01552nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003100055653002600086653002100112653001100133653002100144653002400165100001300189700001300202245006700215300001100282490000700293520102000300022001401320       2012                            d  c2012 Aug10aActivities of Daily Living10aDisability Evaluation10aDisabled Persons10aHumans10aInternationality10aModels, Theoretical1 aPalmer M1 aHarley D00aModels and measurement in disability: an international review.  a357-640 v273 a<p>This article reviews the theoretical basis and methods for disability measurement. Different methods arise from different theoretical perspectives. Recent efforts to develop a general international disability measure consistent with the social model of disability aim to produce an internationally comparable measure of disability with which to assess the equalisation of opportunities. Such a measure cannot consistently identify disabled people in need of health and social services. Correctly identifying those in need of these services particularly concerns developing countries where government revenues and disability services are severely limited. This review highlights the need for multiple disability measures to meet different purposes of measurement. The Washington Group general measure on disability and Katz's Activities of Daily Living Index are recommended as valid measures of varying functioning level consistent with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.</p>  a1460-2237