BACKGROUND In 2001, the Rehabilitation of the Mentally Disabled Law was implemented, defining a basket of rehabilitation services to which people with mental disabilities are entitled. OBJECTIVES To describe change over time in the characteristics of applicants to rehabilitation committees, types of referral agencies, and the proportion of those referred who were admitted. To identify factors...

INTRODUCTION HAND AMPUTATIONS Hand Amputations and Reconstruction Hand Rehabilitation Hand Prosthetic Devices NOMENCLATURE AND FUNCTIONAL LEVELS PRINCIPLES OF AMPUTATION SURGERY REHABILITATION Early Rehabilitation Postoperative Prosthetic Fitting Activities of Daily Living BELOW ELBOW PROSTHESES Prosthetic Sockets Terminal Devices and Wrist Units Suspension and Control ABOVE-ELBOW PROSTHESES HU...

OBJECTIVES To examine the socio-economic effects of team-based clinical case management of patients with chronic minor disease bound for early retirement. DESIGN Marginal analysis of programme costs and benefits to society compared with no-programme baseline of costs occurring in society due to productivity loss. Prospective patient data collection on admission, discharge, and at one year and...

PURPOSE Paid work is seen as a key outcome in rehabilitation. However, research demonstrates that because of normative expectations in the job market and workplace, experiences of disability can be intensified in a work context. We sought to explore this issue in more depth by analysing the effects of societal constructions of worker 'value' within individual case studies of people with acquire...

BACKGROUND A process evaluation of a participatory supportive return to work program, aimed at workers without a (permanent) employment contract who are sick-listed due to a common mental disorder, revealed that this program was executed less successfully than similar programs evaluated in earlier studies. The program consisted of a participatory approach, integrated care and direct placement i...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation on clinically relevant outcomes in patients with chronic low back pain. DESIGN Systematic literature review of randomised controlled trials. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1964 patients with disabling low back pain for more than three months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pain, function, employment, quality of life, and g...

BACKGROUND Information regarding the determinants of successful vocational rehabilitation (VR) is scarce. OBJECTIVE Investigate whether sex, duration, quality of life and financial circumstances influence the success of VR. METHODS The study group consisted of 519 participants (293 women, 56%), who finished VR in the period 2000-2014. The group was divided into the following subgroups: drop...