BACKGROUND In 2012 the Norwegian Coordination Reform was implemented. The main motivation was to encourage municipalities to expand local, primary health care services. From 2012 to 2014, under the Municipal Co-Financing regime, municipalities were obliged to cover 20 % of the costs of health services provided at the specialist (hospital) level. Importantly, use of rehabilitation services in pr...

This paper analyses if privatisation of vocational rehabilitation can improve labour market opportunities for individuals on long-term sickness absence. We use a field experiment performed by the Public Employment Service and the Social Insurance Agency in Sweden during 2008-2010, in which over 4000 participants were randomly offered private and public rehabilitation. We find no differences in ...

BACKGROUND To understand private consumer and clinician preferences towards different rehabilitation modes following knee or hip arthroplasty, and identify factors which influence the chosen rehabilitation pathway. METHODS Mixed methods cross-sectional study involving 95 semi-structured interviews of consumers (patients and carers) and clinicians (arthroplasty surgeons, physiotherapists and r...

this paper is based on a research carried out for evaluation of addict rehabilitation centers in iran. the research has been conducted by application of survey method, questionnaire technique and interview with help seekers (addicts) in qarchak varamin rehabilitation and de-addicion center in south- eastern of tehran. this study has been carried out in two stages of pre-treatment and rehabilita...

The American.!oumal of' Occupational FhemjJ)' W ork.hardening concepts and techniques originated in occupational therapy (West & McNary, 1956). Occupational therapy's use of activity as a primary modality and its activity analysis of the phYSical and psychosocial components of an occupation substantiate its involvement in work-hardening programs (Harvey-Krefting, 1985). The profession's philoso...

OBJECTIVES We evaluate the relative effectiveness of a newly available tinnitus treatment approach for different categories of patients in general private practice. METHODS This was a cohort study, sponsored by Neuromonics, involving the first 470 patients to undertake the Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment in 7 Neuromonics tinnitus clinics. All patients were provided with a dynamic acoustic neur...

This article describes an intensive, inpatient behavioral rehabilitation program for patients with schizophrenia who have been considered “treatment-refractory” at state hospitals. The program is a public–private partnership involving state and private hospitals and community residence providers. The essential elements of this program are described, along with the conceptual and philosophical b...

This paper is based on a research carried out for evaluation of addict rehabilitation centers in Iran. The research has been conducted by application of survey method, questionnaire technique and interview with help seekers (addicts) in Qarchak Varamin Rehabilitation and De-addicion Center in south- eastern of Tehran. This study has been carried out in two stages of pre-treatment and rehabilita...