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DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION An international, muliidisciplinary journal Contents of Volume 19 (1997), Numbers 1-12 e Taylor & Francis Publishers since 1798 DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION EDITOR Professor Dave Miiller University College Suffolk, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1LT, UK EDITORIAL BOARD Dr Janice Abbott Dr Paul Kaplan Professor Donald L. Patrick Reader in Health Psychology, University of Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, School of Public Health and Community Central Lancashire, Department of Psychology, University Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Preston PRI 2HE, UK Dodd Hall, 480 West Ninth Avenue, Columbus, WA98195, USA Dr Elizabeth Badley Ohio 43210-1290, USA Professor David Pfeiffer Dr Marijke W. de Kleijn de Vrankrijker Director, The Arthritis Community Research & Suffolk University, Beacon Hill, 8Ashburn Place, Evaluation Unit, Wellesley Hospital Research Institute, TNO Institute of Preventative Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-2770, USA 160 Wellesley Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Wassenaarseweg 56, PO Box 124, 2300 AC Leiden, Dr Alan S. Rigby Canada M4Y IJ3 The Netherlands Department of Paediatrics, Sheffield Children’s Dr Pascale Barberger-Gateau Professor Shrawan Kumar Hospital, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, INSERM 330, Université de Bordeaux II, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Sheffield S10 2TH, UK 146, rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Professor Haim Ring Dr Naoichi Chino 2-50 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2G4 Director Neurological Rehabilitation Ward and School of Medicine, Keio University, Mr Charles J. Laenger the Institute for Functional Evaluation, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160, Japan Manager, Rehabilitation Engineering, KAISER Loewenstein Hospital, Tel-Aviv University Professor Chris Code Rehabilitation Center, 1125 South Trenton Avenue, Medical School, PO Box 3, Raanana 43100, Israel School of Communication Disorders, University of DTurls a,C éOlkilnaeho mLa am74a1r20r-e54 98, USA Dr Jessica Scheer Sydney, Cumberland College of Health Sciences, Senior Research Associate, National Rehabilitation East St (PO Box 170) Lidcombe, NSW 2141, Australia Institut de Réadaptation de Montreal, Hospital Research Center, 102 Irving Street, Professor Bryn Davis 6300 Avenue Darlington, Montreal, Canada H3S 2J4 NW Washington, DC 20010-2949, USA Professor Crt Marincek Professor Dennis Smith Dean of Nursing Studies, University of Wales, College of Medicine, Heath Park, University Rehabilitation Institute, 61001 Ljubljana, Salisbury Health Care NHS Trust, Cardiff CF4 4XM, UK Linhartova 51, Slovenia, POB 381 Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Dr Alan Doube Professor Frederick M. Maynard Wiltshire SP2 8BJ, UK Professor Claus W. Wallesch Waikato Hospital, Private Bag 3200, Hamilton, MetroHealth Center for Rehabilitation, New Zealand 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, Department of Neurology, Leipziger Strasse 44, Dr Veronika Fialka Ohio 44109-1998, USA D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany Univ.-Klinik fiir Physikalische Medizin und Professor Diane Newham Dr Gareth H. Williams Rehabilitation, Wahringer Giirtel 18-20, A-1090 Wien, Physiotherapy Group, King’s College, Kensington Reader in Sociology and Assistant Director, Austria Campus, Campden Hill Road, London W8 7AH, UK Public Health Research and Resource Centre, Professor Gunnar Grimby Ms Els Nieuwenhuijsen Salford M5 4WT, UK Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Center for Occupational Rehabilitation and Health, Dr Torgeir Bruun Wyller Géteborg, S-413 45 Géteborg, Sweden University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ullevaal Hospital, Professor Assen Jablensky MI 1804, USA Norway Professor Elizabeth J. Yerxa Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, Western University of Southern California, Route 1, Australia 6000 196 Columbine, Bishop, California 93514, USA SUBSCRIPTION AND COPYRIGHT INFORMATION DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION (ISSN 0963-8288) is published monthly by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1 Gunpowder Square, London, EC4A 3DE, UK. Annual Subscription 1997 £239, $395. Periodical postage paid at Jamaica, NY 11431, USA Postmasters: send address changes to DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION, Publications Expediting Inc., 200 Meacham Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. Air freight and mailing in the USA by Publications Expediting Inc., 200 Meacham Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. Printed in Great Britain by The University Press, Cambridge. Dollar rates apply to subscribers in all countries except the UK and the Republic of Ireland where the pound sterling price applies. All subscriptions are payable in advance and all rates include postage. 