Table 1 Characteristics of young adults with disability benefits 1
Demographic characteristics | N | % | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female gender | 243 | 64.5 | Â | ||
| Â | M | SD | Range | ||
Age at study (years) | 25.0 | 2.1 | 22.5 - 30.9 | ||
Disease characteristics | N | % | Â | N | % |
Congenital disorder | 200 | 53.1 | Daily medicine use | 196 | 52.0 |
Perceptible disability | 159 | 42.2 | Medical aids/devices | 184 | 48.8 |
Course of illness | Â | Â | Limitations in fingers/hand | 148 | 39.3 |
Worse/variable | 156 | 41.4 | Limitation of sight | 90 | 23.9 |
Stable/positive | 221 | 58.6 | Limitations of hearing | 31 | 8.2 |
| Â | Â | Â | Able to sit half an hour | 350 | 92.8 |
| Â | Â | Â | Able to stand half an hour | 220 | 58.4 |
Chronic conditions | N | Â | |||
Visually impaired/blind | 51 | Â | |||
Spasm | 45 | Â | |||
Rheumatoid arthritis | 45 | Â | |||
Epilepsy | 31 | Â | |||
Back complaints | 28 | Â | |||
Hearing impaired/deaf | 27 | Â | |||
Intestinal complaints | 21 | Â | |||
CFS | 20 | Â | |||
Lung complaints | 20 | Â | |||
Accident damage | 19 | Â | |||
Paralysis | 19 | Â | |||
Cancer | 18 | Â | |||
Muscular dystrophy | 17 | Â | |||
Arthritis | 16 | Â | |||
Kidney diseases | 13 | Â | |||
Skin disease | 9 | Â | |||
Migraine | 9 | Â | |||
Heart disease | 7 | Â | |||
Other | 119 | Â | |||