Disabled Persons - Rehabilitation
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Participation: a comparative analysis of multiple rehabilitation stakeholders' perspectives.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine how participation is conceptualized by different rehabilitation stakeholder groups. DESIGN: Qualitative case study design. SUBJECTS: A total of 148 participants from different stakeholder groups in 2 US states and the District ... Read more...

Perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To explore the main barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities. DESIGN: Qualitative study using focus groups. PARTICIPANTS: Sixteen persons (12 men and 4 women) aged 22.4 ... Read more...

Health care expenditures of living with a disability: total expenditures, out-of-pocket expenses, and burden, 1996 to 2004.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the health care expenditures associated with a disability and their recent trends. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of survey data. SETTING: Not applicable. PARTICIPANTS: Data from multiple years (1996-2004) of the Medical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Disabled Persons - Rehabilitation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Participation: a comparative analysis of multiple rehabilitation stakeholders' perspectives. 30 Oct 2009
• Perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities. 30 Oct 2009
• Sports - medicine for the disabled. The time for specialization in prosthetics and orthotics is now. 30 Aug 2009
• Health care expenditures of living with a disability: total expenditures, out-of-pocket expenses, and burden, 1996 to 2004. 30 Aug 2009
• Models for integrating rehabilitation and primary care: a scoping study. 30 Aug 2009
• Mobility devices to promote activity and participation: a systematic review. 30 Aug 2009
• Promoting wellness in women across the life span. 30 Aug 2009
• [Objectives and tasks of the "exercise therapy" Commission of the German Society of Rehabilitation Science, DGRW] 15 Aug 2009
• [Use of the ICF in shaping benefits for participation in working life (vocational rehabilitation) - recommendations of the German Society for Rehabilitation, DVfR as of March 31, 2009] 15 Aug 2009
• ["Making work as accessible for everybody as possible"] 15 Aug 2009
• [SIBAR - a short screening instrument for the assessment of need for occupation related treatment in medical rehabilitation] 15 Aug 2009
• Access to employment and economic independence in cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• A conceptual framework of outcomes for caregivers of assistive technology users. 30 Jul 2009
• Economic valuation of informal care in Asia: a case study of care for disabled stroke survivors in Thailand. 29 Jun 2009
• Options in mobility. 29 Jun 2009
• Promoting family integrity to inspire hope in rehabilitation patients: strategies to provide evidence-based care. 29 Jun 2009
• A study of bone mineral density in adults with disability. 29 Jun 2009
• A population-based nested case-control study of the costs of hip and knee replacement surgery. 29 Jun 2009
• [Relationships between activities of daily living and glucose metabolism in geriatric patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus] 18 Jun 2009
• Assessment of visual disability using the WHO disability assessment scale (WHO-DAS-II): role of gender. 8 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Disabled Persons'

Definition: Persons with physical or mental disabilities that affect or limit their activities of daily living and that may require special accommodations.

Descriptor UI: D006233

Alternative terms: Disabled Persons; Disabled Person; Person, Disabled; Persons, Disabled; Handicapped; People with Disabilities; Disabilities, People with; People with Disability; Persons with Disabilities; Disabilities, Persons with; Disability, Persons with; Persons with Disability; Physically Handicapped; Handicapped, Physically; Physically Disabled; Disabled, Physically; Physically Challenged;

Related Mesh Headings: Dental Care for Disabled; Education, Special; Mainstreaming (Education); Rehabilitation; Self-Help Devices; Employment, Supported; Early Intervention (Education);

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data; rehabilitation;

Tree Number: M01.150;

History Note: 98(63)

Technical Notes: as GEN or unspecified includes both physical & mental disability; prefer specifics (VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS) emotionally disabled = MENTAL DISORDERS or specific; /educ permitted but is probably EDUCATION, SPECIAL or MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); /rehabil permitted; DF: DISABLED