Performance testing in rehabilitation: influence of context and cognitive function on mobility.
In: Clinical Rehabilitation, Jg. 1 (1987-08-01), Heft 3, S. 193-196
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The accuracy of routine information on the response of a patient to rehabilitation was questioned. At the multidisciplinary ward round there may be on the one hand an inhibitory effect on the patient's performance due to the presence of a large team, but on the other reluctance of nurses and therapists to concede that all their efforts may only have maintained status quo. We present a randomised, controlled, crossover study of the effect of the ward round on a test of the ability to stand, walk a fixed distance, turn and sit down. Surprisingly, performance was not inhibited by the round: the 20 patients studied performed the test with equal skill, but greater speed, on the round than in a more private context. Cognitive function had a greater influence on the amount of help needed in standing and sitting safely, than on ability to walk and turn independently. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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Performance testing in rehabilitation: influence of context and cognitive function on mobility.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Kirk, JC ; Atkinson, GA ; Royston, JP ; O'Neill, Cja ; Denham, MJ ; Dobbs, SM |
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Zeitschrift: | Clinical Rehabilitation, Jg. 1 (1987-08-01), Heft 3, S. 193-196 |
Veröffentlichung: | 1987 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0269-2155 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1177/026921558700100305 |
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