01473nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653001000042653002500052653002500077653001500102100001600117700001300133700001100146700001300157700001400170245012200184856007800306300001000384490000600394520082900400022001401229       2012                            d10aTools10aMorbidity management10aLymphatic filariasis10aDisability1 aZeldenryk L1 aGordon S1 aGray M1 aSpeare R1 aMelrose W00aDisability measurement for lymphatic filariasis: a review of generic tools used within morbidity management programs.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459825/pdf/pntd.0001768.pdf  ae17680 v63 a<p>Lymphatic filariasis (LF)-related disability affects 40 million people globally, making LF the leading cause of physical disability in the world. Despite this, there is limited research into how the impacts of LF-related disability are best measured. This article identifies the tools currently being used to measure LF-related disability and reviews their applicability against the known impacts of LF. The findings from the review show that the generic disability tools currently used by LF programs fail to measure the majority of known impacts of LF-related disability. The findings from the review support the development of an LF-specific disability measurement tool and raise doubt about the suitability of generic disability tools to assess disability related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) globally.</p>
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