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Development of Items Designed to Evaluate Activity Performance and Participation in Children and Adolescents with Spinal Cord Injury
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2009-10-25)Background/Objective. Outcomes-based data, whether used clinically or for research, are difficult to collect in the pediatric spinal cord injury (SCI) population due to a lack of appropriate assessment measures. The purpose ... -
Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity Executive Summary
(BioMed Central, 2006-1-3)The general objective of the "Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity" was to advance and promote research in medical rehabilitation by making recommendations to expand research capacity. The five elements ... -
Does a Functional Activity Programme Improve Function, Quality of Life, and Falls for Residents in Long Term Care? Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2008-10-09)Objective To assess the effectiveness of an activity programme in improving function, quality of life, and falls in older people in residential care. Design Cluster randomised controlled trial with one year follow-up. ... -
Peer Knowledge and Roles in Supporting Access to Care and Treatment
(Springer US, 2010-3-19)People living with HIV (PLWHIV) have been involved in the continuum of HIV care since the early days of the epidemic providing education and prevention services. There is a growing interest in utilizing HIV positive peers ... -
A Functional Difficulty and Functional Pain Instrument for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
(BioMed Central, 2009-7-9)INTRODUCTION. The objectives of this study were to develop a functional outcome instrument for hip and knee osteoarthritis research (OA-FUNCTION-CAT) using item response theory (IRT) and computer adaptive test (CAT) methods ... -
Evaluation of the Late Life Disability Instrument in the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) Study
(BioMed Central, 2010-10-06)BACKGROUND. The late life disability instrument (LLDI) was developed to assess limitations in instrumental and management roles using a small and restricted sample. In this paper we examine the measurement properties of ...
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