An International Expert Survey on Functioning in Vocational Rehabilitation...
AbstractBackground Vocational rehabilitation (VR) is a key process in work disability (WD) management which aims to engage or re-engage individuals to work and employment. The International...
View ArticleIntroduction to Special Section: Advancing the Field of Vocational...
AbstractBackground Work disability is a major burden to individuals and the society. To mitigate this burden, vocational rehabilitation has been at the forefront of facilitating work participation....
View ArticleA Conceptual Definition of Vocational Rehabilitation Based on the ICF:...
AbstractBackground The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a conceptual framework and classification system by the World Health Organization (WHO) to understand...
View ArticleStaging of mobility, transfer and walking functions of elderly persons based...
AbstractBackgroundThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was introduced by the World Health Organization as a common taxonomy to describe the burden of health...
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AbstractBackgroundTo understand the full burden of a health condition, we need the information on the disease and the information on how that disease impacts the functioning of an individual. The...
View ArticleEnvironmental effects on WHODAS 2.0 among patients with stroke with a focus...
AbstractPurpose To explore the environmental effects on the disabilities of people post stroke and to search for the best probabilistic cut-off value of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule second...
View ArticleWork Rehabilitation Questionnaire (WORQ): Development and Preliminary...
AbstractPurpose The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) has proven to be a valuable framework for vocational rehabilitation (VR). No reliable and valid ICF-based...
View ArticleMapping the content of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information...
AbstractBackground The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) is a US National Institutes of Health initiative that has produced self-reported item banks for physical,...
View ArticleConceptual Framework: Functioning and Disability
AbstractThe experience of work and employment is universal; hence, any form of disability that may affect work can become a crucial issue. In this chapter, the International Classification of...
View ArticleDevelopment and Testing of an ICF-Based Questionnaire to Evaluate Functioning...
AbstractThis chapter will introduce the reader to an example on how an assessment instrument, based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health can be developed. It lines...
View ArticleSelection of ICF Core Sets for Functioning Assessment in Disability...
AbstractDisability evaluation is crucial for deciding on claimants’ eligibility for disability benefits or their assignment to appropriate return to work programs. Recently emerging criticism points to...
View ArticleSpinal Cord Injury: Vocational Rehabilitation and Disability Evaluation
AbstractThe experience of work and employment is a major life area to most people including persons with spinal cord injury (SCI); hence, it is crucial to understand and assess disability, which may...
View ArticleICF-Based Tools in Rehabilitation Toward Return to Work: Facilitating...
AbstractAn important goal of rehabilitation with regard to community integration is return-to-work, and vocational rehabilitation plays a key role in return-to-work efforts as well as encouraging...
View ArticleSurvey of Patient-Reported Questionnaires Using the ICF as a Reference: An...
AbstractThis chapter will identify and survey standard patient-reported questionnaires (PRQs) which were linked to the Brief Core Set for Vocational Rehabilitation based on the International...
View ArticleChallenges and Opportunities
AbstractA landmark convention by the United Nations (UN) that is likely to have the most impact on persons with disability in recent history is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons...
View ArticleConceptual Framework: Disability Evaluation and Vocational Rehabilitation
AbstractDisability represents a major challenge that societies worldwide have to address and poses a burden at different levels: individual, societal, and economic. Disability can substantially and...
View ArticleApplying the Work Rehabilitation Questionnaire WORQ: A Case Illustrating Its...
AbstractTraumatic brain injury (TBI) impacts on all aspects of the injured person’s lived experience including work participation. Considering that a majority of persons who survive a TBI are of...
View ArticleIntegration and Application of the International Classification of...
AbstractThe experience of work and employment is universal; hence any form of disability that may affect work (i.e., work disability) becomes crucial. In this chapter, the International Classification...
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