Utilizing Rasch measurement models to develop a computer adaptive self-report of walking, climbing, and running.

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：PURPOSE:The incidence of stroke is of global concern, and the rates of recurrence are high. Many risk factors are related to lifestyle behaviours and, as such, are amenable to change. Implementation of effective secondary prevention interventions is essential; however, little is known about influences on participation ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Lawrence M,Pringle J,Kerr S,Booth J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review current research on the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for prompting literacy in children with special educational needs. METHOD:Research studies relevant to emergent literacy and AAC use are reviewed. Studies focused on acquisition of literacy across various populations of c...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Hetzroni OE

更新日期：2004-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The study aimed at describing the language and communication abilities of a child diagnosed with Developmental Apraxia of Speech (DAS), who used a Macaw Digital voice output device. METHOD:This case study describes the training of a mother in the use of a Macaw digital voice output device to give her child wit...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Bornman J,Alant E,Meiring E

更新日期：2001-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the relevance of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to CBR monitoring and evaluation by investigating the relationship between the ICF and information in published CBR monitoring and evaluation reports. METHOD:A three-stage literature search and analysis met...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Madden RH,Dune T,Lukersmith S,Hartley S,Kuipers P,Gargett A,Llewellyn G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to describe the development of the Motivation for Change Questionnaire (MCQ) and to test its intra-patient reliability on musculoskeletal pain patients in interdisciplinary rehabilitation as a basis for use in rehabilitation planning. METHOD:The MCQ questionnaire was developed fro...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Gard G,Rivano M,Grahn B

更新日期：2005-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To explore medical doctors' views on what are barriers in providing rehabilitation services for persons with SCI in Mongolia.Methods: A qualitative study with semi-structured interviews was conducted with 12 medical doctors. Participants were purposely sampled. The World Health Organization (WHO)'s report Int...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Dorjbal D,Zanini C,Tsegmid N,Stucki G,Rubinelli S

更新日期：2019-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The study aim was to analyze whether ambulatory therapy of chronic stroke patients contains elements that specifically address "Activity and participation", and to what extent participation as a major goal in rehabilitation is realized in ambulatory care.Method: Qualitative and quantitative content analysis o...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Tetzlaff B,Barzel A,Stark A,Ketels G,Scherer M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The effects of gravity and immobilisation are regarded as factors in the development of spinal deformity in cerebral palsy (CP). This study was to assess the body positions in daily life of children with CP using a wearable device. METHOD:Four institutionalised children with severe quadriplegic CP participated...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Sato H,Hirai T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study explored the perceptions of staff members regarding the implementation of a new communicative approach at a multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation centre in Denmark. Communication partner training according to Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCATM) was combined with augmentative strate...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Hansen D,Kristensen LF,Christensen ME,Eriksson K,Thunberg G

更新日期：2020-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: This scoping review synthesizes research on the effects and processes of telehealth wheelchair and seating assessment and the perceptions of wheelchair users and healthcare providers of telehealth use for this purpose.Materials and Methods: A systematic search and scoping review of peer-reviewed publications ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Graham F,Boland P,Grainger R,Wallace S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate the applicability of the power balance model to elite handcycling and to obtain values for gross efficiency (GE). METHODS:Four members of the Dutch Paralympic team performed trials on a 250-m indoor track. Velocity (v) and power output (PO) were measured in conjunction with physiological measure...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Groen WG,van der Woude LH,De Koning JJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the conceptions of patients with persistent low back pain (LBP) of undergoing physiotherapy delivered in Finnish primary healthcare by physiotherapists who had participated in brief training in Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT). METHODS:As part of a feasibility implementation study exploring CFT in...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Holopainen R,Vuoskoski P,Piirainen A,Karppinen J,O'Sullivan P

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Exercise therapy is effective in a wide range of chronic diseases. Comorbid disease necessitates adaptations to exercise therapy. Guidance on how to develop such adaptations is currently not available. We present an innovative strategy for the development of comorbidity-related adaptations to exercise therapy i...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Dekker J,de Rooij M,van der Leeden M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the implementation of a physical activity counseling program in rehabilitation and to study heterogeneity in received counseling and investigate its association with changes in patients' physical activity outcomes. Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted in 18 rehabil...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Hoekstra F,Hoekstra T,van der Schans CP,Hettinga FJ,van der Woude LHV,Dekker R,ReSpAct-group.

