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Who is disabled? On whether the functional definition of disability targets the same individuals as the subjective definition

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainability, 2023
With the increased attention to disability as a vulnerability criterion in the Sustainable Development Goals, international organizations and NGOs within the international development sector have started to pay explicit attention to persons with ...
Judith Baart   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differential Risk Factor Profiles in the Prediction of General and Pain-Specific Functional Limitations 12 Months after Major Pediatric Surgery

open access: yesChildren, 2021
Pediatric chronic post-surgical pain is a surgical complication associated with various levels of functional limitation. Two commonly used measures of functional limitations in youth are the Functional Disability Inventory (FDI) and the PROMIS Pediatric ...
Brittany N. Rosenbloom   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and validation of an index of musculoskeletal functional limitations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background While musculoskeletal problems are leading sources of disability, there has been little research on measuring the number of functionally limiting musculoskeletal problems for use as predictor of outcome in studies of chronic disease.
Losina Elena   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Skeletal muscle-specific overexpression of miR-486 limits mammary tumor-induced skeletal muscle functional limitations

open access: yesMolecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 2022
miR-486 is a myogenic microRNA, and its reduced skeletal muscle expression is observed in muscular dystrophy. Transgenic overexpression of miR-486 using muscle creatine kinase promoter (MCK-miR-486) partially rescues muscular dystrophy phenotype.
Ruizhong Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of functional limitations and activities of daily living on the mortality of the older people: A cohort study in China

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionPrevalence of functional limitations (FLs) and disabled activities of daily living (ADL) cause heavy burdens to the health of the older people.
Yumeng Gao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Limitations of Representing Functions on Sets

open access: yesCoRR, 2019
Recent work on the representation of functions on sets has considered the use of summation in a latent space to enforce permutation invariance. In particular, it has been conjectured that the dimension of this latent space may remain fixed as the cardinality of the sets under consideration increases. However, we demonstrate that the analysis leading to
Edward Wagstaff   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

How Overweight and Obesity Relate to the Development of Functional Limitations among Filipino Women

open access: yesGeriatrics, 2018
As life expectancy and obesity increase in low and middle-income countries, the relationship of weight status to functional outcomes in older adults in these settings requires attention.
Linda S. Adair   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and validation of an index of musculoskeletal functional limitations

open access: yes, 2022
Background: While musculoskeletal problems are leading sources of disability, there has been little research on measuring the number of functionally limiting musculoskeletal problems for use as predictor of outcome in studies of chronic disease.
Wright, Elizabeth   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Longitudinal associations of concurrent falls and fear of falling with functional limitations differ by living alone or not

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundFalls and fear of falling (FOF) are independent risk factors for functional limitations in older adults. However, the combined effect of falls and FOF on functional limitations and the moderating role of living alone or not is unclear. We aimed
Kehan Liu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying Facilitators and Barriers in Quebec Schools to Promote Inclusive Physical Education

open access: yesDisabilities, 2023
Inclusive physical education allows the development of social skills, attitudes, and awareness of peers about functional limitations and enhances the leadership skills of all children.
Margaux Hebinck   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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