SCORES A disability index was constructed using all questions for each type of disability in the PALS 2001 questionnaire. Points were assigned to each question based on severity, the maximum score being given for someone who is totally disabled in all area. For each type of disability, there are essentially two types of questions: intensity and frequency. Some intensity questions are asked in d...

Mindfulness and self-compassion are overlapping, but distinct constructs that characterize how people relate to emotional distress. Both are associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and may be related to functional disability. Although self-compassion includes mindful awareness of emotional distress, it is a broader construct that also includes being kind and supportive to oneself a...

This study examines the relationship between medical and functional severity of disability and levels of self esteem and self concept in 79 young people with spina bifida. Greater feelings of global self worth and of self esteem in physical appearance were associated with greater severity of disability. This was only in part an effect of lower IQ among the most disabled young people. Many of th...

BACKGROUND Emergency and primary care physicians are often asked to estimate patients' likely duration of sickness absence or temporary disability following work-related injury or illness. However, return to work is a complex interaction of multiple factors and often difficult to predict accurately. AIMS To compare physician estimates of expected time away from work and severity of injury, ma...

Abstract Background Some researches have shown the association between iron deficiency and migraine headache in adults. The aim of present study was to evaluate efficacy of ferrous sulfate treatment on migraine headaches of 5-15 years old migraineur children with iron deficiency. Materials and Methods In a quasi- experimental study, monthly frequency, seve...

Two studies are reported that tested the fear-avoidance (FA) model using path analytic techniques. In study 1, 429 employees with back pain at baseline and back pain at 18 months follow-up completed questionnaires assessing sociodemographic information, pain severity, negative affect, pain-related fear, and disability. Results indicated that pain severity at baseline predicted pain-related fear...

BACKGROUND Common mental disorders (CMD) are among the most significant contributors to disability worldwide. Patient-reported disability outcomes should be included as a key metric in the comparative assessment of value across global mental health interventions. This study aims to evaluate the validity of a widely used, cross-cultural tool - the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Ass...

this study is a review of the causes of depression among disabled soldiers (janbazan) with severity of disability more than 40 percent. in this study, the total population is 1186. this population is classified based on the percentage of severity of the disability (40-49%, 50-69% and >70%). there are respectively in each. classes 680, 272 and 234 cases. 10 percent of each class (totally 12 pers...

The search for the genetic foundation of multiple sclerosis (MS) severity remains elusive. It is, in fact, controversial whether MS severity is a stable feature that predicts future disability progression. If MS severity is not stable, it is unlikely that genotype decisively determines disability progression. An alternative explanation tested here is that the apparent instability of MS severity...