SEFRE (Shoulder-Elbow-Forearm Robotics Economic) rehabilitation system is presented in this paper. SEFRE Rehab System is composed of a robotic manipulator and an exoskeleton, so-called Forearm Supportive Mechanism (FSM). The controller of the system is developed as the Master PC consisting of five modules, that is, Intelligent Control (IC), Patient Communication (PC), Training with Game (TG), P...

BACKGROUND Throughout Asia, people who use drugs are confined in facilities referred to as compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centers. The limited transparency and accessibility of these centers has posed a significant challenge to evaluating detainees and detention conditions directly. Despite HIV being highly prevalent in this type of confined setting, direct evaluation of detainees...

ABSTRACT: Over a nine-year period, 1,223 patients with cerebrovascular accidents were admitted to Montebello State Hospital, a chronic disease institution. The findings of this study consistently reflect an adverse influence of rising age on the response of CVA patients to rehabilitation. The older patients (over 65) were more disabled on admission, improved less often while in the hospital and...

BACKGROUND There are limited data on sternotomy as a cause of chronic postsurgical pain, mainly restricted to 1 year after surgery. AIMS To assess the prevalence of chronic post-sternotomy pain and its interference on daily living. METHODS In three groups of patients, a standardized telephone interview was obtained at 3 months (n = 313), 1 year (n = 313), and 3 years (n = 319) following the...

AIM In a resource-poor country such as India, telepsychiatry could be an economical method to expand health-care services. This study was planned to compare the costing and feasibility of three different service delivery models. The end user was a state-funded long-stay Rehabilitation Center (RC) for the homeless. METHODOLOGY Model A comprised patients going to a tertiary care center for clin...

BACKGROUND People with physical disabilities are more likely to be sedentary than the general population, possibly because they have an accrued sensitivity to environmental features. OBJECTIVES This paper describes the relationship between neighborhood-level active living buoys and the active living practices of adults with physical disabilities living in a large urban area. METHODS A sampl...