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Study Supports Need for Standardized Measures of Orthosis Performance and Patient Satisfaction
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that almost 2 million people in the U.S. use an orthotic device. While some orthoses are prefabricated, some patients require a custom-made device. In that case, orthotists make plaster casts of the patient’s limb and craft the orthosis to fit as well as possible.
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Episode 11: Developing and Testing Person-Centered HCBS Outcome Measures
On this episode of INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast, our guests are Bridgette Schram, PhD, project manager on the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Home and Community-Based Services at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, and Sara Karon, PhD, co-principal investigator on the project and a senior health policy analyst at RTI International.
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Participant Council to Play Major Role in Developing New Quality-of-Life Measures for People with Disabilities
Karon has spent decades developing quality-of-life measures for people with disabilities and is leading a project at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Survey Finds Need for Improved Way to Measure Quality of Orthotics Care
To get a better handle on the situation, researchers at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab surveyed orthotists and physical therapists around the country on their perspectives on quality-of-care indicators for people who use custom ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs).
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‘It’s one thing to survive the infection, but what’s next?’ Some COVID-19 patients need rehab to walk, talk and problem solve
Quinn, like many severely ill COVID-19 patients, found that surviving the disease was merely the first leg of the journey to overcoming it.
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Slutzky Neuroprosthetics Laboratory
Our laboratory uses neural prosthetics to improve both our understanding of brain function as well as restoring movement and communication.
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Australian Therapy Outcome Measures for Occupational Therapy
Area of Assessment
Activities & ParticipationBodily Functions
Time
minutes , The therapist undertakes all usual diagnostic, occupational performance and goal setting assessments, and can then score the AusTOMs-OT outcome measures in under 5 minutes.Assessment Type
Performance Measurecost
$0.00Rehabilitation Measure
The CMS Access Rule: Concerns about proposed measures to evaluate person-centered HCBS
The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Service’s Final Settings Rule mandated that all home and community-based services shift to a person-centered delivery method by March 17, 2023, giving providers five years to make the necessary changes.
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COMPLETE: Development and Implementation of a Feasible Outcome Measure Battery for Community-Based Exercise Professionals
The purpose of this study is to develop a testing battery that would allow for community exercise professionals to better understand the impact of their classes.
Research Project
Spinal Cord Injury - Quality of Life Pain Behavior [Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pain Behavior]
Area of Assessment
Sensation & PainActivities & Participation
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Spinal Cord Injury - Quality of Life Pain Interference [Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pain Interference]
Area of Assessment
Sensation & PainActivities & Participation
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
CROR Research Scientist Alex Wong, PhD, DPhil, OT, CRC is new Chair of ACRM Measurement Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group
CROR Research Scientist Alex Wong, PhD, DPhil, OT, CRC is new Chair of ACRM Measurement Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group.
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