Obesity is one of the most common physical health problems among patients with severe and persistent mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia. Multifactorial in origin, obesity can be attributed to an unhealthy lifestyle as well as the effects of psychotropic medications such as second-generation antipsychotics. Excess body weight increases the risk for many medical problems, including […]
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Effects of respite care for children with developmental disabilities: evaluation of an intervention for at risk families. Cowen PS, Reed DA. College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA. perle-cowen@uiowa.edu Public Health Nurs. 2002 Jul-Aug;19(4):272-83. Respite child care programs that provide temporary child care, support, and referral services to families of children […]
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Achieving family and provider partnerships for children with special health care needs. Denboba D, McPherson MG, Kenney MK, Strickland B, Newacheck PW. Division of Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers La, Room 18A-18 Rockville, MD 20857, USA. ddenboba@hrsa.gov Pediatrics. […]
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Achieving fecal continence in patients with spina bifida: a descriptive cohort study. Vande Velde S, Van Biervliet S, Van Renterghem K, Van Laecke E, Hoebeke P, Van Winckel M. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Surgery, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium. Saskia.vandevelde@ugent.be J Urol. 2007 Dec;178(6):2640-4; discussion 2644. Epub 2007 Oct 22. PURPOSE: Fecal incontinence is […]
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Accessible microscopy workstation for students and scientists with mobility impairments. Duerstock BS. Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Paralysis Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Assist Technol. 2006 Spring;18(1):34-45. An integrated accessible microscopy workstation was designed and developed to allow persons with mobility impairments to control all aspects of light microscopy with minimal […]
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An intelligent emergency response system: preliminary development and testing of automated fall detection. Lee T, Mihailidis A. Intelligent Assistive Technology and Systems Laboratory, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada. J Telemed Telecare. 2005;11(4):194-8. We have designed an intelligent emergency response system to detect falls in the home. It uses image-based sensors. A pilot […]
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Assistive technology in medicaid home- and community-based waiver programs. Kitchener M, Ng T, Lee HY, Harrington C. Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 455, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA. Gerontologist. 2008 Apr;48(2):181-9. PURPOSE: As consensus emerges concerning the need to extend publicly funded home- and community-based […]
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Assessing the benefits of using assistive technologies and other supports for thinking, remembering and learning. Scherer MJ. Institute for Matching Person & Technology, Webster, New York 14580, USA. IMPT97@aol.com Disabil Rehabil. 2005 Jul 8;27(13):731-9. PURPOSE: Planning assistive technologies and other supports for individuals with cognitive disabilities requires a comprehensive and individualized assessment of current goals, […]
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PURPOSE: Adverse health effects of developmental toxicants may induce abnormal functional programming that leads to lasting functional deficits. This notion is considered from epidemiological evidence using developmental methylmercury neurotoxicity as an example. MOST IMPORTANT FINDINGS: Accumulating evidence indicates that adverse effects may occur even at low-level methylmercury exposures from seafood and freshwater fish. Neurobehavioral outcomes […]
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