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The Psychometric Features of the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation in Iranians With Scaphoid or Distal Radius Fracture [PDF]

Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, 2021
Objectives: It is essential to have a suitable instrument for the accurate assessments of pain and disability outcomes during interventions; such tools also help to guide hand surgery and rehabilitation programs in distal radius or scaphoid fracture ...
Mahsa Fadavi-Ghaffari, Akram Azad, Ghorban Taghizade, Noureddin Nakhostin-Ansari, Hooman Shariatzadeh, Sina Aminizadeh   +5 more
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Implementation of a disability management policy in a large healthcare employer: a quasi-experimental, mixed-method evaluation [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: This study describes the process and outcomes of the implementation of a strengthened disability management policy in a large Canadian healthcare employer.
Chambers, Andrea, Etches, Jacob, Lay, Morgan, Lifshen, Marni, Mustard, Cameron A., Skivington, Kathryn   +5 more
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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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Institutional maternal and perinatal deaths: a review of 40 low and middle income countries

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Understanding the magnitude and clinical causes of maternal and perinatal mortality are basic requirements for positive change. Facility-based information offers a contextualized resource for clinical and organizational quality improvement. We
Patricia E. Bailey, Wasihun Andualem, Michel Brun, Lynn Freedman, Sourou Gbangbade, Malick Kante, Emily Keyes, Edwin Libamba, Allisyn C. Moran, Halima Mouniri, Dahada Ould el Joud, Kavita Singh   +11 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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Coordinated and tailored work rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial with economic evaluation undertaken with workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders [PDF]

, 2009
Introduction In Denmark, the magnitude and impact of work disability on the individual worker and society has prompted the development of a new "coordinated and tailored work rehabilitation" (CTWR) approach.
A Bandura, C Briand, Carl Lysbeck Hansen, David Sherson, EL Hultberg, G Waddell, G Waddell, HH Lauridsen, HH Lauridsen, IA Steenstra, IA Steenstra, J Frank, J Hogelund, J Karrholm, JAL Gorringe, Jens Olsen, JR Anema, Jørgen Kilsgaard, M Kivimaki, M Labriola, M Sculpher, MJ Durand, MJ Durand, N Krause, N Krause, N Krause, P Loisel, P Loisel, P Loisel, RL Franche, RL Franche, S Gjesdal, S Gjesdal, SJ Linton, T Lund, TH Hansson, Thomas Lund, Ute Bültmann   +37 more
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Factors associated with disability and quality of life among the oldest-old living in community in Poland – a cross-sectional study

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2020
Introduction In Poland, the number of the oldest-old people is increasing. The prevalence of health problems increases with age, which expands the cost of medical and social care.
Agnieszka Beata Ćwirlej-Sozańska, Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej, Anna Wilmowska-Pietruszyńska, Bernard Sozański   +3 more
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Short-term prognosis for speech and language in first stroke patients Prognóstico em curto prazo para fala e linguagem em pacientes acometidos de infarto cerebral único

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the factors that can influence evolution of communication after a first stroke. METHOD: Thirty-seven adult patients were evaluated for speech and language within 72 hours after a single first-ever ischemic brain injury and later on.
Fabricio F. Oliveira, Benito P. Damasceno   +1 more
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Socioeconomic participation of persons with hemophilia: Results from the sixth hemophilia in the Netherlands study

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2022
Background and objectives Treatment availability and comprehensive care have resulted in improved clinical outcomes for persons with hemophilia. Recent data on socioeconomic participation in the Netherlands are lacking.
Erna C. van Balen, Shermarke Hassan, Cees Smit, Mariette H. E. Driessens, Erik A. M. Beckers, Michiel Coppens, Jeroen C. Eikenboom, Hélène L. Hooimeijer, Frank W. G. Leebeek, Evelien P. Mauser‐Bunschoten, Lize F. D. van Vulpen, Saskia E. M. Schols, Frits R. Rosendaal, Johanna G. van der Bom, Samantha C. Gouw   +14 more
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Altered Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuations of rs-fMRI Signal followed by rTMS Analgesic Effects in Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) Patients [PDF]

Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
Background: Non-specific chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common painful condition and is responsible for different physical disorders. Despite alternative therapies, patients still suffer from persistent pain.
Mahboubeh Masoumbeigi, Nader Riyahi Alam, Ramin Kordi, Mohsen Rostami, Abbas Rahimiforoushani, Amir Homayoun Jafari, Hasan Hashemi, Anita Ebrahimpour   +7 more
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