Evaluation of rehabilitated bilateral lower limb amputees - an Indian study.

abstract：PURPOSE:A common disorder encountered by healthcare specialists is carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). CTS is a neuropathy disorder caused by compression on the median nerve. METHOD:Currently, there are several treatment methods for CTS such as: (1) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs); (2) injection of medication...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Wilson JK,Sevier TL

更新日期：2003-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are relatively few reports describing gait patterns in multiple sclerosis (MS) and most are confined to the analysis of temporal distance parameters with some assessment of joint range of motion. The aim of this study was to perform a biomechanical characterisation of gait patterns among people with MS...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kelleher KJ,Spence W,Solomonidis S,Apatsidis D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Quality of Life (QoL) is an important outcome measure in health care and pharmacological trials. The trend towards multinational clinical trials may be problematic because it is unclear as to whether, or to what extent, QoL-measures are comparable across cultures. This study compared QoL between English and Ger...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Abbott J,Baumann U,Conway S,Etherington C,Gee L,Von Der Schulenburg JM,Webb K

更新日期：2001-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence and economic cost of the low-back pain problem hardly needs to be mentioned in this journal. Disability ensuing from bouts of low-back pain claims a significant proportion of payments by Worker's Compensation Boards and national treasuries. Any attempt which may enhance our understanding of any aspect o...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kumar S

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A 4-week Pain Coping Strategies (PCS) programme has been developed for chronic pain patients who may still be undergoing medical interventions but who would benefit from learning pain management skills. The long-term negative behaviours associated with chronic pain may be prevented by introducing pain managemen...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Mead K,Theadom A,Byron K,Dupont S

更新日期：2007-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Voice and communication changes can occur following cervical spinal cord injury due to dysfunction of the respiratory and phonatory subsystems. Few studies have explored the "lived experience" of communication changes post cervical spinal cord injury. Furthermore, the impacts of these changes on community act...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Wall LR,Nund RL,Ward EC,Cornwell PL,Amsters DI

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Using a network meta-analysis approach, our study aims to develop a ranking of the six surgical procedures, that is, Plate, titanium elastic nail (TEN), tension band wire (TBW), hook plate (HP), reconstruction plate (RP) and Knowles pin, by comparing the post-surgery constant shoulder scores in patients with c...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Huang SG,Chen B,Lv D,Zhang Y,Nie FF,Li W,Lv Y,Zhao HL,Liu HM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting self-efficacy among persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study population consisted of 105 persons with SCI who were discharged from one of eight hospitals in north central Alabama between October 1989 and September 1992. Data were derived from a r...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Horn W,Yoels W,Wallace D,Macrina D,Wrigley M

更新日期：1998-04-01 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:To measure the frequency of participation in life situations. METHODS:A sample of 83 persons with systemic sclerosis (SSc) completed questionnaires regarding the presence and severity of disease symptoms, disability [the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)], depression [the Center for Epidemiologic Studies D...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Poole JL,Chandrasekaran A,Hildebrand K,Skipper B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study is to describe the clinical features of powered wheelchair users with severely disabling multiple sclerosis (MS) and explore the problematic clinical features influencing prescription. METHOD:Retrospective review of electronic and case note records of recipients of electric-powered indoor...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： De Souza LH,Frank AO

更新日期：2015-01-01 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:To investigate the construct-concurrent validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the European Child Environment Questionnaire (ECEQ-T) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS:Mean age 9.53 ± 4.45 years 306 children with CP and their parents participated in the study. While construct validity wa...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Çankaya Ö,Kerem Günel M,Özdemir P

