Article discusses the societal aspects of disability in older adults. It focuses ethics related to competency, elder abuse, sexuality, community integration, work, leisure skills, and the issue of driving a motor vehicle. This article is part of the study guide on geriatric rehabilitation in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education program ...
Article discusses issues relevant to rehabilitation providers who want to develop or improve their cultural competence in their practice and service delivery. Two case scenarios illustrate complex issues presented by increasing numbers of minority patients in medical rehabilitation. Professional codes of conduct and current practices regarding diversity education are ...
Paper summarizes findings from studies examining the role of age at injury on the rehabilitation outcomes of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Article presents information patient characteristics, treatment, and outcome variables, including demographic factors, lengths of stay, treatment charges, neurological outcomes, functional outcomes, and discharge disposition. This information ...
Article discusses the underlying core values critical to programs that effectively promote competitive employment through the use of supported employment for individuals with disabilities. Authors describe 10 quality indicators that can be used to assess supported employment programs: (1) meaningful competitive employment in integrated work setting; (2) informed choice, ...
Article reviews research regarding demographics, occupational characteristics, workplace accommodations, quality of life, physical functioning, and other variables that affect return to work for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Demographic variables that affect return to work include age at injury onset, chronological age, gender, education, ethnicity, marital status, and ...
Study compares the rehabilitation outcomes of patients with spinal stenosis-induced spinal cord injury (SCI) to those with traumatic SCI. Main outcome measures included rehabilitation hospital length of stay (LOS), Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores, rehabilitation charges, and discharge disposition rates. Patients with tetraplegic spinal stenosis SCI had significantly shorter ...
Study compares the incidence of medical complications secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI) in patients with nontraumatic and traumatic SCI. Prospective data collected included medical complications, injury characteristics, demographics, and rehabilitation outcomes. Individuals with traumatic SCI developed medical complications at a higher frequency in the following areas: deep vein ...
Chapter reviews the literature pertaining to the incidence, demographics, clinical presentations, and outcomes for nontraumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). The more common causes of nontraumatic SCI include spinal stenosis, cancerous compression, vascular ischemia, and multiple sclerosis. Other etiologies include inflammatory diseases of infectious and noninfectious nature, motor neuron diseases, ...
Study compared post-injury patterns of alcohol and drug use among rehabilitation patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), matched for age, sex, race, and mechanism of injury. Data are from 52 patients in an urban rehabilitation center designated as a model system of care for ...
Study examined the demographic characteristics, incidence rates, and functional outcomes of minority patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Information was collected on admission to and discharge from acute care and inpatient rehabilitation units. Analysis of the data indicated that violence is the leading single cause of SCI in ...
Chapter describes how supported employment works and examines resources for improving quality employment outcomes. Four major categories of work supports are available: agency-mediated, business-mediated, government-mediated, and consumer/family/community-mediated. Authors discuss each of these categories and the subcategories within them.
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Study examining demographic and injury factors associated with hospital charges for persons with new spinal cord injury (SCI). The objectives were (1) to describe the distribution of charges, (2) to determine which demographic and injury characteristics are associated with charge outlier status, and (3) to identify a model that ...
Provides an overview of major federal funding sources for supported employment programs. Sources described include: (1) Title I of the Rehabilitation Act, (2) Title VI of the Rehabilitation Act, (3) Developmental Disabilities funds, (4) Title XIX of the Social Security Act, (5) the Ticket to Work and Work Incentive ...
Research on the benefits and costs of supported employment is reviewed. Article discusses the overall cost efficiency of supported employment programs, state variations in the costs, and the impact of the Home and Community Based Waiver on costs of supported employment.