BACKGROUND The prevalence of chronic diseases and their risk factors in different general populations are well documented, but little is known about disabled populations in China. AIMS The purpose of this study is to report available data on the medical profile of disabled persons living in Zhabei District, Shanghai, Mainland China. It also aimed to explore the association between any medical...

OBJECTIVES This study is aimed to determine the frequency of social phobia among a group of subjects with essential tremor, to compare subject groups with and without social phobia with regard to the level of social phobia and disability, and to study the effect of the severity of social phobia on disability in essential tremor. METHOD 45 subjects, diagnosed with essential tremor were include...

inclusion of new predictor variables may be important in accounting for the unexplained variance. For example, psychological factors such as work-motivation, self-concept, and work-satisfaction may help predict what the outcome of the disability will be. The emphasis of this study is on the consequences of chronic disability. Results show that severity of disability alone does not determine the...

background: literature recommends that refractory cases with lumbar disc herniation and appropriate indications are better to be treated surgically, but do all the patients throughout the world consent to the surgery with a same disability and pain threshold? we aim to elucidate the prevalence and severity of disabilities and pain in iranian patients with lumbar disc herniation who have consent...

BACKGROUND While many factors have been examined, male gender and older age at multiple sclerosis onset are among few variables consistently associated with increased disability. Interestingly, the association between onset age and disability may not be linear with some data suggesting a faster rate of accumulation of disability in patients aged more than 30 years at onset. OBJECTIVE Explore ...

Addressing the extra economic costs of disability is a logical step towards alleviating elements of social exclusion for people with disabilities. This study estimates the long-run economic cost of disability in Ireland in terms of the additional spending needs that arise due to disability. It defines and estimates models of the private costs borne by families with individuals who have a disabi...

BACKGROUND Leprosy-related disability is a challenge to public health, and social and rehabilitation services in endemic countries. Disability is more than a mere physical dysfunction, and includes activity limitations, stigma, discrimination, and social participation restrictions. We assessed the extent of disability and its determinants among persons with leprosy-related disabilities after re...

STUDY DESIGN This study examines the links between severity of whiplash associated disorder and costs and health outcomes. OBJECTIVE The study aims to estimate the economic costs and health-state utilities associated with disability levels and recovery trajectories after acute whiplash injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Data used were from the Managing Injuries of the Neck Trial, which coll...

  Background: Literature recommends that refractory cases with lumbar disc herniation and appropriate indications are better to be treated surgically, but do all the patients throughout the world consent to the surgery with a same disability and pain threshold? We aim to elucidate the prevalence and severity of disabilities and pain in Iranian patients with lumbar disc herniation who have conse...