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The purpose of this study was to understand how neighbourhoods - as physical and social environments - influence community mobility. Seeking an insider's perspective, the study employed an ethnographic research design. Immersed within the daily lives of 6 older adults over an 8-month period, auditory, textua...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Gardner P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To capture patients' relearning processes from regained function to improvements in daily life after grip reconstructive surgery in tetraplegia. SUBJECTS:Eleven people with tetraplegia who underwent grip reconstructive surgery during February 2009 to March 2011. METHODS:Qualitative interviews were conducted 7...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Wangdell J,Carlsson G,Friden J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Rehabilitation research information can be obtained from various bibliographic sources. Nevertheless, search strategies and terminologies differ from one database to another making it challenging for the novice user or users of multiple databases. This paper discusses a novel approach of using the International...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Sundar V,Daumen ME,Conley DJ,Stone JH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to develop an ICF core set for post-stroke disability assessment and verification of bio-psycho-social problems. METHOD:Using the Delphi method, a consensus process was conducted. In total, 24 multidisciplinary experts from different institutions completed the consensus process. T...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Chang KH,Chen HC,Lin Y,Chen SC,Chiou HY,Liou TH,Taiwan ICF Team.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Demonstrating the effectiveness of health care interventions requires valid measurement of the impact of those interventions. However, outlining precisely what constitutes a 'good outcome' in the field of rehabilitation is no easy task and tends to rely on models proposed by 'experts' rather than people with th...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： McPherson KM,Brander P,Taylor WJ,McNaughton HK

更新日期：2001-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether English proficiency and/or the frequency of interpreter use impacts on health outcomes for inpatient stroke rehabilitation. METHOD: STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case-control study. PARTICIPANTS:People admitted for inpatient stroke rehabilitation. A high English proficiency group comprised ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Davies SE,Dodd KJ,Tu A,Zucchi E,Zen S,Hill KD

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It is well acknowledged that involvement in injury compensation processes can have a substantial impact on the recovery of the injured person. However, little attention has been given to the social or family consequences of compensable injury. The aims of this study were to better understand both the impact of ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kosny A,Newnam S,Collie A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Currently, dominant web accessibility standards do not respect disability as a complex and culturally contingent interaction; recognizing that disability is a variable, contrary and political power relation, rather than a biological limit. Against this background there is clear scope to broaden the ways in whic...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Lewthwaite S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aims to determine functioning information, rehabilitation needs, and environmental barriers of persons with disabilities (PWDs) using a developed ICF-based questionnaire with community survey approach in Thailand. METHOD:A systematic review of the use of ICF and disability surveys from January 2000-...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Tongsiri S,Riewpaiboon W

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE: Cycling is a popular international professional and recreational sport performed by both sexes and all age groups. Regular exercise is important for the elderly population and it has been shown that cycling is of great value for the osteoarthritis and knee arthroplasty patients. The purpose of this study was t...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Breugem SJ,Haverkamp D,Sierevelt IN,Stibbe AB,Blankevoort L,van Dijk CN

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of chronic disease worldwide is substantial. Unfortunately, risk factor control for most chronic diseases remains poor even after diagnoses. This is a major concern because poor risk factor control often leads to secondary consequences of the disease and the development of co-existing diseases. Stroke is a ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Ellis C,Breland HL

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:In this paper I want to tread a careful path between spirituality as something to be examined and spirituality as something to be experienced. While we need knowledge, the relationship between spirituality and disability exists in the experiences of those concerned, and should not be reduced to purely analytical categ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Horsburgh M

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify facilitators and barriers frequently experienced by families of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and associated with being at the pre-intention, intention and action stages for physical activity. METHOD:Qualitative study involving in-depth focus group interviews with 33 ambulatory children and ado...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Verschuren O,Wiart L,Ketelaar M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore, from the perspective of the person with tetraplegia, the issues that influenced decision making about upper limb surgery and develop a conceptual framework describing the decision making process. METHOD:Purposive and theoretical sampling of 22 people with tetraplegia, followed by interviews. Ten pe...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Dunn JA,Hay-Smith EJ,Whitehead LC,Keeling S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to explore the cultural meaning and dimensions of quality of life from the perspective of Brazilian burn patients. METHOD:A qualitative research approach was used. Nineteen burn patients and their close relatives participated in this ethnographic study. Data were collected by means of d...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Rossi LA,Costa MC,Dantas RS,Ciofi-Silva CL,Lopes LM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study systematically review and meta-analyse the effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) and length of hospital stay (LOS), both in the preoperative and/or postoperative periods of cardiac, pulmonary, and abdominal surgical patients. Sensitiv...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kendall F,Oliveira J,Peleteiro B,Pinho P,Bastos PT

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00