Experiences among children and adolescents of living with spina bifida and their visions of the future.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe and evaluate the establishment of the first VCT services for the Deaf in Africa. METHOD:Operational research methods were used to document programme establishment. The demographics of deaf VCT clients were compared with hearing clients at the same sites as well as where clients had learned of the s...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Taegtmeyer M,Hightower A,Opiyo W,Mwachiro L,Henderson K,Angala P,Ngare C,Marum E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine relatives' perception of an assistive technology intervention aimed at persons with dementia (PwDs) and their relatives, and to examine whether, and how, experiences of the intervention process differed between relatives valuing the intervention to be of high, and relatives ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Alwin J,Persson J,Krevers B

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review research that examined the participation in activities of children who have cerebral palsy, in order to understand their extent of participation and the factors that influenced participation. METHODS:A comprehensive search of seven databases retrieved 2,111 papers, 40 of which met criteria and were r...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Imms C

更新日期：2008-01-01 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:To describe activity level, operationalized as ADL capacity and performance of occupations, and occupational balance, operationalized as time use and satisfaction with occupations, in women with limited systemic sclerosis, and to investigate the relationship between these occupational factors and disease charac...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Sandqvist G,Eklund M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

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:To summarize the potential origins of fatigue poststroke from a neuromuscular perspective, including stroke-induced alterations at the cortical, spinal and muscle levels. METHOD:Perspective based on narrative literature review. RESULTS:Fatigue is a highly prevalent, but poorly understood symptom poststroke. N...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Knorr S,Rice CL,Garland SJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the characteristics of peer-reviewed literature on community-based rehabilitation (CBR) in low- and middle-income countries published in English from 2003 to 2012. METHODS:This scoping review involved a systematic search of electronic databases using specific keyword/subject heading combinations. J...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Cleaver S,Nixon S

更新日期：2014-01-01 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: Although measuring outcome of rehabilitation in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder is considered important no consensus exists on which instruments to use. An important attribute of a measurement instrument would be that it is sensitive to clinical changes. The aim of this prospective, observat...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Heus I,Weezenberg D,Severijnen S,Vliet Vlieland T,van der Holst M

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Decision making regarding upper limb assessment and management of children and young people (CYP) with acquired brain injury (ABI) is complex. This project aimed to standardise and improve upper limb provision in one residential rehabilitation unit for CYP with ABI. Methods: Plan-do-study-act (PDSA) methodolo...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Kelly G,Moys R,Burrough M,Hyde S,Randall S,Wales L

更新日期：2020-05-20 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:To assess construct (convergent and divergent) validity of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) in a sample of children with complex medical conditions. METHOD:Demographics, clinical information, PEDI-CAT normative score, and the Post-Acute Acuity Rating for Childr...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Dumas HM,Fragala-Pinkham MA,Rosen EL,O'Brien JE

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The purpose of this review was to synthesize the literature about spinal cord injury and employment, focusing on sample demographics, indicators of employment outcome, and the methods used. The review included literature from the previous decade; 2006-2017. Methods: A systematic quantitative literature review...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Bloom J,Dorsett P,McLennan V

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Everyday routines play a vital role in child functioning and development. This study explored health professionals' documentation of everyday life and health care during the first year following gastrostomy tube placement in children and the content of intervention goals.Methods: The medical records of 39 ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Backman E,Granlund M,Karlsson AK

更新日期：2020-09-01 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:Parental involvement in the rehabilitation process of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children is considered vital to children's progress. Today, fathers are more likely to be involved in their children's care. Nevertheless, father involvement has been understudied and relatively little is known about their invo...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Zaidman-Zait A,Most T,Tarrasch R,Haddad E

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To raise professional awareness of factors that may influence the support offered by clinicians to people with acquired brain injury (ABI), and to consider the potential implications of these factors in terms of post-injury rehabilitation and living. METHOD:A review of the literature was conducted to identify ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Knox L,Douglas JM,Bigby C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the extent to which selected individual, family and environmental variables were associated with participation of children who have cerebral palsy in activities outside school. METHODS:Data were gathered through a population-based survey of 114 children born in 1994 or 1995 in Victoria, Australi...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Imms C,Reilly S,Carlin J,Dodd KJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study social validity and perceived fairness of a new method for assessing general work ability in a sickness insurance context. Assessments are based on self-reports, combined with examinations by physicians, and, if needed, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and/or psychologists. MATERIALS AND METH...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Ståhl C,Seing I,Gerdle B,Sandqvist J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Quality of life (QoL) is an important measure of the burden of disease and could be useful in evaluating patient management and practical interventions. The aim of this study was to explore the association of psychological and clinical variables with QoL in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:One hu...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Szilasiova J,Krokavcova M,Gdovinova Z,Rosenberger J,Van Dijk JP

更新日期：2011-01-01 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

abstract：:Purpose: The aim of this article is to conceptualise the phenomenon of therapy-related parental stress in parents of children with a physical disability. Methods: Three models related to parental stress were reviewed, i.e., general parental stress, burden of caregiving in parents of children with physical disabilities...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Beckers LWME,Smeets RJEM,van der Burg JJW

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Walking is recommended for fibromyalgia, but the rate of adherence to this exercise is not known. Poor adherence to physical exercise can limit the effectiveness in health benefits. OBJECTIVES:To examine adherence to interventions that include walking for fibromyalgia and to explore its moderators among the...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Sanz-Baños Y,Pastor-Mira MÁ,Lledó A,López-Roig S,Peñacoba C,Sánchez-Meca J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Extended Activities of Daily Living scale was validated as an overall assessment of functional independence in stroke patients discharged from hospital. Analysis of results from 49 patients discharged from a stroke unit and 299 from a trial of domiciliary rehabilitation supported previous work indicating that the ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Lincoln NB,Gladman JR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the third version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III) for reliability and validity in a multi-center cohort study. METHOD:Four hundred and twenty-five patients with spinal cord lesions from 13 spinal cord units in six countries from three continents were assessed with SCIM III and the...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Itzkovich M,Gelernter I,Biering-Sorensen F,Weeks C,Laramee MT,Craven BC,Tonack M,Hitzig SL,Glaser E,Zeilig G,Aito S,Scivoletto G,Mecci M,Chadwick RJ,El Masry WS,Osman A,Glass CA,Silva P,Soni BM,Gardner BP,Savic G

更新日期：2007-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this consensus process was to decide on a first version of the ICF Core Set for patients with musculoskeletal conditions in the acute hospital. METHODS:The ICF Core Set development involved a formal decision-making and consensus process integrating evidence gathered from preliminary studies includin...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Stoll T,Brach M,Huber EO,Scheuringer M,Schwarzkopf SR,Konstanjsek N,Stucki G

更新日期：2005-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate associations between socio-demographic factors, experiences of positive/negative encounters with healthcare professionals, and the encounters' impact on the ability to return to work in a population of people on sick leave due to heart failure. METHODS:This was a cross-...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Nordgren L,Söderlund A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the immediate and long-term effects of a walking-skill program compared with usual physiotherapy on physical function, pain and perceived self-efficacy in patients after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHOD:A single blind randomized controlled trial design was applied. Fifty-seven patients with pri...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Bruun-Olsen V,Heiberg KE,Wahl AK,Mengshoel AM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: A mental model is the collection of an individual's perceptions, values, and expectations about a particular aspect of their life, which strongly influences behaviors. This study explored orthopedic outpatients mental models of adherence to prescribed home exercise programs and how they related to mental mode...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Rizzo J,Bell A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00