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ICF-Based Disability Survey in a Rural Population of Adults and Older Adults Living in Cinco Villas, Northeastern Spain: Design, Methods and Population Characteristics [PDF]

, 2010
Background: This article describes the methods of a door-to-door screening survey exploring the distribution of disability and its major determinants in northeastern Spain.
Alberto Larrosa, Luis, Alcalde Cabero, Enrique, Almazan Isla, Javier, Avellanal, Fuencisla, Burzaco, Olga, Cieza, Alarcos, Comin Comin, Magdalena, Damian, Javier, de Pedro-Cuesta, Jesus, Frades, Belen, Franco, Esther, Joao Forjaz, Maria, Magallon, Rosa, Manuel Castellote, Juan, Martin Garcia, Gloria, Martinez Martin, Pablo, Martinez, Cristina, Pastor-Barriuso, Roberto, Pena Jimenez, Ana, Poblacion Martinez, Adolfo, Reed, Geoffrey, Ruiz, Cristina, Virues-Ortega, Javier   +22 more
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Intravenous sedation for adults with profound acquired brain injury undergoing dental treatment - a seven-year service evaluation

BDJ Open
Background Dental treatment may not be possible for patients with a profound acquired brain injury without pharmacological support. Intravenous (IV) sedation with midazolam is a widely accepted, safe, and effective mode of treatment for people with a ...
Mili Doshi, Ahmed Kahatab, Louise Gallagher, Ria Prasad, Richard Fitzgerald   +4 more
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Recovery from disability after stroke as a target for a behavioural intervention: Results of a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2007
Purpose: Disability following stroke is highly prevalent and is predicted by psychological variables such as control cognitions and emotions, in addition to clinical variables.
Bonetti, Debbie, Francis, Jillian Joy, Johnston, Marie, Joice, Sara, MacWalter, Ron, Morrison, Val, Pollard, Beth   +6 more
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Predicting hemorrhagic transformation and its timing from maximum cerebral lesion diameter in nonlacunar ischemic strokes

Brain and Behavior, 2020
Objectives We performed this retrospective cohort study to establish which factors are mostly indicative of the appearance of hemorrhagic transformation (HT) and of its time course in a sample of nonlacunar ischemic strokes.
Antonio Muscari, Luca Faccioli, Maria Vittoria Lega, Andrea Lorusso, Marco Masetti, Marco Pastore Trossello, Giovanni M. Puddu, Luca Spinardi, Marco Zoli   +8 more
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Widening Access to Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities [PDF]

, 2013
This publication represents an important step towards greater partnership by sharing some of the thinking, good practice and resources that have been developed throughout learning disability and end of life care services in a form that will be accessible
Linda McEnhill
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Mental health treatment outcomes in a humanitarian emergency: a pilot model for the integration of mental health into primary care in Habilla, Darfur [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: There is no description of outcomes for patients receiving treatment for mental illnesses in humanitarian emergencies. MSF has developed a model for integration of mental health into primary care in a humanitarian emergency setting based on ...
Souza, R, Yasuda, S, Cristofani, S
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Battling Red Tape: Veterans Struggle for Care and Benefits [PDF]

, 2008
More than 1.5 million troops have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. 30,000 troops are counted among those wounded in action. But hundreds of thousands of others have suffered injuries not recorded in the official tally, including the many veterans with ...
Vanessa Williamson
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Health-Related Quality of Life, Family Climate and Sense of Coherence of Families in Which a Parent Has Deafblindness

Frontiers in Education, 2020
Introduction: The consequences of living with deafblindness can be vast and have been described as concerning difficulties with communication, restrictions in the activities of daily living and a lack of independence.
Moa Wahlqvist, Maria Björk, Agneta Anderzén-Carlsson, Karina Huus   +3 more
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Disability: getting it “right”. [PDF]

, 2008
This paper critically engages with Tom Shakespeare’s book Disability rights and wrongs. It concentrates on his attempt to demolish the social model of disability, as well as his sketch of an “alternative” approach to understanding “disability ...
Thomas, Carol
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Cancer screening participation and outcomes among people with an intellectual disability in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional population-based study

The Lancet Public Health
Summary: Background: People with an intellectual disability face diverse health disparities, including challenges accessing cancer care. In the Netherlands, as in many other countries, there are national screening programmes for early detection of ...
Amina Banda, MSc, Maarten Cuypers, PhD, Jenneken Naaldenberg, PhD, Aura Timen, ProfMD, Geraline Leusink, ProfMD   +4 more
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