Participation Strategies Used by Young People With and Without Physical Disabilities.
Andrianantenaina Ornella, Baladzhanov Nikol, Germain Lauriane and 3 others
PMID 39315511WHAT IT FOUND
Young people with and without physical disabilities both rely heavily on time management and social support to participate.
Those with disabilities use more environment-focused strategies like accommodations and advocacy, but no strategy was tested for effectiveness.
Key findings
01Time management was the most frequent strategy across all settings, appearing in 32% of responses.
02Participants with disabilities reported more strategies related to advocacy, though these were infrequent at 5-6%.
03The study did not assess whether the reported strategies actually improved participation.
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What it does not show
Data were collected during the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly altered daily life and participation opportunities. Participants with cognitive impairments or intellectual disabilities were excluded. Recruitment was convenience-based from one geographic region (Quebec), limiting generalizability. The study identified which strategies were used but did not test if they were effective. Some written responses were brief, which may have limited interpretation of the strategies.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest and received no financial support.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume these strategies work. The study only reported what young people said they tried, not whether those attempts improved their participation or well-being.