Search for dissertations about: "disability evaluation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 160 swedish dissertations containing the words disability evaluation.

  2. 11. Evaluating the process of change : Studies on patient journey, hearing disability acceptance and stages-of-change

    Author : Vinaya K. C. Manchaiah; Thomas Lunner; Gunnel Backenroth; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Patient journey; Stages of chage; acceptance; hearing disability; hearing loss; Patientprocess; Beteendeförändring; Acceptans; Hörselhandikapp; Hörselskada;

    Abstract : Person with hearing impairment (PHI) and their Communication partners (CPs) have a range of experiences and milestones before, during and after their audiological assessment and/or rehabilitation sessions. The term ‘patient journey’ refers to understanding the experiences and the processes the patient goes through during the course of the disease and the treatment regime. READ MORE

  4. 12. Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of two questionnaires for the assessment of occupational performance in children with disability : Children's Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI)

    Author : Ahmed Amer; Liselotte Norling Hermansson; Ann-Christin Eliasson; Åsa Lundgren-Nilsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Measurement tool; occupational performance; Rasch analysis; reliability; cross-cultural; validity evidence; Jordan; Uganda;

    Abstract : Globally, 93–150 million children live with some form of disability, most of them live in developing countries. Occupational performance describes a person’s ability to execute tasks that are meaningful, in the context in which the person lives. READ MORE

  5. 13. Rheumatoid Arthritis in a 10-Year Perspective, Outcome for Patients Followed from Early Disease

    Author : Elisabet Lindqvist; Reumatologi och molekylär skelettbiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; reumatologi; muskelsystem; rheumatology locomotion; Skelett; COMP; Skeleton; muscle system; Anti-IL-1alpha; Anti-CCP; Rheumatoid factor isotypes; Mortality; Radiographic progression; Joint damage; Disease activity; HAQ; SOFI; Disability; Prognosis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Outcome;

    Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by persistent inflammation, progressive joint damage and disability. This thesis describes the outcome after 10 years in a cohort of 183 RA patients (116 women, 67 men) recruited 1985-89. The mean age was 51 years and symptom duration 11 months at inclusion. READ MORE

  6. 14. Whiplash associated disorders : acute and chronic consequences with some implications for rehabilitation

    Author : Ylva Sterner; Björn Gerdle; Göran Toolanen; Karin Harms-Ringdahl; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; whiplash; WAD; impairment; disability; life satisfaction; trigeminal sensibility; electromyography; rehabilitation; neuropsychological; pain; prognostic factor;

    Abstract : Background: Whiplash associated disorders (WAD) account for a large proportion of the overall impairment and disability from traffic injuries and causes substantial bio psychosocial consequences for some individuals.Aims: To increase the knowledge about factors described in terms of either function /impairment, activity/disability and life satisfaction in acute and chronic WAD as well as possible implications for rehabilitation. READ MORE

  7. 15. "In general, how do you feel today?" Self-rated health in the context of aging in India

    Author : Siddhivinayak Hirve; Nawi Ng; Stig Wall; Yulia Blomstedt; Stephen M. Tollman; SV Subramanian; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Self-rated health; quality of life; aging; mortality; disability; reportingheterogeneity; anchoring vignettes; India; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

    Abstract : Background: Most aging research comes from the developed world. Aging research in India is focused on disease states and risk factors. Evidence on elderly health, physical performance and disability to understand the psycho-social or socio-behavioral risk is limited in India. READ MORE