The role of patient demographics and clinical presentation in predicting discharge placement after inpatient stroke rehabilitation: analysis of a large, US data base.

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the prevalence of health problems among persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the Netherlands, to identify the problems experienced as most important, and to analyse the experienced impact of these most important problems on daily activities and social life. METHOD:Postal survey among ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Bloemen-Vrencken JH,Post MW,Hendriks JM,De Reus EC,De Witte LP

更新日期：2005-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Overweight and obesity (OW/OB) rates are increasing among Canadian children and youth, with rates currently affecting one-third of 5-17 year olds. OW/OB is associated with numerous physical and psychosocial consequences, which are compounded when a child has a pre-existing disability. This is concerning ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Walker M,McPherson AC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Italian version of Functional Outcome Questionnaire - Aphasia. METHODS:Two hundred and five persons with stroke-related aphasia and right hemiparesis who received ongoing assistance from a family caregiver were assessed using the Functional Outcome Questionnaire -...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Spaccavento S,Cafforio E,Cellamare F,Colucci A,Di Palma A,Falcone R,Craca A,Loverre A,Nardulli R,Glueckauf RL

更新日期：2018-12-01 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:Tertiary rehabilitation, particularly in Australia, still costs a significant amount of money each year. Turnover in the rehabilitation industry is extremely high and rehabilitation professionals report being dissatisfied in their work. These ironic findings can be attributed to the state of tension in which re...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kendall E,Clapton J

更新日期：2006-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify environmental factors associated with participation and gain an in-depth understanding of relationships between environmental factors and participation among people with spinal cord injury. METHOD:Six focus groups (n= 30) with individuals with spinal cord injury were conducted. Two independent code...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Chang FH,Liu CH,Hung HP

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The research sought to describe the nature and severity of disability and its impact in a large sample of 18-year-olds. It was conducted as part of a larger longitudinal study of the health and development of a cohort of approximately 1000 children. This paper presents an overview of the methods used together with the...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Langley JD,Stanton WR,McGee RO,Murdoch JC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims: To investigate the rehabilitation experiences of Māori who were still reporting disability 24 months after an injury resulting in hospitalisation.Methods: Participants had been hospitalised for an Accident Compensation Corporation (New Zealand's no-fault injury compensation insurer) entitlement claim injury betw...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Lambert M,Wyeth EH,Brausch S,Harwood MLN,Anselm D,Wright-Tawha T,Metzger B,Ellison P,Derrett S

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this follow-up study was to examine the relationships among motor function, activity and participation following constraint-induced therapy (CIT). METHODS:In this correlational study, 12 individuals who had previously participated in CIT completed the Fugl Meyer Assessment for the Upper Extremity an...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Atler K,Malcolm M,Greife C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Evidence regarding everyday life activities in people living with COPD is limited. Such evidence can improve our understanding when designing interventions for pulmonary rehabilitation that aim at increasing or maintaining participation in these activities. The aim of this study was to describe how people livin...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kaptain RJ,Helle T,Kottorp A,Patomella AH

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The use of DVD stories about people with developmental disabilities within inter-professional education (IPE) across healthcare disciplines was evaluated. METHODS:First year healthcare students (n = 241) from an IPE unit responded to an attitude scale before and after viewing and discussing a DVD portraying th...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Iacono T,Lewis B,Tracy J,Hicks S,Morgan P,Récoché K,McDonald R

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Purpose: To compare family and functional outcome in infants at very high risk of cerebral palsy, after receiving the family centred programme "Coping with and Caring for infants with special needs (COPCA)" or typical infant physiotherapy.Materials and methods: Forty-three infants at very high risk were included befor...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Hielkema T,Boxum AG,Hamer EG,La Bastide-Van Gemert S,Dirks T,Reinders-Messelink HA,Maathuis CGB,Verheijden J,Geertzen JHB,Hadders-Algra M

