A scale to assess activities of daily living in persons affected by leprosy

摘要

The aim of this study was to develop a scale for identifying disability among people in the rural areas of developing countries. The studies were carried out in the Green Pastures Hospital and the leprosy field programme of the Western Region of Nepal. With the help of staff experienced in working with people with Disability, a 68-question questionnaire was made, based on the International Classi- Fication of Impairments, Activities and Participatin(ICIDH-2).