Person—activity and participation life area, disability flag code N

Guide for use:

This data element, along with Person—need for assistance with activities in a life area, disability flag code N, enables an assessment of a person's level of difficulty and need for assistance in life areas, leading to classification of extent of activity limitation.

In the context of health, an activity is the execution of a task or action by an individual. An activity limitation is a difficulty an individual may have in executing an activity. Activity limitation varies with the environment, and is assessed in relation to a particular environment; the absence or presence of assistance, including aids, equipment and medications, is an aspect of the environment.

For the 'Communication' life area, a person's level of difficulty is assessed in terms of whether they can understand, or be understood, in their native language or preferred method of communication.