Parallel reliability of the functional independence measure and the Barthel ADL index.

abstract：:Objective: Pilot test GoWoman, a small-group weight management intervention for mobility impaired women that was a disability- and gender-responsive adaptation of the Diabetes Prevention Program delivered in the online virtual world of Second Life®. Objectives were to (1) examine pre-/post-intervention differences in ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Nosek MA,Robinson-Whelen S,Ledoux TA,Hughes RB,O'Connor DP,Lee RE,Goe R,Silveira SL,Markley R,Nosek TM,GoWoman Consortium.

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is to assist those engaged in research dealing with attitudes towards persons with disabilities by presenting a catalogue of various attitude measurement methods. METHOD:A review of the methodological and psychological literatures on the measurement of attitudes towards persons with d...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Antonak RF,Livneh H

更新日期：2000-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Beyond promising experimental results of sensory passive stimulations in spatial cognition disorders, some questions still remain regarding interests of these stimulations during the daily activities in neglect. The aim of this case-study was to evaluate the effects of a protocol combining left neck-muscle vibr...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Ceyte H,Beis JM,Simon M,Rémy A,Anxionnat R,Paysant J,Caudron S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This article considers the conceptualization and operationalization of "social environment" and "social context" with implications for research and practice with children and youth with impairments. We first discuss social environment and social context as constructs important for understanding interaction b...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Batorowicz B,King G,Mishra L,Missiuna C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Disability management (DM) is a term developed in North America and refers to the prevention and management of injury and illness in the workplace. The purpose of this paper is to report findings of an Australian study that examined whether self-insured employers in that country have implemented integrated DM p...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Westmorland M,Buys N,Clements N

更新日期：2002-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This manuscript seeks to explain why applications of item response theory (IRT) and factor analytic methods provide evidence of validity, and why for the same reasons that they provide evidence of validity, they can advance substantive knowledge. METHODS:A narrative review of the psychometrics literature and d...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Gerrard P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Impairment of language ability, aphasia, can cause barriers to communication and hence impact on participation in many life situations. This study aimed to describe and explore how persons with aphasia following stroke experience engaging in everyday occupations. METHOD:Six persons from Southwest Finland who h...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Niemi T,Johansson U

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a prognostic score for predicting work disability (WD) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) as strong indicator for poor vocational rehabilitation. METHOD:A cross-sectional study was performed in a group of 170 patients with AS, 120 work disabled and 50 still employed. The variables strongly...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Oancea C,Mihai C,Gherman D,Milicescu M,Ancuta I,Martin A,Bojinca M,Stoica V,Ciuvica MM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate discriminative validity, relative reliability and absolute reliability of four tablet-based tests for the evaluation of upper limb motor function in healthy persons and patients with neurological disorders. METHODS:Cross-sectional study in 54 participants: 29 patients with upper limb movement impai...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Schallert W,Fluet MC,Kesselring J,Kool J

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this article is to describe the international classification system proposed by the World Health Organisation for describing individuals with disability. Initially the 'International classification of impairment, disability and handicap' (ICIDH) was used. This has been replaced by the 'Internatio...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Bornman J

更新日期：2004-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim was to compare self-rated health, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), social networks and health care utilisation of those granted disability pension (DP) and those not granted disability pension (nDP). METHOD:Demographic data and medical diagnoses were obtained from the records of the social insur...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Ydreborg B,Ekberg K,Nordlund A

更新日期：2006-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The utility of self-management with people from minority ethnic backgrounds has been questioned, resulting in the development of culturally specific tools. Yet, the use of stroke specific self-management programmes is underexplored in these high risk groups. This article presents the experience of stroke therap...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Norris M,Jones F,Kilbride C,Victor C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: This study was conducted in a home-based context where trained occupational therapists delivered progressive physical exercise training and home modification intervention for preventing falls, namely the FIT-at-Home intervention. We assessed the feasibility of the intervention's content and mode of delivery f...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Müller C,Lautenschläger S,Dörge C,Voigt-Radloff S

更新日期：2019-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Parental involvement in the rehabilitation process of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children is considered vital to children's progress. Today, fathers are more likely to be involved in their children's care. Nevertheless, father involvement has been understudied and relatively little is known about their invo...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Zaidman-Zait A,Most T,Tarrasch R,Haddad E

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In girls and women with Rett syndrome, we assessed the accuracy of the StepWatch Activity Monitor™ and investigated relationships between daily step counts, gross motor skills and age. METHOD:Twelve subjects (age 12.9 ± 8.0 years) participating in the Australian Rett Syndrome Database wore a StepWatch during a...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Downs J,Leonard H,Hill K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Everyday routines play a vital role in child functioning and development. This study explored health professionals' documentation of everyday life and health care during the first year following gastrostomy tube placement in children and the content of intervention goals.Methods: The medical records of 39 ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Backman E,Granlund M,Karlsson AK

