Participation of people with physical disabilities: three-year trend and potential for improvement.

Objective: To provide insight into developments in participation over the period 2008-2010 among Dutch people with physical disabilities and into their demands for additional participation. Design: Trend study with additional cross-sectional survey. Setting: Community-dwelling people with physical disabilities in the Netherlands. Participants: A sample of 1,868 (2008), 1,900 (2009), and 2,163 (2010) people (≥15 years) with mild, moderate or severe physical disability. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Eight indicators of participation within ICF domains: use of neighborhood facilities, going out of the house, having paid work, performing volunteer services, visiting leisure facilities, performing club activities, meeting friends, and use of public transport. Results: No increase in participation rates was found over the years 2008-2010. In 2010, 18% of the people who did not have a paid job wanted to work, especially younger (