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Professional reintegration among professionally active Portuguese stroke survivors: a multicentric study
CONCLUSIONS: Professional reintegration and vocational support after stroke, remained below the international goals for community reintegration of stroke survivors. Future studies should explore the impact of professional and social reintegration on the psychological health and quality of life of stroke survivors and the barriers, challenges, and strategies used to overcome them, to allow for effective professional reintegration policies.PMID:37370241 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2023.2228200
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - June 28, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Joana Matos Ana Moura Filipa Teixeira Ana Henriques Elisabete Alves Source Type: research

Stroke Communication Scale based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF - SCS).
Conclusion: The Stroke Communication Scale allows a comprehensive clinical evaluation helping in the development of individualized treatment programs in post-stroke in a biopsychosocial approach centered on the patient. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Communication disorders post-stroke can be an important social barrier. An assessment based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health offers an integral view of different perspectives of health. The Stroke Communication Scale is a holistic instrument to assess communication, participation, and functioning. The Stroke Communication Scale allows...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - October 14, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Dallaqua GB, Bahia MM, Min Li L, Chun RYS Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Measurement properties of the Reaching Performance Scale for Stroke.
Conclusions: Reaching Performance Scale for Stroke showed excellent reliability and redundant internal consistency. The construct validity with the Fugl-Meyer scale was strong. Reaching Performance Scale for Stroke was able to discriminate individuals with different levels of upper limb impairment. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Post-stroke individuals develop compensatory strategies to perform reaching movements with the paretic upper limb. The Reaching Performance Scale for Stroke provides a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the reach-to-grasp movement. The Reaching Performance Scale for Stroke is suitable for ...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - August 19, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Vianna de Andrade FPP, Padula RS, Binda AC, da Silva ML, Alouche SR Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Identification of categories of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in functional assessment measures for stroke survivors: a systematic review.
CONCLUSION: The Functional Independence Measure has more concepts related to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, since it addresses a greater number of categories. These findings can help guide health professionals in the selection of assessment tools for the evaluation of post-stroke functioning, making viable the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health categories in clinical practice and public health services. Implications for rehabilitation This study standardized identification of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and H...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - November 17, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Silva SM, Brandão TCP, Silva FPD, Buchalla CM Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research