The World Report on Disability

Bethge, Matthias; Groote, Per von; Giustini, Alessandro; Gutenbrunner, C.

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“…There has been an increase in the number of children born with congenital upper-limb deficiencies or acquired traumatic amputations during the past two decades [ 7 - 9 ]. It is estimated that, in the United States, more than 32,500 children suffer from a major pediatric amputation [ 8 ], and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 1,500 children are born with upper-limb reductions in the United States each year [ 9 ].…”

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“…It is estimated that, in the United States, more than 32,500 children suffer from a major pediatric amputation [ 8 ], and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 1,500 children are born with upper-limb reductions in the United States each year [ 9 ]. Worldwide estimates for upper-limb reductions range from 4-5/10,000 to 1/100 live births [ 7 ]. There is a critical need for practical, easy-to-replace, customized, aesthetically appealing, low-cost prosthetic devices for children [ 10 ].…”

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Cyborg beast: a low-cost 3d-printed prosthetic hand for children with upper-limb differences

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BackgroundThere is an increasing number of children with traumatic and congenital hand amputations or reductions. Children's prosthetic needs are complex due to their small size, constant growth, and psychosocial development. Families’ financial resources play a crucial role in the prescription of prostheses for their children, especially when private insurance and public funding are insufficient. Electric-powered (i.e., myoelectric) and body-powered (i.e., mechanical) devices have been developed to accommodate children’s needs, but the cost of maintenance and replacement represents an obstacle for many families. Due to the complexity and high cost of these prosthetic hands, they are not accessible to children from low-income, uninsured families or to children from developing countries. Advancements in computer-aided design (CAD) programs, additive manufacturing, and image editing software offer the possibility of designing, printing, and fitting prosthetic hands devices at a distance and at very low cost. The purpose of this preliminary investigation was to describe a low-cost three-dimensional (3D)-printed prosthetic hand for children with upper-limb reductions and to propose a prosthesis fitting methodology that can be performed at a distance.ResultsNo significant mean differences were found between the anthropometric and range of motion measurements taken directly from the upper limbs of subjects versus those extracted from photographs. The Bland and Altman plots show no major bias and narrow limits of agreements for lengths and widths and small bias and wider limits of agreements for the range of motion measurements. The main finding of the survey was that our prosthetic device may have a significant potential to positively impact quality of life and daily usage, and can be incorporated in several activities at home and in school.ConclusionsThis investigation describes a low-cost 3D-printed prosthetic hand for children and proposes a distance fitting procedure. The Cyborg Beast prosthetic hand and the proposed distance-fitting procedures may represent a possible low-cost alternative for children in developing countries and those who have limited access to health care providers. Further studies should examine the functionality, validity, durability, benefits, and rejection rate of this type of low-cost 3D-printed prosthetic device.

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Cyborg beast: a low-cost 3d-printed prosthetic hand for children with upper-limb differences

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“…This is particularly important for developing countries, where there is a prevalent shortage of resources for hospital- and community-based rehabilitation. [ 45 ]…”

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The effects of sitting Tai Chi on physical and psychosocial health outcomes among individuals with impaired physical mobility

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Background: Impaired physical mobility, most often seen in people with neurological disorders (i.e., stroke and spinal cord injury survivors), musculoskeletal diseases or frailty, is a limitation in independent and purposeful physical movement of the body or one or more extremities. The physical restrictions result in negative consequences on an individual's physical and psychosocial functions. This proposal describes a systematic review protocol to determine the effectiveness and approaches of sitting Tai Chi intervention for individuals with impaired physical mobility. Our review would inform stakeholders’ decisions in integrating this complementary therapy into current rehabilitation services. Methods: Randomized controlled trials or quasi-experimental studies that compared an intervention group receiving sitting Tai Chi with a control group among adult participants with impaired physical mobility resulting from any health condition(s) will be included. Outcomes of interest will include physical and psychosocial health outcomes. The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, AMED, PsycINFO, SPORDiscus, PEDro, WanFang Data and China National Knowledge Infrastructure will be searched from their inception to January 2020. Additional searches will be performed to identify studies that are being refereed, to be published, unpublished or ongoing. Two reviewers will select the trials and extract data independently. The risk of bias of the included studies will be assessed using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tools. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation will be used to assess evidence quality for each review outcome. Data synthesis will be performed using Review Manager 5.3. When a meta-analysis is possible, we will assess the heterogeneity across the studies by computing the I 2 statistics. Results: A high-quality synthesis of current evidence of sitting Tai Chi for impaired physical mobility will be stated from several aspect using subjective reports and objective measures of performance. Conclusion: This protocol will present the evidence of whether sitting Tai Chi is an effective intervention for impaired physical mobility. PROSPERO registration number: CRD 42019142681.

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“…Disability is the umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions (1). The worldwide prevalence of different categories of disability was reported to be one billion among the world’s population (15% of the world’s population) by the world health organization (WHO) in 2011 (2).…”

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Availability of outpatient rehabilitation facilities in 2015 in Iran: A nationwide study

Ahmadzadeh

Azar

Baradaran

et al. 2018

Med. J. Islam. Repub. Iran

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Background: Disability can involve many by diseases, injuries, or aging, and thus access to rehabilitation services has a key role in improving these patients’ social life. Since 2008, Iran has improved the access to rehabilitation facilities along with the global convention. Yet, nationwide studies are required to evaluate the fair distribution of centres in each province. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the distribution of outpatient rehabilitation services in 32 provinces of Iran to help policymakers make more appropriate decisions. Methods: In this cross sectional study, which was conducted between April and October 2017, a master facilities list (MFL) of rehabilitation services that was developed in Iran was used to identify health facilities. Data were collected from the statistics of the Deputy for Rehabilitation of Social Welfare Organization offices and Red Crescent Organization in 32 provinces of Iran. Descriptive data were analysed by SPSS version 22 and reported by percentage and number in 1 000 000 population; distribution was drawn on Iran’s map by the GIS software. Results: According to the MFL, outpatient rehabilitation services include physical medicine & rehabilitation, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, audiometry, and orthotics & prosthetics (90%); other rehabilitation centres include general rehabilitation centres, day care centres, and vocational centres (10%). The largest number of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and audiology offices were found in Tehran, where general rehabilitation centres, day care centres, and vocational centres were less than 3 per 1 000 000 population. There were no rehabilitation centers in 14 provinces, and there were very few physical medicine and rehabilitation centres in most of the provinces. Conclusion: There was significant difference in the distribution of outpatient rehabilitation facilities in different provinces of Iran and some provinces required urgent attention of policymakers, as they had the least number or no rehabilitation facilities.

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The World Report on Disability

Cited by 50 publications

References 26 publications

Cyborg beast: a low-cost 3d-printed prosthetic hand for children with upper-limb differences

Cyborg beast: a low-cost 3d-printed prosthetic hand for children with upper-limb differences

The effects of sitting Tai Chi on physical and psychosocial health outcomes among individuals with impaired physical mobility

Availability of outpatient rehabilitation facilities in 2015 in Iran: A nationwide study

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