Quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis in Eastern Slovakia.

abstract：PURPOSE:This article outlines the development of an Assistive Technology (AT) service delivery model and suggests that a client-focused social and participatory service delivery model in AT can achieve the best results for people with disabilities and their carers. METHOD:It draws on case studies, which are part of th...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Craddock G,McCormack L

更新日期：2002-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Transitioning to independence may be problematic for persons with spina bifida (SB). Experiences of young persons with SB may provide insights into this group's needs for support. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate children's and adolescents' experiences of living with SB, their social and emo...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Strömfors L,Wilhelmsson S,Falk L,Höst GE

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the measurement properties of the Pain Evaluation Scale (PES), to estimate the prevalence of pain based on the PES data, and to evaluate the impact of pain on the quality of life (QoL) in a sample of Turkish children with CP. METHOD:A total of 346 children with CP participated in a cross-section...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Tüzün EH,Guven DK,Eker L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the correlation between an impairment-level and a functional-level assessment scale of aphasia. DESIGN:Prospective, longitudinal study. SETTING:A stroke rehabilitation unit. SUBJECTS:Sixty-seven aphasic acute stroke patients who were undergoing a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation programme, incl...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Bakheit AM,Carrington S,Griffiths S,Searle K

更新日期：2005-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating condition characterized by a number of symptoms which typically worsen following minimal exertion. Various strategies to manage the limited energy levels have been proposed. Of these, pacing has been consistently rated as one of the m...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Goudsmit EM,Nijs J,Jason LA,Wallman KE

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate a time out based discipline strategy designed to decrease treatment avoidance in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who displayed non-compliant behaviour to their parents' treatment requests. METHOD:A single-subject reversal design was used to compare baseline compliance when a time out based disci...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： McClellan CB,Cohen LL,Moffett K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the prognostic value of single items of the Barthel Index (BI) at discharge from rehabilitation, in predicting independence in personal activities of daily living (ADL) (BI score ≥ 95/100) at five years after stroke. METHOD:People with stroke were recruited consecutively from four European rehabil...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： De Wit L,Putman K,Devos H,Brinkmann N,Dejaeger E,De Weerdt W,Jenni W,Lincoln N,Schuback B,Schupp W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purposes: Enhancing children's daily participation is the optimal goal of early childhood intervention. This study aimed to identify child and family predictors of participation for toddlers with global developmental delay. Methods: Fifty-nine toddlers with global developmental delay (aged 24-43 months) and their moth...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Wang PJ,Liao HF,Kang LJ,Chen LC,Hwang AW,Lu L,Tu YK,Morgan GA

更新日期：2019-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Peer support can be helpful in rehabilitation from breast cancer, but participation in peer support groups is low. Groups that provide support opportunities in physical activity contexts are an attractive alternative for some survivors. This study examined survivors' reasons for joining and maintaining partic...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： McDonough MH,Patterson MC,Weisenbach BB,Ullrich-French S,Sabiston CM

更新日期：2019-07-01 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: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:The purpose of this study was to describe the factors influencing healthy aging from the perspective of the older person with multiple sclerosis (MS) in order to build curricula for MS self-management programs. METHOD:We sourced participants, older than 55 years with MS for more than 20 years, from a database ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Ploughman M,Austin MW,Murdoch M,Kearney A,Fisk JD,Godwin M,Stefanelli M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to explore the perspectives of working-aged adults with post-stroke aphasia (PWA) towards what has or would help them in living well with aphasia (LWA). This paper reports the findings in relation to stroke care and its relevance for LWA. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This qualitative study was design...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Manning M,MacFarlane A,Hickey A,Galvin R,Franklin S

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Minor head injury accounts for 95% of all head injury. In this study 62 patients, hospitalized after minor head injury, were assessed within 48 h, and invited to attend for review and retesting 3 months later. Thirty-five patients were followed up in this way and 11 more were interviewed over the telephone. There was ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Powell TJ,Collin C,Sutton K

更新日期：1996-05-01 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: The purpose of this study was to explore rehabilitation clinicians' understanding of how sex and gender facilitate or hinder care provided to patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).Materials and methods: Sixteen clinicians from various specialities, attending to patients with TBI from a large rehabilitati...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Hanafy S,Amodio V,Haag HL,Colquhoun H,Lewko J,Quilico E,Riopelle R,Archambault P,Colantonio A,Lindsay S,Mollayeva T

