Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Nov 2014
Racial and ethnic disparities in functioning at discharge and follow-up among patients with motor complete spinal cord injury.
To examine racial and ethnic differences in self-care and mobility outcomes for persons with a motor complete, traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) at discharge and 1-year follow-up. ⋯ Non-Hispanic white and Hispanic participants had comparatively more improvement in self-care and mobility during inpatient rehabilitation compared with non-Hispanic black participants. At 1-year follow-up, no differences in self-care and mobility outcomes were observed across racial and ethnic groups. Additional research is needed to identify potential modifiable factors that may contribute to racially and ethnically different patterns of functional outcomes observed during inpatient rehabilitation.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Nov 2014
Multicenter StudyDetermining the most robust dimensional structure of categories from the international classification of functioning, disability and health across subgroups of persons with spinal cord injury to build the basis for future clinical measures.
To determine the most robust dimensional structure of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) categories relevant to spinal cord injury (SCI) across subgroups of lesion level, health care context, sex, age, and resources of the country. ⋯ We propose that a 2-dimensional structure separating body functions and body structures from the activity and participation categories should serve as a basis for developing clinical measures in SCI in the future.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Nov 2014
Reliability and responsiveness of the activities of daily living computerized adaptive testing system in patients with stroke.
To examine the intrarater reliability, interrater reliability, and responsiveness of the Activities of Daily Living Computerized Adaptive Testing system (ADL CAT) in patients with stroke. ⋯ The ADL CAT has good intrarater reliability and interrater reliability in outpatients with chronic stroke, and sufficient responsiveness in inpatients with stroke undergoing inpatient rehabilitation. Further investigations on the responsiveness of the ADL CAT in outpatients are needed to obtain more evidence on the utility of the ADL CAT.