BACKGROUND Depression with fewer symptoms than required for a DSM-IV diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) has consistently been found to be associated with functional impairment. In this study, we aim to define clinically significant depression below the DSM-IV threshold for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) by means of functional impairment. METHODS Data used are from 2157 respondents ...

INTRODUCTION To reduce the burden on injury survivors and their supporters, factors associated with poor outcomes need to be identified so that timely post-injury interventions can be implemented. To date, few studies have investigated outcomes for both those who were hospitalised and those who were not. AIM To describe the prevalence and to identify pre-injury and injury-related predictors o...

BACKGROUND The number of people with disabilities in Brazil and worldwide has grown substantially in recent decades. Cross-cultural quality of life instruments can be helpful in the development of interventions designed to meet the needs of this population and contribute to rational allocation of resources. This study sought to provide evidence of validity and reliability the Brazilian Portugue...

Abstract Objective This study evaluated the effectiveness of Motivationally Enhanced Compensatory Cognitive Training (ME-CCT), conducted via telehealth. performance, self-reported functioning, and activity engagement were expected to improve following participation. strategy use was projected predict posttest memory performance. Method Data from VA electronic medical records obtained for five v...

Objective Depression is a clinical syndrome developed in Western Europe and North-America. The expression of symptoms and the impact of symptoms on functioning may therefore be expected to vary across cultures and languages. Our first aim was to study differences in depressive symptom profile between indigenous and non-Western immigrant populations in the Netherlands. We hypothesized that diffe...

Objetivo: el propósito del estudio fue conocer grado de discapacidad y sus determinantes socioeconómicos, clínicos acceso a los servicios salud rehabilitación en personas con hemiplejía o hemiparesia la ciudad Popayán, Cauca. Metodología: descriptivo, correlacional transversal. Participaron 52 mayores edad, hemiplejia hemiparesia. Se aplicó cuestionario evaluación WHODAS 2.0.Resultados: El 100 ...