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe young adults' experiences of living with recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD2) from a salutogenic orientation. METHODS:A qualitative explorative interview study, including 14 participants aged 20-30 years, was performed focusing on comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness in d...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Aho AC,Hultsjö S,Hjelm K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a conceptual model of optimal participation in recreational and leisure activities for children with physical disabilities. METHODS:The conceptualization of the model was based on review of contemporary theories and frameworks, empirical research and the authors' practice knowledge. A case scenario ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kang LJ,Palisano RJ,King GA,Chiarello LA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate; (i) the relationship between the 5STS-test and lower extremity muscle strength and balance, and (ii) the variability of the 5STS-test in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. METHOD:22 MS patients were divided into two groups (Group A and Group B) who completed one 5STS familiarization test session...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Møller AB,Bibby BM,Skjerbæk AG,Jensen E,Sørensen H,Stenager E,Dalgas U

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the current status of computerized gait analysis techniques in the management of children with cerebral palsy or spina bifida who have significant walking disorders. METHOD:Synthesis of available data from a review of the literature, drawing on MEDLINE, EMBASE, PRE-MEDLINE, HealthStar and PsychInfo. ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Hailey D,Tomie J

更新日期：2000-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish the feasibility and effectiveness of a community-based exercise programme for ambulatory patients with stroke discharged from rehabilitation. METHOD:Eighteen participants were recruited 3-12 months after onset of first stroke. Using a time series experimental design, the group completed a baseline...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Cramp MC,Greenwood RJ,Gill M,Lehmann A,Rothwell JC,Scott OM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop screening protocols to detect depression and anxiety after stroke in a community setting and train therapists to administer them. METHOD:Psychologists and a community therapist met to design a system suitable for screening for anxiety and depression in all those with stroke, including people with co...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kneebone II,Neffgen LM,Pettyfer SL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of multimodal exercises integrated with cognitive-behavioural therapy on disability, pain, and quality of life in patients suffering from failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS), and to appraise its extent in the long term. METHODS:By means of a parallel-group superiority-controlled trial, 1...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Monticone M,Ambrosini E,Rocca B,Cazzaniga D,Liquori V,Lovi A,Brayda-Bruno M

更新日期：2020-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In Norway, the speech therapist is responsible for the assessment of language impairment after stroke, but many hospitals have no speech therapist. This study therefore developed and evaluated a simple method to be used by nurses to detect aphasia in the acute stage of stroke; the Ullevaal Aphasia Screening (UA...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Thommessen B,Thoresen GE,Bautz-Holter E,Laake K

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify the treatment packages (combinations of interventions) used to treat postural control and mobility problems for patients with stroke. METHOD:A convenience sample of 74 physiotherapists from 34 National Health Service hospitals recorded the interventions used to treat pos...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Tyson SF,Connell LA,Lennon S,Busse ME

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to describe prevalence of fatigue and its relationship with demographic and clinical variables during the first 2 weeks (acute phase) following a stroke. METHOD:Data were collected in a cross-sectional correlational study from face-to-face interviews using structured questionnaires an...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Lerdal A,Bakken LN,Rasmussen EF,Beiermann C,Ryen S,Pynten S,Drefvelin AS,Dahl AM,Rognstad G,Finset A,Lee KA,Kim HS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To determine the reliability, responsiveness, validity, and agreement of handheld dynamometry, relative to electromechanical dynamometry, for assessing quadriceps strength surrounding total knee arthroplasty.Methods: Fifty-six patients (48% female) undergoing total knee arthroplasty were assessed prior to sur...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kittelson AJ,Christensen JC,Loyd BJ,Burrows KL,Iannitto J,Stevens-Lapsley JE

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP) who participated in an intensive cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance (CO-OP) group program addressing child chosen goals. METHOD:Participants were six parents of children with CP who part...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Jackman M,Novak I,Lannin N,Froude E

更新日期：2017-05-01 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:All the major current case definitions for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) specify substantial reductions in previous levels of occupational, educational, social, or personal activities to meet criteria. Difficulties have been encountered in operationalizing 'substantial reductions.' For example, the Medical Out...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Jason L,Brown M,Evans M,Anderson V,Lerch A,Brown A,Hunnell J,Porter N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00