abstract background and aim: visual impairment affects people's quality of life. since the effect of rehabilitation services is measured by improving in quality of life, this study was performed to evaluate the effect of rehabilitation services on quality of life in the blind. materials and methods: 121 blind and low vision people who covered by zahedan welfare organization were studied by...

MF-$0.1/2 HC-$3.29 Community Resources; Interagency Cooperation; *Rehabilitation; *Rehabilitation Counseling; *Rehabilitation Programs; nural Population; Service Occupations; Staff Utilization; *Systems Approach; *Vocational Rehabilitation Rehabilitation as a delivery system emphasizes a planned sequence of services which are usually purchased by the State Agency counselor tiom rehabilitation r...

The Relationship Between Wheelchair Mobility Patterns and Community Participation Among Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury Rory A. Cooper PhD a , Eliana Ferretti PhD b , Michelle Oyster MS c , Annmarie Kelleher MSOTR/LATP a & Rosemarie Cooper MPTATP a a Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Re...

There is a need for a comprehensive classification system of health-related rehabilitation services. For conceptual clarity our aim is to provide a health-related conceptual description of the term "rehabilitation service". First, we introduce a common understanding of the term "rehabilitation", based on the current definition in the World Health Organization's World Report on Disability, and a...

BACKGROUND Rehabilitation is important for persons with disabilities as it contributes to their sense of autonomy, self-worth and social participation, and improves their quality of life. Improving the quality of rehabilitation services requires the dialogue of patients' perceptions with those of service providers, in order to recommend informed reform. OBJECTIVE The objective was to explore ...

SETTING AND OBJECTIVE The growing elderly population and the rising number of people with chronic diseases indicate an increasing need for rehabilitation. Norwegian municipalities are required by law to offer rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to investigate how rehabilitation work is perceived and carried out by first-line service providers compared with the guidelines issued by Norway'...

To cite: Bolton CE, Singh SJ, Walker PP, et al. Thorax 2013;68:887–888. ABSTRACT The first British Thoracic Society guideline on pulmonary rehabilitation in adults is published in the accompanying Thorax supplement. Focusing on delivery of a quality pulmonary rehabilitation service, the evidenced-based guideline encompasses recommendations on the composition of the service, referral of patients...

The first British Thoracic Society guideline on pulmonary rehabilitation in adults is published in the accompanying Thorax supplement. Focusing on delivery of a quality pulmonary rehabilitation service, the evidenced-based guideline encompasses recommendations on the composition of the service, referral of patients and who benefits, the expected patient-related outcome measures and markers, pul...

Background: Community rehabilitation services for older adults aim to address factors that lead to physical decline and falls and return people to their normal activities in the community. While community rehabilitation has been proven effective in reducing falls in the elderly, previous studies have not specified whether delivering services at home or in a centre-based format is the more appro...