Naslov
Paraolympians – the unknown heroes next door

Autori
Vlak, Tonko ; Padjen, Ivan ; Pivalica, Dinko

Izvornik
Croatian medical journal (0353-9504) 50 (2009), 6; 527-530

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
disability ; paraolympians

Sažetak
Disability is an umbrella term covering not only impaired physical structure or function, but also activity and participation limitation in performing everyday tasks (1, 2). It is estimated that 1 in 10 persons suffers from some kind of invalidity or disability, making it an important global public health problem (1). Since various concepts have been used to describe people with disabilities, in 1980 the World Health Organization (WHO) published the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps (1), which gives a more detailed description of the 3 key concepts. Impairment involves any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function. Disability results from impairment and is defined as any restriction or lack of capability to perform activities in a way or within the range considered normal for a human being, while handicap results from an impairment and/or a disability and limits or prevents the fulfillment of a role of an individual in the society and/or social integration, depending on age, sex, and cultural and social factors (1, 2). In 2001, the WHO published the new International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (3), which specified 4 categories: physical functions, physical structures, domains of activity, and participation, with environmental factors. The ICF points out that the relation between health and disability is the result of interaction between factors of the mentioned categories. In the Republic of Croatia, several legal definitions of disability are used ; one of the definitions, which corresponds the WHO classification from 2001, states that a disabled person is the person with physical, sensory or mental damage, which at least for a period of one year or permanently leads to reduced ability of satisfying personal needs in everyday life (4).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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