OutlineVerbruggeandJett'smodelofdisability.
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VerbruggeandJett(1994)proposeda comprehensivemodelofdisabilityresultingfromchronichealthconditions.Themainpathemphasizestherelationshipsbetweentheperson'schroniccondition,impairmentsoforgansystems,functionallimitationsintheperson'sabilitytoperformtasks,anddisability.Themodelalsoconsiderstheimpactofanyriskfactors.Riskfactorsarebehaviorsorconditionsthatmayincreaseone'schancesoffunctionallimitationordisability.Riskfactorsarevariablessuchaslowsocioeconomicstatusandhealth-relatedbehaviorssuchassmoking.Finally,themodelconsiderstheimpactoftwotypesofinterventionstrategies:extraindividualfactorsandintraindividualfactors.Examplesofextraindividualfactorsincludehandicapaccessibleramps,surgery,andsocialsupportservicessuchasMealsonWheels.Intraindividualinterventionsincludesuchfactorsasstartinganexerciseprogramandkeeping a positiveattitude.Bothintra-andextraindividualfactorsmayhelppeoplelivemoreindependentlives.
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