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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Psychometric properties of the Rivermead Motor Assessment: its utility in stroke.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Rivermead Motor Assessment by Rasch analysis and conventional statistics to improve its clinical utility. METHODS: A total of 107 patients after stroke were evaluated using the Rivermead ... Read more...

Poor functional recovery after a critical illness: a longitudinal study.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine the time course of functional health status, and to inventory impairments in body functions, limitations in activities, and restrictions in participation after critical illness. DESIGN: Prospective observational cohort study. ... Read more...

Factors related to fatigue in women and men with early rheumatoid arthritis: the Swedish TIRA study.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To study whether there are differences between women and men with regard to the reported level of fatigue, to explore the strength of the relations between fatigue and disease activity, pain, sleep disturbance, mental health, and activity ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Disability Evaluation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Influence of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health on paralympic sports classification. 30 Oct 2009
• Psychometric properties of the Rivermead Motor Assessment: its utility in stroke. 30 Oct 2009
• Poor functional recovery after a critical illness: a longitudinal study. 30 Oct 2009
• Factors related to fatigue in women and men with early rheumatoid arthritis: the Swedish TIRA study. 30 Oct 2009
• Frailty and incidence of activities of daily living disability among older Mexican Americans. 30 Oct 2009
• Vocational rehabilitation: an educational review. 30 Oct 2009
• Skeletal health among African Americans with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis. 13 Oct 2009
• Association of functional outcome with both personal- and area-level socioeconomic inequalities in patients with inflammatory polyarthritis. 13 Oct 2009
• Prevalence, functional impact, and mortality of atrial fibrillation in an older Italian population (from the Pro.V.A. study). 13 Oct 2009
• Revised medical criteria for evaluating malignant neoplastic diseases. Final rule. 4 Oct 2009
• Children's reports of activity and participation after sustaining a spinal cord injury: a cognitive interviewing study. 29 Sep 2009
• Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers. 29 Sep 2009
• An analysis of disease severity based on SMN2 copy number in adults with spinal muscular atrophy. 29 Sep 2009
• Direct and indirect effects of visual impairment on mortality risk in older persons. 29 Sep 2009
• Long-term follow-up of radial shortening osteotomy for Kienbock disease. Surgical technique. 29 Sep 2009
• Normative values for a functional capacity evaluation. 29 Sep 2009
• [Repeated prevalence investigations of nursing home-associated infections as a tool to assess the hygienic quality of care] 29 Sep 2009
• Minimally invasive carpal tunnel release. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of personal trainers for stroke rehabilitation. 29 Sep 2009
• Stroke rehabilitation. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Disability Evaluation'

Definition: Determination of the degree of a physical, mental, or emotional handicap. The diagnosis is applied to legal qualification for benefits and income under disability insurance and to eligibility for Social Security and workmen's compensation benefits.

Descriptor UI: D004185

Alternative terms: Disability Evaluation; Disability Evaluations; Evaluation, Disability; Evaluations, Disability;

Related Mesh Headings: Veterans Disability Claims;

Tree Number: E01.370.400;

Technical Notes: no qualif