Stroke rehabilitation in low-income and middle-income countries: a call to action

J Bernhardt, G Urimubenshi, DBC Gandhi, JJ Eng - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
The WHO Rehabilitation 2030 agenda recognises the importance of rehabilitation in the
value chain of quality health care. Developing and delivering cost-effective, equitable …

Integration of rehabilitation services in primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of health care systems in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review

CJ Waterworth, F Smith, F Kiefel-Johnson… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Integration is a concept that seeks to strengthen the delivery of services to ensure
people receive a continuum of care across the health system. We conducted a scoping …

Otherwise … he will be a beggar”: a focus group study to understand the Perspectives of physiotherapists about measuring rehabilitation outcomes and impact in low …

CA Barth, M Donovan-Hall, C Blake… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Rehabilitation outcomes are important for patients, professionals and policy
makers. Most outcome measures (OMs) were developed for “Western” contexts and may be …

Accumulation of trace element content in the lungs of Sao Paulo city residents and its correlation to lifetime exposure to air pollution

NV Dos Santos, CLZ Vieira, PHN Saldiva… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Heavy metals are natural and essential elements of the environment and living beings,
produced from natural (eg volcanic activity and cosmic ray-induced spallation) and …

Access to rehabilitation after stroke in Brazil (AReA study): multicenter study protocol

R de Oliveira Cacho, CHC Moro… - Arquivos de neuro …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Background Most of the Brazilian population relies on public healthcare and stroke is a
major cause of disability in this country of continental dimensions. There is limited …

Rehabilitation in Bangladesh

T Uddin, MR Khasru, MT Islam… - Physical Medicine …, 2019 - pmr.theclinics.com
Methods The information used in this article was collected from multiple sources. This
included an online English literature search, with predetermined key words, of official web …

Disaster rehabilitation response plan: now or never

B Amatya, SY Lee, MP Galea… - American journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
There is a strong consensus among humanitarian response authorities for a need for global
action by professional organizations to work toward developing a structured approach to …

Exploring rehabilitation providers' perspectives of assistive technology access after the implementation of a paediatric AT provision program in rural South India

A Arumuganathan, I Shah, F Coutinho… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract A paediatric Assistive Technology (AT) Provision Program was implemented by a
non-governmental rehabilitation facility in rural South India to support rehabilitation …

Rehabilitation professions' core competencies for entry-level professionals: a thematic analysis

N Beamish, C Footer, R Lowe… - … of Interprofessional Care, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Rehabilitation services are essential interventions designed to optimize functioning and
reduce disability in individuals with health conditions. Eight core professions offer …

Rehabilitation service assessment and workforce capacity building in Albania—A civil society approach

B Nugraha, K Tani, C Gutenbrunner - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Rehabilitation is an important health strategy. Due to the lack of rehabilitation
professionals (eg, no physical and rehabilitation medicine, occupational therapist, and …