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Objective To investigate the condition of activity and participation of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods 34 inpatients with TBI were assessed with World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHO-DAS) 2.0 (International Chi-nese Version of fully structured interviewer administered 36 question). Results The patients with TBI had mild difficulty (2.10±1.33) in un-derstanding and communicating, moderate in getting around (3.20 ± 1.56), self-care (3.06 ± 1.41) and getting along with people (2.43 ± 1.33), and moderate to severe in life activities (3.86±1.33) and participation in society (3.51±1.19). Conclusion The patients with TBI feel difficul-ty major in life activities, participation in society, and getting around.
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Objective To discuss the economic development and social inclusion of persons with disabilities. Methods The international conception of rehabilitation was applied as the tools. Results Many persons with disabilities are in marginal status, and their social develop-ment are limited. Conclusion Several recommendations had been made for empowerment of persons with disabilities through social protec-tion and empowerment through poverty reduction, as well as an enabling legal and policy framework.
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Objective To investigate the current status of family rehabilitation for children with disability and the unmet needs of habili-tation/rehabilitation for their parents. Methods Family Rehabilitation Needs Survey Questionnaire was used to investigate 186 families of the children with disability from 5 rehabilitation institutions in 4 provinces. Results Most families accepted family rehabilitation, including family support, developed rehabilitation scheme, telephone counseling, real-time guidance and appointment for family rehabilitation. Most families would spent 1-2 hours a day for the family rehabilitation, and prefer the rehabilitation of gross motion. However, the rehabilitation agencies played less importance on supports of family rehabilitation. Conclusion The family rehabilitation supports needs to be improved in specification of rehabilitation process, developing rehabilitation scheme and quality control.