Rehab Centers: [The Concordance of Rater- and Self-Administration of the Osnabrück Profile of Working Abilities (O-AFP).]
[The Concordance of Rater- and Self-Administration of the Osnabrück Profile of Working Abilities (O-AFP).]
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Psychiatr Prax. 2012 Dec 28;
Cordes M, Waldorf M, Ehlers J, Wiedl KH
Objectives: The O-AFP can be used as a rater-administered inventory (RAI) and as a self-report scale (SRS). The study analyses the relations between these versions.Methods: O-AFP-scales for working abilities and work complexity and SCL-90-R data of 88 vocational therapy patients (psychiatric clinic, PC; addiction clinic, AC).Results: Only few significant correlations were found, with slightly higher scores in the AC patients. Also, AC patients rated themselves higher, whereas PC patients rated lower compared to the RAI ratings. The discrepancy between SRS and RAI scores decreased with rising work complexity and with a low symptom strain. With high GSI, SRS scores are clearly lower than RAI scores.Conclusions: The SRS-version of the O-AFP is not appropriate for economizing the assessment process. Rather, it is helpful in therapist-patient communication on issues of work rehabilitation. Correspondence between SRS and RAI ratings can be improved by increasing work requirements.
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The Lyon’s sulcus-deepening trochleoplasty in previous unsuccessful patellofemoral surgery.
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Int Orthop. 2012 Dec 30;
Dejour D, Byn P, Ntagiopoulos PG
PURPOSE: Trochleoplasty is a relatively rare operation with few published results and it remains a technically demanding procedure which requires careful patient selection. The ideal candidate for surgery remains to be elucidated, and some authors consider it as a good revision option in cases of previous unsuccessful operations for persisting patellar dislocation with underlying trochlear dysplasia. The purpose of this study is to record the results from the application of sulcus-deepening trochleoplasty in patients with trochlear dysplasia and previous unsuccessful surgery for patellar dislocation. METHODS: Twenty-two patients (24 knees) were operated upon during the period 9/1993-9/2006; they had undergone surgery for patellofemoral instability and had persistent patellar dislocation, and were followed-up for a mean of 66 months (24-191). Trochleoplasty was performed in all patients using the same technique and rehabilitation protocol. Additional soft-tissue and bony operations were performed in every case. RESULTS: Of all cases, 29.1 % had type B and 70.9 % had type D trochlear dysplasia. After trochleoplasty, no patient had a patellar re-dislocation up to the last follow-up. Pain decreased in 72 % and the apprehension sign was negative in 75 % of the cases (p?HubMed – rehab
Comparative optimism among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) is associated with fewer adverse clinical events 12 months later.
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J Behav Med. 2012 Dec 29;
Hevey D, McGee HM, Horgan JH
The current study evaluates the levels of comparative optimism among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and examines its relationship to health outcomes 12 months later. 164 patients completed self-report questionnaires at the end of cardiac rehabilitation and the number of adverse clinical events in the following 12 months were recorded. Comparative optimism was assessed in relation to a typical other who has not had cardiac event, a typical other who has had the same cardiac event as the respondent, and a typical member of the cardiac rehabilitation class. Clinical-demographic details and distress were assessed. Participants were comparatively optimistic in all three ratings. Logistic regression (controlling for age, gender, co-morbidities, and distress) revealed that higher levels of adverse events were associated with older age, being male, and lower levels of overall comparative optimism. Comparative optimism was associated with decreased risk of adverse clinical events in the year following cardiac rehabilitation attendance.
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Foot tendinopathies in rheumatic diseases: etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations and therapeutic options.
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Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Dec 30;
Frizziero A, Bonsangue V, Trevisan M, Ames PR, Masiero S
Damage to the mutual and delicate articular relationships of the foot may lead to functional failure. A painful foot can be the heralding sign of inflammatory, metabolic or degenerative rheumatic disease that may cause severe disability if left untreated. Healthy tendons are brilliant white in colour, are fibroelastic in texture and can withstand huge mechanical loads. Pathological tendons are characterised by changes in cellular function, rupture of collagen bundles, increased production of the proteoglycan-water matrix and neurovascular proliferation. According to the underlying disease, tendinopathies may present with pain of variable duration and intensity and with functional impairment, or they may be an asymptomatic finding on imaging techniques. Pain is the most common presenting symptom in the inflammatory rheumatic diseases of the ankle and the foot and usually precedes ultrasound or radiographic changes; pain results from inflammatory changes of the synovia and soft tissue structures including bursae, tendons, fascias and peripheral nerves. The management of tendinopathies in inflammatory and non-inflammatory rheumatic patients includes “articular economy,” pharmacological treatment, foot orthotics, cryotherapy, instrumental physiotherapy, rehabilitation and physical. This review highlights the differences between tendinopathies occurring in non-inflammatory rheumatic disorders compared to those appearing in the course of inflammatory rheumatic disorders and defines a conservative management framework that non-rheumatologists (orthopaedic surgeons) and rheumatologists could adhere for the management of foot tendinopathies.
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