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Psychological support interventions and their impact on the quality of life of persons with disabilities and their families in the United Arab Emirates

open access: yesمجلة الآداب
The study aimed to investigate the types of psychological support interventions commonly used for people with disabilities and their families in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Hamda Alketbi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of boccia on self-esteem and increasing the functional capabilities of disabled people

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Sport is an important supplement to the rehabilitation process and opens the way to improving the comfort and quality of life of people with disabilities.
Tomasz Łosień   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Moderators of the Effects of Exercise and Manual Therapy for People With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate potential moderators influencing the effects of manual therapy and exercise therapy on pain and functional outcomes in individuals with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis, using data from the MOA trial. This is a secondary analysis of data from the MOA trial that compares the clinical effectiveness of manual ...
Daniel Cury Ribeiro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering People with Disabilities [PDF]

open access: yesIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2018
Reema Samuel, K S Jacob
openaire   +3 more sources

Minimal Important Change and Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Pain and Function With Exercise in Hip Osteoarthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the minimal important change (MIC) and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for pain and physical function in individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA) following a physiotherapist‐guided exercise intervention.
Yareni Guerrero   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Being Disabled in Gaza: A Situation Assessment in the Context of Problems, Needs and International Organisations

open access: yesSosyal Siyaset Konferansları Dergisi
The fact that life in Gaza has been under full blockade since 2007 has created an even more disadvantageous environment for disabled people who cannot participate in society in the necessary way.
Zehra Erol Karaca, Meryem Serdar
doaj   +1 more source

THE FACE OF DISABILITY IN NIGERIA: A DISABILITY SURVEY IN KOGI AND NIGER STATES

open access: yesDisability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 2011
The Leprosy Mission Nigeria conducted a disability survey in Kogi and Niger States of Nigeria in 2005, investigating the demographic characteristics of people with disabilities, including gender, age, religion, marital, educational, occupational ...
Natalie Smith
doaj   +1 more source

Formal and Informal Social Care in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Cross‐Sectional Multicenter Survey

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disabled People [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In Defence of Welfare was published in early 2011 and brings together responses from social policy experts to a range of different aspects of the Coalition government's planned reforms of - and cuts to - to welfare provision.
openaire   +2 more sources

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