abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated differences in impairment, activity limitation, participation restrictions and psychological distress between participants using ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) as recommended, participants who did not use AFOs as recommended and participants who did not know recommendations for use. METHOD:...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： McMonagle C,Rasmussen S,Elliott MA,Dixon D

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：UNLABELLED:This article considers the conceptualization and operationalization of "social environment" and "social context" with implications for research and practice with children and youth with impairments. We first discuss social environment and social context as constructs important for understanding interaction b...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Batorowicz B,King G,Mishra L,Missiuna C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the structured bowel management program (SBMP) in an inpatient rehabilitation service. METHOD:Prospective recruitment of consecutive patients admitted to the rehabilitation unit (n = 100). Each patient was assessed for bowel dysfunction on admission and an...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Amatya B,Elmalik A,Lowe M,Khan F

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to generate expert consensus on best evaluative practices for community-based rehabilitation (CBR). This consensus includes key features of the evaluation process and methods, and discussion of whether a shared framework should be used to report findings and, if so, which framewo...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Grandisson M,Thibeault R,Hébert M,Cameron D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the present study was translation, cultural adaption and validation of the extended version 12 of the Rehabilitation Complexity Scale (RCS-E) in a sample of patients with stroke and total hip replacement. METHOD:The cross-cultural validation required RCS-E forward-backward translation, revision by a...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Galletti L,Benedetti MG,Maselli S,Zanoli G,Pignotti E,Iovine R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure and compare physical activity profiles and sedentary time between community dwelling stroke survivors and healthy volunteers. METHODS:Twenty-two stroke survivors (10 men, age 55.3 ± 9.9 years; 4.2 ± 4.0 years since their stroke) were recruited from local stroke support groups, and 22 controls were m...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Paul L,Brewster S,Wyke S,Gill JM,Alexander G,Dybus A,Rafferty D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The term "Living Lab" was coined to reflect the use of sensors to monitor human behavior in real life environments. Until recently such measurements had been feasible only within experimental laboratory settings. The objective of this paper is to highlight research on health care sensing and monitoring devices ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Korman M,Weiss PL,Kizony R

更新日期：2016-01-01 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: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:Bottom-up-based sensory stimulation has been useful in promoting recovery from post-stroke neglect. Light and color are salient stimuli for guiding our orienting behaviors and influence the degree of spatial bias. This study evaluated the effects of lateralized light flash and color on spatial bias in unilatera...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Fan YT,Wu CY,Tsai WC,Lin KC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ankle fractures, one of the most common types of orthopaedic injury, have been associated with reduced functional outcome and significant changes in long-term employment. Although information on unemployment following ankle fractures can be important in cases of financial compensation, no studies have investiga...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Thakore RV,Hooe BS,Considine P,Sathiyakumar V,Onuoha G 2nd,Hinson JK,Obremskey WT,Sethi MK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The article considers the extent to which disability has been recognized and included in two main documents produced to date as part of the United Nations Post-2015 Development agenda process. This is the process that is defining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will succeed the UN Millennium Dev...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Tardi R,Njelesani J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Community participation is of importance to people with aphasia, who are at risk of becoming socially isolated. This study investigates the content of measures of community and social participation for this population by crosswalking items to the ICF. This will evaluate: (1) to what extent the included assessme...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Brandenburg C,Worrall L,Rodriguez A,Bagraith K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Clinical psychology and disability studies have traditionally occupied very different academic, philosophical and political spaces. However, this paper aims to illustrate the positive consequences and implications of attempts to understand and bridge this disciplinary divide. METHOD:A narrative review format w...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Simpson J,Thomas C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our aim was to identify demographic, clinical and socioeconomic predictors of self-management in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:The study was performed on a group of 283 patients with multiple sclerosis who completed Multiple Sclerosis Self-Management Scale - Revised (MSSM-R), Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Wilski M,Tasiemski T,Kocur P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess healthcare use and family perception of family-centred care in children and young adults with severe cerebral palsy (CP) within a geographical region of the UK. METHOD:Young people (4-27years) with severe forms of CP; Gross Motor Function Classification System levels IV and V, were recruited via an e...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： McDowell BC,Duffy C,Parkes J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purposes of this study are three-fold: (1) To examine whether the WOMAC questionnaire should be obtained before or after performance-based tests. (2) To assess whether self-reported disability scores before and after performance-based tests differ between obese and non-obese individuals. (3) To observe whet...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Coriolano K,Aiken A,Pukall C,Harrison M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe young adults' experiences of living with recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD2) from a salutogenic orientation. METHODS:A qualitative explorative interview study, including 14 participants aged 20-30 years, was performed focusing on comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness in d...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Aho AC,Hultsjö S,Hjelm K

