related disability. The findings from the review support the development of an LF-specific disability measurement tool and raise doubt about the suitability of generic disability tools to assess disability related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) globally. |
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