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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Medical rehabilitation"”.
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Impact of Diabetes Comorbidity on Health Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Medical Rehabilitation after Lower Extremity Joint Arthroplasty
… the prevalence of diabetes in patients receiving medical rehabilitation after lower extremity joint replacement and to examine the associations between diabetes as comorbidity and outcomes including functional status, likelihood of discharge to acute care, and 90-day hospital readmission. Methods: …
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Do Trait Positive and Trait Negative Affect Predict Progress and Discharge Outcomes in an Inpatient Medical Rehabilitation Population
… adjustment were examined as predictors of medical rehabilitation gains within an inpatient setting. Specifically, the International Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule Short Form (I-PANAS-SF), along with the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), were administered to adult patients …
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Eine Programmtheorie Sozialer Arbeit in der medizinischen Rehabilitation – als Beispiel empirisch-fundierter Theoriearbeit in den Gesundheitswissenschaften
… on the theoretical development of social work in medical rehabilitation and its relevance to public health. It is based on five peer-reviewed publications that examine the effectiveness, mechanisms, and theoretical foundations of social work in this field. Some of these publications emerged from …
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Anwendungsorientierte Konzeption zur internen Qualitätssteuerung der Klassifikationen KTL und ICF in der medizinischen Rehabilitation
In medical rehabilitation, the requirements of legislators and cost bearers for quality management are at a high level. The Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) supports this with its quality assurance measures, as does the World Health Organization (WHO) with guidelines anent certified quality …
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Strengths and weaknesses of the spousal relationship following a stroke
… couple. Forty stroke spouses, who had received medical rehabilitation at four medical facilities (Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center, Waynesboro Community Hospital, Chambersburg Hospital, and Blue Ridge Rehabilitation Hospital), and stroke caregivers were interviewed regarding their pre- and …
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Skeletal muscle mitochondrial capacity and metabolism in lung transplant patients and resistance trained subjects
… improving muscle bulk and strength in sports and medical rehabilitation. Recently, resistance training has become a popular exercise mode to improve muscular function and enhance exercise performance in patients with cardiopulmonary diseases. In a further study sixteen male volunteers participated …
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Change in positive emotion and recovery of functional status following stroke rehabilitation in older adults
… status following stroke is a primary focus for rehabilitation, and is an important health outcome linked to independence, life satisfaction and quality of life. Among factors associated with recovery of functional status following stroke is positive emotion. In elderly populations, positive …
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Wearable Sensor System for Quantifying Proprioceptive Competence in Microgravity
… fluidity, a biomechanical property often used in medical rehabilitation and functional gait assessment. We designed, built, and pilot tested a wearable sensor system capable of inertial motion capture in the parabolic flight environment. Through comparing whole-body joint fluidity in translation …
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Determinanten der Lebensqualität nach Polytrauma
… isolated the subjectively rated quality of medical rehabilitation and sexuality, the change of profession after injury, and the duration of artificial respiration and coma as the significant predictors for a reduced overall quality of life. These results show that quality of life after …
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Intelligent Treadmill Control and Holographic Rendering for Accessible Rehabilitation
There is a growing need in the medical rehabilitation market due to the increasing elderly population. More than half of the patients are outpatients who require commuting from home to nursing facilities. However, the geographic distribution of these facilities is highly imbalanced, with states …
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Reconstruction and analysis of dynamic shapes
… improve sports performance, and aid in medical rehabilitation, thus directly affecting our daily lives. My methods efficiently recover much of the expressiveness of dynamic shapes from the silhouettes alone. Furthermore, the reconstruction quality is greatly improved by including surface …
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Design of High-Performance, Dual-Motor Liquid-Cooled, Linear Series Elastic Actuators for a Self-Balancing Exoskeleton
As a valuable asset in human augmentation and medical rehabilitation, exoskeletons have become a major area for research and development. They have shown themselves to be effective tools for training and rehabilitation of individuals suffering from limited mobility. However, most exoskeletons are …
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An investigation of the mental health and psychological resilience of UK armed forces personnel following physical combat-related injury in Afghanistan (Operation Herrick) between 2009 and 2011.
… of 199 UKAF personnel admitted to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) utilises a range of self-report measures to assess the prevalence of PTSD, CMD and AUD on admission, in addition to reported levels of Hardiness and Psychological Resilience. Statistical analysis of this data, …
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The Use of Operant Conditioning in Stroke Patients to Facilitate Relearning Dressing Skills
<p>Medical rehabilitation consists of learning appropriate behaviors related to specific disabilities. Lack of motivation on the part of the patient is frequently identified by health personnel as being a principle obstacle to the patient’s relearning basic skills necessary for his re- …
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Mechanical Design of the Legs for OLL-E, a Fully Self-Balancing, Lower-Body Exoskeleton
… range of applications. One such application is medical rehabilitation and assistance of those with spinal cord injuries. Exoskeletons have the potential to offer several benefits over wheelchairs, including a reduction in the risk of upper-body injuries associated with extended wheelchair use. …
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Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes for Patients with Debility
Background: Inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) goals are to optimize functional independence and discharge patients to community living. Debility, or deconditioning associated with hospitalization, is the fourth most common impairment group, accounting for about 10% of IRF cases. Objectives …
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Vaikeavammaisen nuoren aikuistuminen : Yksilöllinen ja erilainen elämänkulku
… or special pensioners' care allowance, or medical rehabilitation services. The interviews focused on a number of selected themes such as relationships, family, education, work, leisure-time activities, dating, decision-making, independence, happiness, and one s self-image and identity. Data …
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Use of Fantasy in Serious Games to Assist Physical Rehabilitation
… people engaged and motivated to perform physical rehabilitation, specifically incorporating fantasy elements. Physical rehabilitation helps people recover from injuries and pain; however, due to its monotonous and tedious nature, many people are not interested in it or leave the process in the …
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Evaluating human-EVA suit injury using wearable sensors
… motion performance in fields like athletics or medical rehabilitation. Similarly, pressure sensors allow a sensing capability to better locate the areas and magnitudes of contact between the human and their interface and reduce the risk of injuries. Coupled together these sensors allow a better …
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A study of the rehabilitation programs of certain sanatoria
… meet the needs of their patients through their rehabilitation programs?</p><p>The objectives of this study were (1) to compare a sampling of existing educational programs within tuberculosis hospitals and sanatoria in order (2) to find ways of improving curriculum for a five hundred bed …
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