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Assessment of Work-Related Functional Abilities Is Important In Disability Determination

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Functional Assessment for Adults with Disabilities

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conduct a study to (1) provide an overview of ways to collect information about ...
UNESCO

Disability assessment capacity building workshop for service providers held

The UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa supported the National Association of Societies for the Care of the Handicapped (NASCOH) in partnership with the Zimbabwe National Association for Mental ...
Global News

Asked to submit to an independent medical assessment? Here’s what you need to know

Many individuals receiving long-term disability benefits will at some point be asked by their insurance provider to submit to an independent medical assessment or examination (IME). An IME is meant to ...
BMJ

Exercise therapy for functional capacity in chronic diseases: an overview of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

Correspondence to Professor Urho M Kujala, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Rautpohjankatu 8, P.O. Box 35, Jyväskylä, Finland FI-40014; Urho.M.Kujala{at}jyu.fi Objective ...
BMJ

Optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and minimise adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults: a systematic review with dose ...

Objective To identify the optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and reduce adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults. Design Systematic review and ...