更新日期：2019-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Alexithymia (Greek, a = lack, lexis = word, thymos = emotion) is a new concept which, whilst being based upon longstanding clinical observation, remains unproven clinically. The lack of definite criteria for inclusion, and the absence of reliable and valid assessment tools, ensures that past data collection has been f...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Stephenson R

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate outcome measures and the factors affecting them in patients treated between 1962 and 2000 at Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Israel. METHOD:This retrospective cohort study included 262 patients with spinal neurological lesions (spinal cord or cauda equina lesions) following degenerative spinal...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Ronen J,Goldin D,Itzkovich M,Bluvshtein V,Gelernter I,Livshitz A,Folman Y,Catz A

更新日期：2005-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To ascertain stakeholders' agreement and disagreement about inter-professional collaboration (IPC) when supporting the child with a developmental language disorder (DLD) in school.Materials and methods: Two rounds of an online Delphi survey were undertaken with a purposive sample of 26 participants (researche...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Gallagher AL,Murphy CA,Conway PF,Perry A

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the information needs of people with low back pain (LBP) in Australia, and the preferred methods to present this information online, as a basis for development of a patient-centred website. Available online LBP resources are limited in quality and content and it is not clear if they are meeting the ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Nielsen M,Jull G,Hodges PW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this paper we examine how the intersection of various social and political influences shapes discharge planning and rehabilitation practices in ways that may not meet the espoused aims of rehabilitation programs or the preferences of older adults and their families. METHODS:Taking a critical bioethics persp...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Durocher E,Gibson BE,Rappolt S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the current study was to examine the effects on sickness absence of multimodal rehabilitation delivered within the framework of a national implementation of evidence based rehabilitation, the rehabilitation guarantee for nonspecific musculoskeletal pain. METHOD:This was an observational matched cont...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Busch H,Björk Brämberg E,Hagberg J,Bodin L,Jensen I

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To systematically review research investigating measurement properties of the Personal Care Participation Assessment and Resource Tool (PC-PART), formerly the Handicap Assessment and Resource Tool (HART). DATA SOURCES:Seven databases were searched using (i) HART or PC-PART terms and (ii) known authors. Referen...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Darzins S,Imms C,Di Stefano M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It is important to quantify the amount of energy expended in various common household tasks to provide objective information regarding physical activity recommendations in health promotion, weight management, or rehabilitation programs for older people with chronic diseases. These activities may be age/gender s...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Yue AS,Woo J,Ip KW,Sum CM,Kwok T,Hui SS

更新日期：2007-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Community participation is of importance to people with aphasia, who are at risk of becoming socially isolated. This study investigates the content of measures of community and social participation for this population by crosswalking items to the ICF. This will evaluate: (1) to what extent the included assessme...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Brandenburg C,Worrall L,Rodriguez A,Bagraith K

更新日期：2015-01-01 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:Unrefreshing sleep and lowered physical activity are commonly observed in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients, but how they might influence each other remains unexplored. Therefore, this study simultaneously examined the exercise capacity, sleep characteristics and physical activity in CFS patients. METHOD...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Aerenhouts D,Ickmans K,Clarys P,Zinzen E,Meersdom G,Lambrecht L,Nijs J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Handicap has proved to be the most contentious and arguably most misunderstood concept of the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH). This paper reviews the definition and characteristics of handicap as presented in the original introduction to the ICIDH, and presents some of ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Badley EM

更新日期：1995-02-01 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: To evaluate the implementation of an integrated multidisciplinary Movement Disorder Clinic using a model of knowledge translation.Methods: A mixed methods design was used to evaluate implementation outcomes. After recognising poor referral rates to allied health, Movement Disorder Clinic team-members identifi...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Shrubsole K

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the present study was to translate the Trinity Amputation and Prosthetics Experience Scale (TAPES) into Persian and to investigate its psychometric properties. METHOD:A sample of 182 Persian-speaker individuals with lower limb amputation completed the TAPES questionnaire, of whom 103 individuals...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Mazaheri M,Fardipour S,Salavati M,Hadadi M,Negahban H,Bahramizadeh M,Khosrozadeh F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00