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Letter to the Editor — Response apropos «Scoping Review on Rehabilitation Scoping Reviews»

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Apropos «Scoping Review on Rehabilitation Scoping Reviews» Dr Dijkers raised some important perspectives. Evaluating methodological quality of primary studies in scoping reviews is an ideal issue for further debate and additional guidance. Although the rationale for assessing methodological quality (ie, risk of bias) in systematic reviews of intervention effectiveness does not […]
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Scoping Review on Rehabilitation Scoping Reviews

ABSTRACT ‘Objective:’ To examine the extent, scope, and methodological quality of rehabilitation scoping reviews. ‘Data Sources:’ A comprehensive list of scoping reviews conducted in the broader health field (inception to July 2014), with a further update of that list (up to February 2017) using similar methods, including searching 9 electronic databases. ‘Study Selection:’ Articles were […]
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Physical Rehabilitation Needs Per Condition Type: Results From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

ABSTRACT ‘Objective:’ To determine how total physical rehabilitation needs have been distributed per relevant condition groups (musculoskeletal and pain, neurologic cardiothoracic, neoplasms, pediatric, human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] related), globally and across countries of varying income level. ‘Design:’ Subgroup, secondary analyses of data from the Global Burden of Disease 2017. Data for the year 2017 are […]
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Catastrophic Sudden-Onset Disasters Are Followed by a Surge in Rehabilitation Demand

EDITORIAL The 2020 global challenges resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID19) were enormous. More specifically, important variations in health and functional outcomes continue to be of particular consequence to the physical medicine and rehabilitation community as it struggles to address surging physical, mental, or cognitive rehabilitation needs among COVID19 survivors. It is important to appreciate […]
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Person-Centered Rehabilitation Model: Framing the Concept and Practice of Person-Centered Adult Physical Rehabilitation Based on a Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis of the Literature

To develop a cross-professional model framing the concept and practice of person-centered rehabilitation (PCR) in adult populations, based on a scoping review and thematic analysis of the literature. The PCR Model can inform both clinical and service organisation practices. The PCR Model may benefit from further developments including obtaining wider stakeholders’ input, determining relevance in different cultural and linguistic groups, and further operationalisation and testing in implementation projects.
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