Participation and Rehabilitation: The Need for Developing Na-tive Instruments

The concept of disability is undergoing a revolu-tion since terms of restriction or lack of "partici-pation in meaningful roles of life" is becoming more widely used instead of the phrase 'handicap' (1). These roles have been defined in an individu-al, familial, and social levels; In this way, the goal of modern rehabilitation is to remove the bur-dens and increase the one's participation to the high levels of function and performance, likely after the occurrence of any incident or disorder(2). Therefore, major actions from re-searchers and leaders of the field have proceeded (3, 4) family members, (5) and health caregivers (6).