Introduction by the column editors: Most rehabilitation programs for persons with severe mental illness are provided by interdisciplinary teams whose members include professionals, paraprofessionals, and, sometimes, “prosumers”— individuals who both provide and consume mental health services. Despite the ubiquity with which psychiatric rehabilitation techniques such as social skills training, v...

Objectives: Hospitals and clinical centers are concerned about patient safety. Safety climate is a perceived value of safety in an organization that could improve the safety of workers and patients. The present research was conducted to study the safety climate of patients in the hospitals and rehabilitation centers affiliated to the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences.  M...

It is becoming increasingly clear that, if reorganization of brain function is to be optimal after stroke, there needs to be a reorganisation of the methods used in physical rehabilitation and the time spent in specific task practice, strength and endurance training, and aerobic exercise. Frequency and intensity of rehabilitation need to be increased so that patients can gain the energy levels ...

The aim of the present article was to discuss the commentary by van Veldhuizen, Delespaul and Mulder (2015) regarding the review by Nordén and Norlander (2014) based on five empirical articles about Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT). Veldhuizen et al. agree on that there is insufficient evidence for the effectiveness of FACT. However, van Veldhuizen et al. avoid a discussion of the ...

as alterations to the patient's home. While medical rehabilitation is primarily the responsibility of the hospital team, many other people may be involved-in particular, the patient's general practitioner and the staff of voluntary organizations, local authorities, and Ministry of Health limb-fitting and appliance centres. The object of industrial rehabilitation is to find jobs for disabled wor...

Rehabilitation is an important branch of health care that aims to restore some or all of the patient's physical, sensory, and/or mental capabilities that were lost due to injury, illness, or disease. With the increasing number of people with disabilities, more specialized rehabilitation staff and facilities are needed. However, evidence suggests that people with disabilities face barriers in ac...

BACKGROUND The current paper presents a pilot study of interactive assessment using information and communication technology (ICT) to evaluate the knowledge, skills and abilities of staff with no formal education who are working in Swedish elderly care. METHODS Theoretical and practical assessment methods were developed and used with simulated patients and computer-based tests to identify str...

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs first appeared in the United States in the late 1960s. Over the past 40 years, CR has evolved into a comprehensive rehabilitation and secondary prevention service, delivered by a multidisciplinary staff, and based on scientific and clinical evidence. CR is now recognized as an important element in the continuum of care for patients with cardiovascular diseas...

OBJECTIVES To estimate UK need for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation, current provision and identification of patient groups not receiving services. To conduct a systematic review of literature on methods to improve uptake and adherence to cardiac rehabilitation. To estimate cost implications of increasing uptake of cardiac rehabilitation. DATA SOURCES Hospital Episode Statistics (England). H...

The experience of the first three years' work on a ward for the rehabilitation of patients was reviewed. Adults with physical disabilities or mixed physical and psychological disabilities, including unstable or deteriorating conditions, were accepted for intensive rehabilitation. Most patients had neurological disorders. The ward policy was that each patient had considerable time with the thera...