Sökning: "Disability evaluations"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 34 avhandlingar innehållade orden Disability evaluations.

1. 1. Psychiatric disability in the community : Surveying the social landscape in the post-deinstitutional era

   Författare :David Rosenberg; Rafael Lindqvist; Anna Meuwisse; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; psychiatric disability; social model; community mental health; deinstitutionalization; recovery; Disability research; Handikappsforskning;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation presents a discussion of life in the community for people experiencing psychiatric disabilities in the post-deinstitutional era, with the goal of developing knowledge that can suggest a focus for planning more relevant services and supports. While evaluations of deinsitutionalization have focused on possibilities for providing community, rather than hospital-based services for these individuals, the intention was to support a participatory life in the community, a life defined by much more than just care and treatment. LÄS MER

3. 2. Measurement properties of the Swedish self-administered version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0

   Författare :Paulina Norén; Liselotte Hermansson; Margareta Möller; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cognitive interviewing; Disability evaluations; International Classification of Functioning; Disability and health; Patient-reported outcome measures;

   Sammanfattning : The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) is a leading patient-reported outcome measure of disability. However, patients' perspective of the WHODAS 2. LÄS MER

4. 3. Bio-psychosocial analyses of acute and chronic pain, especially in the spine - the effect of distress on pain intensity and disability

   Författare :Patricia Olaya-Contreras; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :chronic musculoskeletal pain; pain intensity; disability; psychological distress; patient compliance; ability to work;

   Sammanfattning : The overall purpose was to assess factors that influence the experience of pain and disability due to acute low back pain (LBP) and chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). A further purpose was to outline the conceptual framework behind pain—with emphasis on the spine—and its management in primary healthcare. LÄS MER

5. 4. Hand function in children and in persons with neurological disorders : aspects of movement control and evaluation of measurements

   Författare :Elisabeth Svensson; Charlotte Häger-Ross; Birgitta Lindmark; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cerebellum; disability; hand function; hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies; latency; motor control; reactive control; reproducibility; sensation; strength; Physiotherapy; Sjukgymnastik fysioterapi;

   Sammanfattning : Hand function is of great importance in the many daily activities that require well-coordinated hand and arm movements. Measurement of hand function is an essential element in the rehabilitation process, in order to facilitate medical diagnosis and determine developmental stages, functional levels, and the efficacy of treatment interventions. LÄS MER

7. 5. Socioeconomic evaluation of postal and telecommunication services for disabled persons : applications to text telephone and videophone relay services

   Författare :Ulla-Christel Götherström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Socioeconomic model; costs; post- and telecommunication services; disability; sign language; quality of life; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction: The Swedish National Post and Telecom Agency provides services in the postal and telecommunication field aimed at several groups of disabled persons in Sweden. The services included in this study were the text telephone relay service and the videophone relay service. LÄS MER