A comprehensive psychometric evaluation of the UK FIM + FAM.

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: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 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：:The population of the First World is ageing, and as it does so elderly people are becoming an increasingly significant consumer group. This process has important ramifications for the ergonomics and design professions. The demand for products that have been developed with consideration for the elderly consumer will re...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Rogers N,Ward J,Brown R,Wright D

更新日期：1996-10-01 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: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:To obtain information about the wishes and experiences of patients with a lower limb amputation with regard to prosthetic prescription and their exchange of information with the healthcare providers. METHOD: DESIGN:Cross-sectional questionnaire. SETTING:Outpatient clinic of a Rehabilitation Centre. STUDY PA...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Van der Linde H,Hofstad CJ,Geertzen JH,Postema K,Van Limbeek J

更新日期：2007-07-15 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:Recent debates about the epistemological origins of Universal Design (UD) have questioned how far universalist design approaches can address the particularities and diversities of the human form through a series of standardised, technical responses. This article contributes to these debates by discussing an eme...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Edwards C,Harold G

更新日期：2014-01-01 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 present the preliminary results of training courses on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) prepared by Italian WHO FIC CC and to report on strategies for ICF dissemination among primary health care (PHC) workers in Mavalane Health Area, Maputo, Mozambique. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Borgnolo G,Soares IC,Dos Santos Soares B,Gongolo F,Vaz P,Meucci P,Quintas R,Lembo R,Martinuzzi A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To ascertain how well health services in Lusaka, Zambia currently meet the safe motherhood and reproductive health care needs of women who have physical impairment leading to disability. METHODS:A qualitative study was conducted in Lusaka, Zambia. In-depth tape-recorded interviews were conducted with 24 purpos...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Smith E,Murray SF,Yousafzai AK,Kasonka L

更新日期：2004-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder characterised by an uncomfortable urge to move the legs. Management is primarily pharmacological. Effects for non-pharmacological, non-surgical options are published but lack systematic examination. Objectives: To synthesise results of non-pharmacol...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Harrison EG,Keating JL,Morgan PE

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To transculturally adapt the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale for Hindi-speaking population and examine its psychometric properties in patients with low back pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale was translated and cross-culturally adapted into Hindi following international guideli...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Zaidi S,Verma S,Moiz JA,Hussain ME

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Many patients suffer long term loss of mobility after hip fracture but there is no gold standard method for measuring mobility in this group. We aimed to validate a new mobility outcome measure, the de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) in a hip fracture population during inpatient rehabilitation. METHOD:The DEMMI ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： de Morton NA,Harding KE,Taylor NF,Harrison G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients with Neurofibromatosis type 2 often experience debilitating neuro-otological problems which affect their mobility and balance. This study examined the efficacy of a personalised program of vestibular rehabilitation for patients with Neurofibromatosis type 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS:An observational coho...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Emmanouil B,Browne K,Halliday D,Parry A

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have assessed the relationship between subjective cognitive complaints and objective impairment. While some of them found that cognitive complaints were explained by affective disorders, other researches found a relationship between cognitive complaints and neuropsychological performance. Mo...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Rouch I,Anterion CT,Dauphinot V,Kerleroux J,Roche F,Barthelemy JC,Laurent B

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The built, social and economic environments are associated with disability, but knowledge of how these environmental characteristics simultaneously influence older adults' ability to shop independently is limited. OBJECTIVE:We investigated cross-sectional associations between the outdoor home, local neighbo...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Brenner AB,Clarke PJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 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 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：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：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: Altered three-dimensional (3D) joint kinematics can contribute to shoulder pathology, including post-stroke shoulder pain. Reliable assessment methods enable comparative studies between asymptomatic shoulders of healthy subjects and painful shoulders of post-stroke subjects, and could inform treatment plannin...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Pain LAM,Baker R,Sohail QZ,Richardson D,Zabjek K,Mogk JPM,Agur AMR

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a test that identified fallers from their turning strategies, as people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) commonly fall turning. METHOD:We compared (1) Turn Types demonstrated when turning 180 degrees during the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG Test) by 19 non-fallers and 29 fallers (median age 71) and (2) Tur...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Stack E,Jupp K,Ashburn A

更新日期：2004-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the physical strain of comfortable walking in children with mild cerebral palsy (CP) in comparison to typically developing (TD) children. Physical strain was defined as the oxygen uptake during walking (VO(2walk)) expressed as a percentage of their maximal aerobic capacity (VO(2peak)). METHOD:Eight...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Dallmeijer AJ,Brehm MA

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：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：: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:Participation throughout one's life plays a significant role for development and emotional well-being. For this reason, there is a need to identify ways to facilitate participation in family activities for children and adolescents with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). METHODS:The study d...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Axelsson AK,Imms C,Wilder J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00