Aims In the United Kingdom, 14.6 million people reported having a disability in year 2020–2021. Cognition may be one factor that contributes to disability, as previous studies have shown cognitive abilities predict later health outcomes and prevalence of increases with decreasing function. Furthermore, demonstrated link between cognition common psychiatric disorders, such depression anxiety. To...

OBJECTIVES To identify explanatory factors for the association between depression at 3 months after stroke and physical disability at 3 years. METHODS Data from the South London Stroke Register (1998-2013) were used. Patients (n = 3,612) were assessed at stroke onset. Follow-up at 3 months included assessment for depression with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (scores ≥ 7 = depressi...

Aims—To investigate the eVect of motor and cognitive disabilities on the survival of people on the North of England Collaborative Cerebral Palsy Survey, and compare this with other published results. Methods—The cerebral palsy cohort consists of 1960–1990 births in Northumberland, Newcastle, and North Tyneside health districts. Survival and cause of death were analysed in relation to data on bi...

PURPOSE Rehabilitation professionals and researchers underscore the impact of an acquired disability on identity. However, the cognitive process by which identity is transformed is understudied. The present study aims to explore the cognitive process by which personal identity is reconstructed following disability onset. METHODS A template organizing style of interpretation was used to perfor...

OBJECTIVES To assess cognitive outcome and quality of life in patients with moderate disability after bacterial meningitis as compared to patients with good recovery. METHODS Neuropsychological evaluation was performed in 40 adults after pneumococcal meningitis; 20 patients with moderate disability at discharge on the glasgow outcome scale (GOS score 4) and 20 with good recovery (GOS score 5)...