更新日期：2020-12-01 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: Patients with Parkinson's and Huntington's Disease (PD and HD) present impairments in cognitively challenging everyday activities. This study contrasts these two basal ganglia disorders on the ability to perform daily life- like tasks and their level of awareness regarding the disease impact on function.Metho...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Júlio F,Ribeiro MJ,Morgadinho A,Sousa M,van Asselen M,Simões MR,Castelo-Branco M,Januário C

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Rural Australians comprise a third of the population. However, there are relatively few research studies that have focused on issues for children with developmental disabilities in rural regions. In particular, there is very limited research that gives voice to parents regarding challenges faced by them due to ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Hussain R,Tait K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the psychometric properties of the Driving Awareness Questionnaire (DriveAware) and to compare this rating of awareness of driving ability with the rating made in the context of an on-road assessment. METHOD:A prospective design was employed to examine the psychometric properties of DriveAware using...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kay LG,Bundy A,Clemson L

更新日期：2009-01-01 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: Rehabilitation professionals support people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to return to meaningful participation in life and society - which now includes the use of social media. However, the role of health professionals in supporting the use of social media by adults with TBI is not yet known. This study ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Brunner M,Togher L,Palmer S,Dann S,Hemsley B

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the current international rehabilitation and healthcare climate and describe a new model of service delivery aimed at enhancing the continuity of care for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). METHOD:An extensive literature review was undertaken and a new model of service delivery conceptualized and ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kendall MB,Ungerer G,Dorsett P

更新日期：2003-09-02 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 examine test-retest reliability and construct validity of the Scandinavian version of the caregiver priorities and child health index of life with disabilities (CPCHILD) questionnaire for children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS:Families were recruited in Sweden and Norway and stratified according to the ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Pettersson K,Bjerke KM,Jahnsen R,Öhrvik J,Rodby-Bousquet E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:his study evaluated the effectiveness of a recently developed, low-cost 'over-the-counter' style hearing aid with elderly people, who had mild to moderate mixed or sensorineural hearing losses. Two aspects were focused upon, objective change in the participants' aided hearing measures and the self-reported perf...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： McPherson B,Wong ET

更新日期：2005-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare falls event rates and risk factors for falls across three rehabilitation settings. METHODS:A multi-centre prospective longitudinal cohort study was conducted of 1682 participants referred for rehabilitation from 18 sites (across two Australian states) and receiving physiotherapy treatment. Falls ris...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Morrison G,Lee HL,Kuys SS,Clarke J,Bew P,Haines TP

更新日期：2011-01-01 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:Using a Social Judgment Theory approach, mathematical models of clinical decisions can be developed to predict new decisions. However, since these models are often developed under 'laboratory conditions' using hypothetical cases rather than real world client samples, questions may be raised concerning the exter...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Unsworth CA,Thomas SA

更新日期：2003-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper discusses how vocational rehabilitation (VR) in Australia has been captured by economic concerns, leading to its failure to deliver promised outcomes. Both public and private sector VR in Australia have undergone significant changes over the last two decades. The demise of non-profit and socially-bas...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kendall E,Muenchberger H,Clapton J

更新日期：2007-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The pixel values in fat/water suppression magnetic resonance (MR) images were measured for the thigh muscles of 18 healthy volunteers to investigate age-related changes in muscle water and fat content. Prior to the human studies the reproducibility of the data was confirmed using phantoms. The standard deviations (SDs...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Tsubahara A,Chino N,Akaboshi K,Okajima Y,Takahashi H

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As in other developing countries, community-based rehabilitation (CBR) in China is very important. However, because of differences in the social system, economy, and cultural level, it is impossible to implement a uniform model of CBR. This paper introduces material to show how CBR in China tends to be spontaneous. Ex...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Ran C,Wen S,Yonghe W,Honglu M

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Stressors in acute whiplash associated disorders (WAD), as reported on a daily basis, have hitherto been neglected in research. The primary aim of this study was to describe the most stressful daily situation or event reported by individuals with acute WAD within a month of a whiplash trauma. Another aim was to...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Bring A,Soderlund A,Wasteson E,Asenlöf P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00