Integrated Evaluation of Disability

There are overwhelming demands for health and rehabilitation services due to rise in the number of disabled people. The existing literature on disability evaluation has only focused on impairment or functional limitation or earning capacity. They have not considered the skills fundamental to live, learn and work successfully in the community. This book addresses integrated evaluation of disability using 'Clinical Tools', 'Activity Participation Skills Assessment Scale', 'Personal Factors Measurement Scale', and 'Environmental Factors Measurement Scale'. Physicians from all disciplines can use this method to evaluate disability pertaining to their respective fields. Key Features Applies the principles of 'World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - ICF' Includes case studies in the hypothetical model in this book Includes a Ready Reckoner Impairment Table provides impairment score for 120 common clinical conditions Consists of an integrated software which computes percentage of disability for clinical conditions

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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Forewords; Abdulla Ahmed Eyadeh; Mayilvahanan Natarajan; S. Sabhesan; Perumal Thiagarajan; S. Harikrishnan; V. Velayutham; S. Ammamuthu; M.G. Rajamanickam; Preface; Author; Acknowledgments; Disclaimer; 1: Introduction to disability; 1.1 Major life activities; 1.2 Who is disabled?; 1.3 Definitions of impairment, limitation of activity, participation restriction, disability; 1.4 Causes and classification of disabilities; 1.4.1 Mobility disability; 1.4.1.1 Motor disability due to congenital or inherited disorders

1.4.1.2 Motor disability due to trauma1.4.1.3 Motor disability due to infections; 1.4.1.4 Motor disability due to rheumatic diseases; 1.4.1.5 Motor disability due to vascular diseases; 1.4.1.6 Motor disability due to malignancy; 1.4.1.7 Motor disability due to other causes; 1.4.2 Visual disability; 1.4.3 Hearing disability; 1.4.4 Mental disability; 1.4.4.1 Learning disability; 1.4.4.2 Cognitive (or) intellectual disability; 1.4.4.3 Psychological and psychiatric disabilities; 1.4.5 Multiple disabilities; 1.4.6 Disability related to medical conditions; 1.5 Temporary and permanent disabilities

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