Disability and rehabilitation
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To identify prognostic factors for perceived pain and function with focus at one-year follow-up in primary care patients treated for non-specific neck pain. ⋯ Different prognostic factors (with the exception of duration of current episode) were identified by the two outcome variables. Thus the results suggest that it should be taken into account whether an impairment or disability outcome is used.
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Investigators have examined factors that predict treatment outcome and disability status in chronic pain patients, including psychopathology and personality characteristics with equivocal results. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of personality characteristics, depression, and personality disorders in predicting disability status in pain patients with long-term follow-up. The setting was a rehabilitation hospital in Southern Sweden. ⋯ These data suggest that depression, but not personality disorders characteristics, was an important disability predictor in chronic pain patients with extended follow-up.
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In an attempt to find a more clinically useful functional outcome measure specifically tailored for lower limb amputees undergoing inpatient prosthetic rehabilitation, a 6-month prospective assessment of inter-rater reliability for Harold Wood-Stanmore Mobility Scale Data, including two handicap scales, was undertaken. An analysis of the data is presented in this paper. ⋯ This study confirms the good inter-rater reliability demonstrated previously in the literature but reveals poor inter-rater reliability for the two handicap scales. The latter will require modification before they can be used with confidence in conjunction with the disability scale.
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The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate and discuss how individuals' subjective perceptions of personal and environmental issues influence return to work behaviour. ⋯ Insights into an individual's perceptions of their impairment and the personal relevance of work can promote a better understanding of return to work behaviour. Integrating individual perceptions is essential to advancing a multidimensional approach in return to work research.
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The effect that pain has on everyday physical and psychological functioning in the older population is not well understood. The main objective of this study was to describe the extent of pain and pain-related disability in the Canadian population and examine the relationships between demographic and health-related variables and pain-related interference in physical and psychological functioning. ⋯ A large proportion of older Canadians reports pain and pain-related disability. Thorough pain assessment and management should be incorporated into the health programmes aimed at maximizing physical and psychological function in the older population.