Weight management services for an underserved population: a rapid review of the literature.

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to estimate the associations of psychosocial factors with pain and disability outcomes among neck-pain patients enrolled in a randomized clinical trial of chiropractic treatments. METHODS:Neck-pain patients were randomized to one of 8 modes of chiropractic treatment. Health status ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Hurwitz EL,Goldstein MS,Morgenstern H,Chiang LM

更新日期：2006-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess disability with the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and to evaluate the relationships between grip force, pain and difficulty in daily activities. Twenty women with rheumatoid arthritis were assessed with measurements of grip force and pain before and after grip test. Both the...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Nordenskiöld U,Grimby G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The National Service Framework (NSF) for Long-Term Neurological Conditions (LTNC) highlights the need for vocational rehabilitation (VR) services in quality requirement 6. As a part of a review of this requirement, an extensive literature review was undertaken to identify, review and report on all relevant re...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Sweetland J,Howse E,Playford ED

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：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:Prolonged grief, a severe and chronic form of grieving most commonly studied in the context of bereavement, may have relevance to losses associated with chronic illness (e.g. grief related to loss of functioning or loss of a planned future). The purpose of the present study is to examine the unique associations...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Holland JM,Graves S,Klingspon KL,Rozalski V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/METHOD:The article discusses rehabilitation practices in Zimbabwe from both a local and international perspective. It considers the nature of formal and informal rehabilitation services in the country, and rehabilitation personnel training. RESULTS:Indigenous disability-related practices dominate the informal ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Mpofu E

更新日期：2001-07-20 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:To develop an instrument to represent the availability of needed environmental features (EFs) in the physical, social and attitudinal environment of home, school and community for children with cerebral palsy. METHOD:Following a literature review and qualitative studies, the European Child Environment Question...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Dickinson HO,Colver A,Sparcle Group.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) is promising as an adjuvant to rehabilitation of motor function after stroke. Despite numerous studies and reviews for the upper limb, NIBS targeting the lower limb and gait recovery after stroke is a newly emerging field of research. PURPOSE:To summarize findings from ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Fleming MK,Pavlou M,Newham DJ,Sztriha L,Teo JT

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The diagnosis of a life-threatening illness can be an extremely stressful, traumatic experience. However, many survivors report also various positive changes, referred in empirical literature as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Empirical studies that documented stress disorders and PTG in patients and survivors of ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Barskova T,Oesterreich R

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed at exploring the perceived benefits and drawbacks of practicing tai chi, an alternative therapy that can be implemented in the community, as part of upper-limb rehabilitation following stroke. METHODOLOGY:Semistructured interviews were carried out with participants with chronic stroke (>6...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Desrochers P,Kairy D,Pan S,Corriveau H,Tousignant M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this paper is to assist those engaged in research dealing with attitudes towards persons with disabilities by presenting a catalogue of various attitude measurement methods. METHOD:A review of the methodological and psychological literatures on the measurement of attitudes towards persons with d...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Antonak RF,Livneh H

更新日期：2000-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the associations between (improvement in) fatigue and (improvement in) clinical and cognitive factors in patients with chronic widespread pain (CWP), participating in multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment. METHODS:Data were used from baseline, 6 and 18 months of follow-up during a prospective c...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： de Rooij A,van der Leeden M,de Boer MR,Steultjens MP,Dekker J,Roorda LD

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To determine the feasibility of conducting a definitive randomised trial to evaluate the efficacy of custom-fitted footwear for increasing physical activity in children and adolescents with Down syndrome.Methods: Assessor-blinded, parallel-group randomised pilot study. Thirty-three children and adolescents wi...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Hassan NM,Shields N,Landorf KB,Buldt AK,Taylor NF,Evans AM,Williams CM,Menz HB,Munteanu SE

更新日期：2019-11-22 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 examine the carer's role regarding early hospital rehabilitation. METHOD:A qualitative study, using semi-structured interviews with 30 carers. A convenience sample was obtained through participants volunteering for the study. Interviews were of 30 - 45 minutes duration and were audiotaped. The transcripts w...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Macleod M,Chesson RA,Blackledge P,Hutchison JD,Ruta N

更新日期：2005-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress in rehabilitation medicine requires an understanding of the basic rules of motor coordination, as well as of the contribution of adaptive processes within the central nervous system to the patterns of impaired movements. We assume that patterns of voluntary movements reflect rules of coordination that are use...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Latash ML,Nicholas JJ

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this case study, we investigated the use of repetition in an individual with a neurogenic communication disorder. METHOD:We present an analysis of interaction in natural conversations between a woman with advanced Huntington's disease (HD), whose speech had been described as sometimes characterised by echol...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Saldert C,Hartelius L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this paper is to position, define and discuss three concepts crucial for research and practice concerning person-environment relationships, viz. accessibility, usability and universal design. METHODS:Literature review, synthesized with the authors' research and practice experiences. RESULTS:The aut...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Iwarsson S,Ståhl A

更新日期：2003-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate a new style of resistance exercise using elastic bands and explore its therapeutic effect on the lower-extremity function of female patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. DESIGN:A randomized, controlled clinical trial. SETTING:University-affiliated medical center. PARTICIPANTS:Forty-...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Chang TF,Liou TH,Chen CH,Huang YC,Chang KH

更新日期：2012-01-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:This meta-analysis was conducted to assess differences in a child's health-related quality of life (HRQOL) as reported by the child and their parents using the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM, and the effects in both children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and those with typical deve...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Lee YC,Yang HJ,Lee WT,Teng MJ

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To use the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale Version 3 to (a) explore and compare the levels of loneliness experienced between two groups of older adults (aged 40 years and over) with cerebral palsy, a group who use natural speech to communicate and a group who use augmentative and alternati...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Balandin S,Berg N,Waller A

更新日期：2006-04-30 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：PURPOSE:To examine demographic and service factors affecting employment outcomes of people with orthopedic disabilities in public vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States. METHOD:The sample included 74,861 persons (55% men and 45% women) with disabilities involving the limbs or spinal column who were cl...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Chan F,Cheing G,Chan JY,Rosenthal DA,Chronister J

更新日期：2006-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper is a literature review, the purpose of which was to examine the legislative framework and the Australian Government Information Policy and how this has impacted on virtual communication and the well-being of Australians with disabilities. METHOD:This has been a systematic review of current Australia...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Tilley CM,Hills AP,Bruce CS,Meyers N

更新日期：2002-06-15 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:The Motor Assessment Scale (MAS) has shown to be a reliable and valid instrument for measuring motor functioning for stroke patients. The purpose of this paper was to study dimensionality and scalability of the instrument. METHOD:A total number of 137 patients were evaluated at admission and on discharge. To s...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Aamodt G,Kjendahl A,Jahnsen R

更新日期：2006-08-30 00:00:00