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Adults With Intellectual Disability Moving out of the Family Home Using the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Family Members' Planning Experiences

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For adults with intellectual disability and their families, future planning and moving out of the family home in Australia will increasingly occur within the context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). As a market‐based, individualised funding system its impact on this transition remains largely unknown. This paper reports on a
I. Belperio, R. Walker, C. Bigby, I. Wiesel, F. Rillotta, C. Hutchinson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Histogenetic insights and genetic landscape of fibromatosis-like undifferentiated gastric carcinoma: a focused study

World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Background The aim of this study was to elucidate the histogenesis and genetic underpinnings of fibromatosis-like undifferentiated gastric carcinoma (FLUGC), a rare pathological entity.
Yang-Kun Wang, Su-Nan Wang, Xing-Hai Liao, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Ping Li, Tian Yun, De-Qi Meng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Converting Retirement Savings into Income: Annuities and Periodic Withdrawals [PDF]

, 2008
To a worker contemplating retirement, there is perhaps no more important question than “How long will my money last?” Congress has a strong interest in the income security of older Americans because much of their income is either provided directly from ...
Mulvey, Janemarie, Purcell, Patrick
core   +3 more sources

Culturally Safe Assistive Technology Provision in Australia: Concept Mapping Perspectives From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disparities in Assistive Technology (AT) access exist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples despite recent policy reforms. This paper brings together First Nations and Western academic ways of being, knowing and doing to deliver an AT practice analysis based upon primary data from two research reports into the cultural safety of AT
Shane Hearn, Vanessa Langenberg, Kristy Harper, Libby Callaway, Hilary O'Connell, Eleanor Kennett‐Smith, Natasha Layton   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers and Enablers for Effective Support Coordination in the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Support coordinators act as intermediaries between the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and participants, facilitating access to funded supports. To optimise outcomes, they must navigate NDIS complexities, identify services that meet individual needs and engage with diverse stakeholders.
Sharyn McDonald, Lee Cubis, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incontinence Is an Independent Risk Factor for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Arthroplasty Today
Background: Urinary incontinence has been linked to worse postoperative pain, decreased physical function, and reduced quality of life in patients following total joint arthroplasty.
Jacob S. Budin, BS, Timothy L. Waters, BA, Lacee K. Collins, BS, Matthew W. Cole, MD, Julianna E. Winter, MD, Bela P. Delvadia, BS, Michael C. Iloanya, MD, William F. Sherman, MD, MBA   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A generic model for spouse's pensions with a view towards the calculation of liabilities

, 2015
We introduce a generic model for spouse's pensions. The generic model allows for the modeling of various types of spouse's pensions with payments commencing at the death of the insured.
Sokol, Alexander
core   +1 more source

Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Improves Patient‐Reported Outcome Scores Regardless of Smoking Status

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To compare outcomes of hip arthroscopy using Patient‐Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scores in patients with a history of smoking versus nonsmokers. Methods Patients who underwent hip arthroscopy at our institution between January 2015 and June 2024 and had PROMIS data including physical function (PF), pain ...
Omkar N. Prabhavalkar, Hashim J. F. Shaikh, Patrick Castle, Sarah Wegman, Richard Lander, Justin Harrington, Urvi J. Patel, Brian D. Giordano   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changing healthcare systems in Asia [PDF]

, 2004
Outline of key changes in healthcare systems in Asia including company developments and trade union ...
Lethbridge, Jane
core  

Interaction Effects of Social Isolation and Peripheral Work Position on Risk of Disability Pension: A Prospective Study of Swedish Women and Men.

PLoS ONE, 2015
PurposeThe study examines various combinations of levels of social isolation in private life and peripheral work position as predictors of disability pension (DP).
Klas Gustafsson, Staffan Marklund, Gunnar Aronsson, Anders Wikman, Birgitta Floderus   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source