更新日期：2015-01-01 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 describe cost-effectiveness of the Physical Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis (PARA) study intervention. METHOD:Costs were collected and estimated retrospectively. Cost-effectiveness was calculated based on the intervention cost per patient with respect to change in health status (EuroQol global visual analo...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Brodin N,Lohela-Karlsson M,Swärdh E,Opava CH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To argue for and propose bipartite concepts of functioning and disability, to tally with the structure of the ICF classification list, concepts of social models and clinical needs. METHOD:The ICF concepts are discussed in relation to the history of ideas regarding disability concepts and the needs for such con...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Thyberg M,Arvidsson P,Thyberg I,Nordenfelt L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Research has suggested that people with Parkinson's disease (PD) can experience apathy. This study explored the lived experiences of apathy in people with PD. METHOD:Seven participants with Parkinson's disease who were also described as having apathy were interviewed and the data analysed using interpretative ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Simpson J,McMillan H,Leroi I,Murray CD

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Unrefreshing sleep and lowered physical activity are commonly observed in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients, but how they might influence each other remains unexplored. Therefore, this study simultaneously examined the exercise capacity, sleep characteristics and physical activity in CFS patients. METHOD...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Aerenhouts D,Ickmans K,Clarys P,Zinzen E,Meersdom G,Lambrecht L,Nijs J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Outcome measures must be responsive to change (able to show statistically significant change) and must also produce information on the degree of change that is clinically significant, or the minimal clinically important difference (MCID). This research sought to establish the MCID for four domains of the Austra...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Unsworth CA,Coulson M,Swinton L,Cole H,Sarigiannis M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Choosing an appropriate outcome measure for the assessment of balance among people with cerebellar ataxia is currently challenging as no guidelines are available. There is a need for further investigation with clinical experts in order to derive a set of standardized outcome measures with high clinical utility....

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Winser SJ,Smith C,Hale LA,Claydon LS,Whitney SL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous work has shown that information technology (IT), such as personal computers and other digital devices (e.g. tablets, laptops, etc.), software, online resources and hand-held communication tools (e.g. cellphones), has benefits for health and well-being for persons with chronic health conditions. To date...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Mattar AA,Hitzig SL,McGillivray CF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present review aimed to summarize and critique existing qualitative studies that have examined typically-developing students' views of inclusive education (i.e. the policy of teaching students with special educational needs in mainstream settings). METHODS:Guidelines from the Centre for Reviews and Dissemi...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Bates H,McCafferty A,Quayle E,McKenzie K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To perform a Rasch analysis (RA) of the Fear Avoidance Beliefs questionnaire (FABQ-I) in a sample of chronic non-specific low back pain (CLBP) patients. The RA is expected to provide information about the internal construct validity and all the single items consistency of the FABQ-I and then contributing to the...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Meroni R,Piscitelli D,Bonetti F,Zambaldi M,Guccione AA,Pillastrini P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The performance quality rating scale (PQRS) is an observational measure of performance quality of client-selected, personally meaningful activities. It has been used inconsistently with different scoring systems, and there have been no formal publications on its psychometric properties. The purpose of this stud...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Martini R,Rios J,Polatajko H,Wolf T,McEwen S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore self-reports on emotional, conduct, hyperactivity and peer problems and on prosocial behaviour in youth with cerebral palsy (CP), compare the reports to normative data and to mothers' reports and to analyse if recurrent CP-related musculoskeletal pain (RMP) influence the self-reports. METHODS:Eighty...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Ramstad K,Loge JH,Jahnsen R,Diseth TH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this literature review was to examine factors relating to the perioperative experience of older persons undergoing total hip and knee replacement surgery resulting from osteoarthritis. METHOD:A literature search was undertaken using databases CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science to provide ...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Tay Swee Cheng R,Klainin-Yobas P,Hegney D,Mackey S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the future, budget constraints will make efficient care for stroke patients more important. The cost of hospitalization for stroke is high. It is desirable to consider a patient's discharge destination soon after onset and thereby screen patients for further care. This study aims to review the evidence of fa...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Van der Cruyssen K,Vereeck L,Saeys W,Remmen R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess long-term impairments of executive functioning in adult survivors of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). METHOD:Participants were assessed on measures of executive functioning, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and social functioning. Survivors of BPD (n = 63; 34 males; mean age 24.2 years) were c...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Gough A,Linden MA,Spence D,Halliday HL,Patterson CC,McGarvey L

更新日期：2015-01-01 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: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 explore the association between participation and social competence for preschool aged children with and without disabilities. METHODS:The sample was drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (n = 4983) which included children aged 4-5 years reported to have hearing problems (n = 164), vision...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Phillips R,Hogan A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Bladder dysfunction affects 75% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). People with MS are reluctant to seek treatment for this distressing symptom. This is the first-known study to explore in depth how bladder dysfunction interferes with quality of life for people with MS. METHODS:Nineteen individual semi-str...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Browne C,Salmon N,Kehoe M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a prognostic score for predicting work disability (WD) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) as strong indicator for poor vocational rehabilitation. METHOD:A cross-sectional study was performed in a group of 170 patients with AS, 120 work disabled and 50 still employed. The variables strongly...

journal_title：Disability and rehabilitation

authors： Oancea C,Mihai C,Gherman D,Milicescu M,Ancuta I,Martin A,Bojinca M,Stoica V,Ciuvica MM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00