Participation Strategies Used by Young People With and Without Physical Disabilities.

Participation strategies used by young people (YP) are understudied. This study aimed to identify strategies used by YP with and without physical disabilities to promote participation at home, school, community, and workplace. In this qualitative descriptive study, 106 participants ages 12 to 30 ( = 22.

Is the Y-PEM useful for me? Perspectives of youth with visual impairment.

Purpose: To explore how youth with visual impairments perceive the usefulness of the Y-PEM (Youth and Young-adult Participation and Environment Measure) in capturing their participation and how information generated contributes to their understanding of participation experiences.

Materials And Methods: A qualitative descriptive design was employed among 11 youth with visual impairment (3 females, 8 males) aged 17-24 (x¯ = 21, SD = 2.6) involving two remote sessions one week apart.

Reliability and Validity of the Youth and Young-Adult Participation and Environment Measure (Y-PEM): An Initial Evaluation.

Aim: To examine psychometric properties and aspects of utility of the Youth and young-adult Participation and Environment Measure (Y-PEM).

Methods: Young people with and without physical disabilities ( = 113) aged 12 to 31 (x¯ = 23; SD = 4.3) completed an online survey containing the Y-PEM and QQ-10 questionnaire.

Development and content validity of the youth and young-adult participation and environment measure (Y-PEM).

Purpose: To develop and evaluate the content of a self-reported measure of participation and environment, named Youth, Young-adult Participation and Environment Measure (Y-PEM), capturing participation at home, school, community, and the workplace among individuals with physical disabilities aged 12-30.

Materials And Methods: A multi-phase sequential design based on elements of COnsensus for Standard Measurements INstrument was employed. Five consecutive rounds of cognitive interviews with 24 participants aged 12-33 years (X̅ = 20.

Environmental Factors that Impact the Workplace Participation of Transition-Aged Young Adults with Brain-Based Disabilities: A Scoping Review.

Workplace participation of individuals with disabilities continues to be a challenge. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) places importance on the environment in explaining participation in different life domains, including work. A scoping review was conducted to investigate environmental facilitators and barriers relevant to workplace participation for transition-aged young adults aged 18-35 with brain-based disabilities.