background: similar to developed countries, aging is increased in india. because of the epidemiology and demographic transition phase, chronic diseases and disabilities along with health costs are increasing day by day. as social factors and chronic diseases are the major reasons for geriatric disability, the present study was done with the following objectives: to assess and compare the socio-...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of functional disability in France and assess its association with the health-related quality of life (HRQoL). METHODS Each member in 8,000 households randomly selected in the Lorraine population were mailed a questionnaire asking about their sociodemographic characteristics; the presence of chronic locomotor or non-rheumatic diseases; functional disabilit...

BACKGROUND Gender difference and life-course socioeconomic inequalities in functional disability may exist among older adults. However, the association is less well understood among Chinese older population. The objective is to provide empirical evidences on this issue by exploring the association between gender, childhood and adult socioeconomic inequalities in functional disability. METHODS...

BACKGROUND Functional disability, the loss of ability to carry out daily tasks unaided, is a major adverse outcome more common with increasing age. The potential contribution of neuropathological changes in subcortical areas of the brain associated with normal ageing may be a contributing factor to this loss of function. This study investigates the clinicopathological relationship between funct...

Background: Clinicians and researchers commonly use responsive outcome measures to interpret changes in a patient's condition as a result of an intervention. This study was conducted to assess the ability of the Persian version of Neck Disability Index and Functional Rating Index to detect responsiveness in the patients with neck pain.Methods: A diagnostic accuracy study was done in Ahvaz, Iran...

OBJECTIVE The overall goal of this research project was to assess ethnic disparities in monetary compensation among construction workers injured on the job through the linkage of medical records and workers' compensation data. METHODS Probabilistic linkage of medical records with workers' compensation claim data. RESULTS In the final multivariable robust regression model, compensation was $...

This study estimates the earnings losses associated with workplace injuries that lead to permanent partial disability. Using unique administrative data from California, injured workers are matched to their co-workers with similar pre-injury earnings. Earnings loss is estimated as the difference in earnings between these two groups following injury. It is found that earnings losses are large. Mo...

BACKGROUND Preventing disability and offering effective interventions to older people during early decline in function is most likely to be effective if those most at risk of progressive disablement are able to be identified. Similarly the ability to easily identify a group with similar functional profile from disparate sectors of the community is of significant benefit to researchers. This stu...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate gender as a moderator of associations between psychosocial variables and functional disability in children and adolescents with chronic pain. METHOD Participants included 266 patients (177 girls; mean age = 13.3 years) with chronic or recurrent headache or abdominal pain who were evaluated at a pediatric chronic pain clinic. Patients completed measures of pain intensity,...