Rehabilitation; concepts, practices and research

Hanssen, Jan‐Inge; Lindqvist, Roland

doi:10.1080/15017410309512608

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“…Often, rehabilitation necessitates the involvement of different sectors of society, and at different levels, placing great demands on cooperation and coordination efforts. The World Health Organisation arranged a global conference titled Rethinking Care in 2001, where one of the recommendations was that the aim of rehabilitation should be "equalization of opportunities for all disadvantaged people" (Hanssen & Lindqvist, 2003). One can recognise this phrasing from The U.N. Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (United Nations, 1994).…”

Section: Rehabilitation Concerns the Entire Life Situationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The social worker as case manager for persons with mental disabilities

Lewin

2004

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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The crown jewel in the modern Swedish disability reform is a special rights law from 1993, the Disability Act. However there is considerable underutilisation of services in accordance with this act, especially among people with mental health problems. This research project was undertaken at a psychiatric clinic in order to activate the social workers of the clinic to motivate their patients to apply for support in accordance with their legal rights under this act. An intervention by nine social workers resulted in applications from one fourth of the patients assessed to be in need of such support according to an earlier follow-up. The results are discussed from a bureaucratic ethics perspective. The study demonstrates that the social workers have shown understanding of the political intentions of the reform, a will to pursue its implementation, and also an ability to act as case managers for those with mental health disabilities, motivating them to use their legal rights to support.

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Section: Rehabilitation Concerns the Entire Life Situationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The social worker as case manager for persons with mental disabilities

Lewin

2004

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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“…Most importantly, rehabilitation is aimed at enabling persons with disabilities to function and maximise their potential in society [ 2 ]. This could be in the form of developing programmes to enhance the participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society such as health, education, employment and transportation [ 1 – 3 ]. However, in most sub-Saharan African countries, such as Ghana, there are limited interventions for rehabilitating persons with disabilities, which have been linked to poor understanding, negative attitudes and limited intervention programmes [ 4 , 5 ].…”

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Pre-service healthcare professionals attitudes and self-efficacy towards individuals with intellectual disability in Ghana

Opoku,

Elhoweris,

Amponteng

et al. 2023

BMC Med Educ

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Background Intellectual disability (ID) involves impairment of general mental abilities, restricting the participation of individuals in conceptual, social and practical activities. Consequently, rehabilitation services are critical in efforts towards promoting the social and educational inclusion of persons with ID. However, the preparedness of health professionals in performing such a role depends on their perceptions of individuals with ID. Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour was used as theoretical framework to understand the relationship between the perceived attitude and self-efficacy of healthcare students towards persons with ID. Method A cross-sectional survey was conducted among healthcare students (N = 328) in a Ghanaian university. The Community Living Attitude Scale for ID(CLAS-ID) and General Self-efficacy (GSE) Scale were employed to assess their attitudes and self-efficacy towards people with ID respectively. The data were analysed using SPSS and AMOS and were subjected to a t-test, ANOVA, correlation and regression. Result The healthcare students were ambivalent about both self-efficacy and attitudes towards persons with ID, and there was correlation between attitudes and self-efficacy. Attitudes and self-efficacy also varied across the demographic characteristics of the respondents including age, having a relative with ID, level of study, religion, and programme of study. Conclusion The study underscores the necessity for healthcare curriculum reform and provides corresponding recommendations. The study emphasizes the importance of enhancing healthcare students' understanding of ID, changing their attitudes, and bolstering their self-efficacy. This is crucial to foster positive attitudes, confidence in providing support to individuals with ID, and raising awareness within the broader community. To achieve this, health educators are encouraged to incorporate exposure to individuals with ID into healthcare students' training, along with more structured field experiences designed to increase their contact and interaction with individuals with ID. Such initiatives would enable students to better understand the uniqueness and requirements of individuals with ID.

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“…To enhance their quality of life, rehabilitation plays a key role in the recovery of function for the patients [2,4]. In particular, the term "Rehabilitation" for stroke patients is defined as targeted neuromodulation of abnormal inter-or within-hemispheric connectivity to promote neural plasticity [5][6][7][8]. The rehabilitation systems should have repetitive, challenging, motivating, and intensive exercises to enhance the efficacy of neural plasticity for the patients.…”

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Effectiveness of Augmented Reality in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Meta-Analysis

Phan

Lim

et al. 2022

Applied Sciences

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Augmented reality (AR)-based rehabilitation shows potential to improve upper and lower limb function after stroke. This study aims to review the effect of AR technology in the recovery of the upper and lower limb function in stroke patients. Published randomized controlled trials and observational investigations with adult stroke patients were retrieved from five electronic databases to analyze the effect of the AR systems in improving motor function and balance and gait function for stroke patients. The treatment effect was estimated by standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI) using a random effect model for motor function outcomes at the body structure and function, body activity and participation level of the International Classification of Functioning, and balance and gait outcomes. In total, 13 investigations (9 for the upper limb and 4 for the lower limb) were identified. AR demonstrated a significant influence on the upper limb function (SMD = 0.657; 95% CI, 0.287 to 1.026; p = 0.000) and the lower limb function (SMD = 0.52; 95% CI, 0.039 to 1.001; p = 0.034). The present analysis suggests that AR applications could offer options for increasing treatment intensity and promoting motor recovery after a stroke. This approach can be used with the conventional rehabilitation methods as a new intervention for recovering upper and lower limb function.

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Rehabilitation; concepts, practices and research

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The social worker as case manager for persons with mental disabilities

The social worker as case manager for persons with mental disabilities

Pre-service healthcare professionals attitudes and self-efficacy towards individuals with intellectual disability in Ghana

Effectiveness of Augmented Reality in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Meta-Analysis

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