Disabled Persons
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Medicare managed care enrollment by disability-eligible and age-eligible veterans.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess factors associated with enrollment in a Medicare advantage (MA) plan versus Medicare fee-for-service plan in 2000-2004 by Medicare-eligible veterans. We also assessed whether these factors differed between disability-eligible ... Read more...

The role of disability in explaining long-term care utilization.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: In view of aging populations, it is important to improve our understanding of the determination of long-term care (LTC) service use among the middle-aged and elderly population. We examined the likelihood of using 2 levels of LTC-homecare ... Read more...

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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Disabled Persons'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Medicare managed care enrollment by disability-eligible and age-eligible veterans. 30 Oct 2009
• The role of disability in explaining long-term care utilization. 30 Oct 2009
• Influence of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health on paralympic sports classification. 30 Oct 2009
• 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
• Photovoice as community-based participatory research: a qualitative review. 30 Oct 2009
• Prevalence of Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy among males aged 5-24 years - four states, 2007. 14 Oct 2009
• Global health initiatives and country health systems. 8 Oct 2009
• Cervical collar or physiotherapy versus wait and see policy for recent onset cervical radiculopathy: randomised trial. 5 Oct 2009
• Revised medical criteria for evaluating malignant neoplastic diseases. Final rule. 4 Oct 2009
• Prognosis for patients with chronic low back pain: inception cohort study. 4 Oct 2009
• Ageing populations: the challenges ahead. Oct 2009
• [Out-of-pocket health care expenditures among population groups in Iceland] 29 Sep 2009
• Preparing for and responding to pandemic influenza: implications for people with disabilities. 29 Sep 2009
• Transition to adult services for young people with disabilities: current evidence to guide future research. 29 Sep 2009
• Aging with cerebral palsy and other disabilities: personal reflections and recommendations. 29 Sep 2009
• Educating health care professionals to care for patients with disabilities. 21 Sep 2009
• Economic evaluation of arthritis self management in primary care. 20 Sep 2009
• Climate change is not the biggest global health threat. 17 Sep 2009
• Pain and disability determine treatment modality for older patients with adult scoliosis, while deformity guides treatment for younger patients. 13 Sep 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