objectives: the aim of this research was to assess the level of awareness of rehabilitation professionals employed in academic rehabilitation centers in tehran with reference to tele-rehabilitation technology. methods: in this study, a descriptive cross-sectional research method was used. the research was implemented by using a researcher-designed questionnaire which was developed by the integr...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Epidemiological analysis of the dynamics of admissions and patient characteristics is presented concerning 5,955 children and adolescents (3-18 years of age) hospitalized in 2007-2013 with neurological and mobility diseases in Świętokrzyskie Rehabilitation Centre (ŚRC) in southern Poland. MATERIALS AND METHOD Within the period of 7 years, 18,647 patients were admitt...

Introduction. This study aimed to assess rehabilitation professionals' attitude toward implementation and application of telerehabilitation technology as a novel study in rehabilitation academic centers and affiliated clinics in Tehran. Methods. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. To collect data, a researcher-designed questionnaire was developed. 141 rehabilitation experts participated...

1 Clinical Laboratory of Experimental Neurorehabilitation, Fondazione Santa Lucia, IRCCS, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179 Rome, Italy Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Medical Park Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13507 Berlin, Germany 3 Functional Exploration and Neuromodulation of Nervous System Investigation Group (FENNSI), Hospital Nacional de Paraplejicos, Finca La Peraleda s/...

Objectives: The aim of this research was to assess the level of awareness of rehabilitation professionals employed in academic rehabilitation centers in Tehran with reference to Tele-rehabilitation technology. Methods: In this study, a descriptive cross-sectional research method was used. The research was implemented by using a researcher-designed questionnaire which was developed by the int...

background: in the present era, delinquency in children and adolescents is undoubtedly a difficult and upsetting issue attracting the attention of many experts such as psychologists, sociologists, and criminologists. these experts often try to answer why a number of children and adolescents engage in various crimes such as aggressive and anti-social crimes. they also try to find out how these c...

CONTEXT The National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Award initiative is designed to establish and promote academic centers of clinical and translational science (CTS) that are empowered to train and advance multi- and interdisciplinary investigators and research teams to apply new scientific knowledge and techniques to enhance patient care. Among the key components of...

1Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University, Boston, MA 02115, USA 2Departments of Occupational Therapy, Psychology, and Psychiatry, Boston University, Boston, MA 02115, USA 3Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA 4Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA 5Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, S...

Exposure to the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) is limited in the curricula of many medical schools. As a result, many students lack awareness of the field and may therefore ultimately choose different careers. A medical student PM&R career fair was held on October 13th, 2015 at the University of Pittsburgh, and several local medical schools were invited to participate. Sev...

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this work was to investigate how stroke rehabilitation professionals understand the concept of motivation and the ways that they use this concept in their clinical practice. Methods—This qualitative study used semistructured, in-depth interviews with the professionals working in the stroke unit of an inner-city teaching hospital in the UK. Results—Motivatio...