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate microcirculatory variables in and around the Achilles tendon (AT) in patients undergoing a programme of daily eccentric training for the management of tendinopathy of the main body of the AT in non-compliant in contrast to compliant patients. METHODS:A total of 116 patients with tendinopathy of the...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Knobloch K,Schreibmueller L,Longo UG,Vogt PM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Psychometric validation of the authorized Polish version of the Neck Disability Index (NDI). METHODS:Ninety-five patients with neck pain were enrolled. Reliability was assessed through Cronbach's alpha, split-half reliability, intra-class correlation (ICC) and agreement between measures with limits of agreemen...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Guzy G,Vernon H,Polczyk R,Szpitalak M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To pilot-test and evaluate an innovative program providing information technology (IT) access to people with disabilities transitioning out of nursing homes into the community using a participatory approach. METHODS:Pre- and post-training data was collected on the 61 program participants to reflect three broad...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Mirza M,Anandan N,Madnick F,Hammel J

更新日期：2006-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe physiotherapists' perceptions of fall risk and appropriate fall prevention interventions in rehabilitating stroke patients. METHOD:A web-based survey addressed to physiotherapy units on a stroke unit, general neurology department or rehabilitation ward/centre in Flanders. RESULTS:Hospital respon...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Baetens T,Peersman W,Cambier D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Do the clinical findings explain the complaints of longstanding demonstrated widespread pain (DWP) in a group of immigrant patients, or not? SUBJECTS:Consecutive immigrant patients, on long-term sick leave, aged 18 - 45, at a primary healthcare centre in Stockholm, Sweden. METHODS:Interpreters were available. Two...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Löfvander MB,Engström AW

更新日期：2007-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A path analytic model conceptualizing self efficacy as a mediator of disability was tested. This model could help explain the circumstances under which disability develops more in some chronic pain patients than in others. METHOD:Questionnaires from 479 chronic pain patients were collected prior to an initial ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Arnstein P

更新日期：2000-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To outline the thinking of disabled people about their situation and status before the formulation of the ICIDH (International Classification of Impairment, Disability and Handicap) in 1980, the growth of the international disability rights movement since 1980, its subsequent involvement in the revision process...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Hurst R

更新日期：2003-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ankle fractures, one of the most common types of orthopaedic injury, have been associated with reduced functional outcome and significant changes in long-term employment. Although information on unemployment following ankle fractures can be important in cases of financial compensation, no studies have investiga...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Thakore RV,Hooe BS,Considine P,Sathiyakumar V,Onuoha G 2nd,Hinson JK,Obremskey WT,Sethi MK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the safety and efficacy of early mobilisation (EM) compared to usual care by meta-analysing individual participant data (IPD). MATERIALS AND METHODS:IPD were sought from randomised controlled trials comparing out-of-bed mobilisation starting within 48 h from stroke onset to usual care for acute ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Rethnam V,Langhorne P,Churilov L,Hayward KS,Herisson F,Poletto SR,Tong Y,Bernhardt J

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: This study aims to explore the physical, psychological and social wellbeing of veterans who have experienced limb-loss and to ascertain the factors that contribute to the ability of veterans to maintain their independence at various stages in their lives.Methods: Sixty two life-story interviews were conducted...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： McGill G,Wilson G,Caddick N,Forster N,Kiernan MD

更新日期：2020-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the study was to determine whether mechanical nerve root compression could indirectly contribute to early muscle fatigue because of impaired activation. METHOD:The patients' two legs and the control group's dominant leg were subjected to exhausting foot dorsiflexion against 2 kg weight. Electrop...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Tsur A,Glass I,Solzi P

更新日期：2002-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess long-term impairments of executive functioning in adult survivors of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). METHOD:Participants were assessed on measures of executive functioning, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and social functioning. Survivors of BPD (n = 63; 34 males; mean age 24.2 years) were c...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Gough A,Linden MA,Spence D,Halliday HL,Patterson CC,McGarvey L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To systematically review the evidence about the effectiveness of manual therapy (MT) on pain intensity, frequency and impact of headache in individuals with tension-type headache (TTH). METHODS:Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CENTRAL, and PEDro were searched in June 2020. Randomized controlled trials ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kamonseki DH,Lopes EP,van der Meer HA,Calixtre LB

更新日期：2020-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure and compare physical activity profiles and sedentary time between community dwelling stroke survivors and healthy volunteers. METHODS:Twenty-two stroke survivors (10 men, age 55.3 ± 9.9 years; 4.2 ± 4.0 years since their stroke) were recruited from local stroke support groups, and 22 controls were m...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Paul L,Brewster S,Wyke S,Gill JM,Alexander G,Dybus A,Rafferty D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00