Recently added articles from The Journal of Rehabilitation:
Evidence-based practice in the provision of rehabilitation services.(Special Issue)
Apr 01, 2008; Chan, Fong ... Today's rehabilitation professional provides a broad scope of services involving medical, vocational, psychological, and advocacy interventions, all across various settings. Issues arising from interpreting medical or functional diagnostic information, identifying and taking part in ...
The evidence-based practice movement in healthcare: implications for rehabilitation.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; Chronister, Julie A. ... The concept of evidence-based practice (EBP) has assumed a central position in health and behavioral health care disciplines. Frequently defined as the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients" (Sackett, ...
The relationship between social support and rehabilitation related outcomes: a meta-analysis.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; Chronister, Julie ... An abundance of social support research has accumulated over the past several decades (e.g., Barrera, 1986; Cohen & Willis, 1985; House, Umberson, & Landis, 1988; Sarason, Sarason, & Shearin, 1986; Schwarzer & Leppin, 1992; Vaux, 1988). The emergence of this research has been traced to the ...
Evidence-based practices for individuals with severe mental illness.(Standards)
Apr 01, 2008; Bond, Gary R. ... Over a short period of time, evidence-based practice (EBP) has revolutionized thinking not only in the health care field, but also in education and throughout many other human service fields (Fixsen, Naoom, Blase, Friedman, & Wallace, 2005). The fundamental reason for favoring EBPs, which ...
Quality of life assessment in the measurement of rehabilitation outcome.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; Bishop, Malachy ... This article provides a review of the current status of the quality of life (QOL) construct and its application in the measurement of rehabilitation outcomes for people with disabilities. Demonstrating positive outcomes of rehabilitation services and interventions is a primary concern in ...
Empirical evidence supporting the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; Pruett, Steven R. ... Vocational rehabilitation (VR) services can be found in the public sector (e.g., state VR agencies), private not-for profit sector (e.g., Goodwill Industries), and private-for-profit sector (e.g., insurance-based rehabilitation). In each of these sectors, VR personnel are asked to provide ...