Integrated Evaluation of Disability.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vinayagam, Ramar Sabapathi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disability evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (479 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton : Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2018.

Summary:

There are overwhelming demands for health and rehabilitation services due to rise in the number of disabled people. The existing literature on disability evaluation has only focused on impairment or functional limitation or earning capacity. They have not considered the skills fundamental to live, learn and work successfully in the community. This book addresses integrated evaluation of disability using 'Clinical Tools', 'Activity Participation Skills Assessment Scale', 'Personal Factors Measurement Scale', and 'Environmental Factors Measurement Scale'. Physicians from all disciplines can use this method to evaluate disability pertaining to their respective fields. Key Features Applies the principles of 'World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - ICF' Includes case studies in the hypothetical model in this book Includes a Ready Reckoner Impairment Table provides impairment score for 120 common clinical conditions Consists of an integrated software which computes percentage of disability for clinical conditions

Contents:

Introduction to disability

Basis for 'integrated evaluation of disability'

Literature review and selection of clinical tools and scales

Methods for assigning impairment

Validation of clinical methods/scales

Impairment of functions in nervous system

Impairment of functions in neuromusculoskeletal system

Impairment of urogenital functions

Impairment of cardiovascular functions

Impairment of pulmonary functions

Impairment of hematological and immunological functions

Impairment of swallowing, liver, and defecation functions

Impairment of visual functions 1-25

Impairment of hearing functions

Impairment of amputations

Impairment of congenital skeletal limb deficiencies

Impairment : dwarfism, disfigurement, deformities, and shortening

Impairment : burns

Intellectual disability/mental retardation

Activity and participation

Environmental factors

Personal factors

Ready reckoner impairment table.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-16544-5

1-351-16542-9

1-351-16543-7

9781351165440

OCLC:

1080080367