Fig. 1

Time and study population. Top: time relationships between the entry into force of the 2006 Act, official dependency assessments, and service implementation following the 2006 Act (registered), as well as disability assessments and data on service use collected in the field survey. Bottom: attrition flow for 111 disabled and non-disabled study participants to 30 users of social services, linked to implementation of the 2006 Act prior to visit