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DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION is covered by the following abstracting and indexing service: Ergonomics Abstracts, Excerpta Medica/ EMBASE, Index Medicus/ Medline, PsychInfo, Sociological Abstracts, UnCover. NUMBER 1 JANUARY 1997 REVIEW The role of leisure in stroke rehabilitation C. J. Parker, J. R. F. Gladman and A. E. R. Drummond RESEARCH ARTICLES Coping with chronic neurological impairment: a contrastive analysis of Parkinson’s disease and stroke M. Herrmann, U. Freyholdt, G. Fuchs and C.-W. Wallesch Assessments of disability in women with rheumatoid arthritis in relation to grip force and pain U. Nordenskiéld and G. Grimby The short-term impact of Botox injections on speech disability in adductor spasmodic dysphonia R. Epstein, J. Stygall and S. Newman REHABILITATION IN PRACTICE Wheelchair users’ experience of non-adapted and adapted clothes during sailing, quad rugby or wheel—walking G. Kratz, I. Séderback, S. Guidetti, C. Hultling, T. Rvkatkin and M. Séderstrém REHABILITATION ENGINEERING Do it yourself: home-made aids for disabled elderly people A. R. Brown and G. P. Mulley NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY 1997 REVIEW Posteroanterior spinal mobilization: state of the art review and discussion S. V. Bjérnsdottir and §. Kumar RESEARCH ARTICLES Muscle function and gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis before and after muscle rehabilitation N. M. Fisher, S.C. White, H. J. Yack, R. J. Smolinski and D. R. Pendergast The measurement of emotional reaction and depression in a South African stroke population T. Smollan and C. Penn Motor recovery following stroke: a basis for evaluation N. F. Horgan and A. M. Finn Does family support buffer the impact of specific chronic diseases on mobility in community-dwelling elderly? D. M. W. Kriegsman, J. Th. M. Van Eijk, B. W. J. H. Penninx, D. J. H. Deeg and A. J. P. Boeke ANNOUNCEMENTS NUMBER 3 MARCH 1997 REVIEW Models of disability D. Marks RESEARCH ARTICLES Social adjustment and rehabilitation in international competitors with spinal injuries sustained in military service M. E. Lovell, A. F. Thomas, R. Shakesby and P. McNeilly Self-reported health status and access to health services in a community sample with Parkinson’s disease V. Peto, R. Fitzpatrick and C. Jenkinson The prevalance of verbal communication disability in patients with Parkinson’s disease C. Coates and A. M. O. Bakheit Psychological distress, social support and coping behaviour among polio survivors: a 5-year perspective on 63 polio patients A,-K. Shanke REHABILITATION IN PRACTICE An uplifting experience? Hospital passenger lifts and their suitability for disabled people A. R. Brown, J. Sutherland and G. P. Mulley CORRESPONDENCE BOOK REVIEWS Research Methods for Therapists. By 4. Drummond (Reviewed by D. Miiller) Communication Disability and the Psychiatry of Old Age. Edited by K. Bryan and J. Maxim (Reviewed by C.-W. Wallesch) ANNOUNCEMENTS NUMBER 4 APRIL 1997 Special Issue: Home Care: Developments and Innovations in Health Provision edited by Kalman J. Mann Editorial. Home care: developments and innovations in health provision K. J. Mann The home as a framework for health care K. J. Mann The elderly: the single greatest achievement of mankind K. Steel Home hospitalization in the spectrum of community geriatric care J. Stessman, R. Hammerman- Rozenberg and A. Cohen New challenges in ageing: home care H. Hermanova The importance of the community and its resources A. S. York New developments and issues in home care policies J. Brodsky and J. Habib Home care, medical care and the new competitive environment D. Neuhauser Community-based care: back to the future! M. L. V. Stricklin The patient and family adjustment to chronic disease in the home J. H. Medalie Looking ahead K. J. Mann The current status of rehabilitation in Spain J. Parreno, A. Petia and E. Robles Physical medicine and rehabilitation in France C. F. Roques and J. F. Mathé Rehabilitation in Italy S. Giaquinto and G. Megna The state of rehabilitation in Slovenia C. Marinéek and A. Zupan The status of rehabilitation in Turkey T. Arasil and O. Kayhan Rehabilitation medicine in Israel A. Ohry and H. Ring Rehabilitation in Belgium G. Vanderstraeten and A. Heilporn Rehabilitation in the United Kingdom A. B. Ward BOOK REVIEW Disability and the City: International Perspectives. Edited by R. Imrie (Reviewed by D. Pfeiffer) ANNOUNCEMENTS NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 1997 Special Issue: Disability, Religion and Health: Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Disability edited by Deborah A. Selway Introduction A. F. Ashman Editorial. The Spirit of Disability D. A. Selway Towards an inclusive spirituality: wholeness, interdependence and waiting M. Horsburgh Reclaiming the whole: self, spirit, and society J. Fitzgerald Graciosi: medieval Christian attitudes to disability C. M. Cusack Disability, inclusion and the Christian Church: practice, paradox or promise J. Clapton Spirituality in the lives of people with disability and chronic illness: a creative paradigm of wholeness and reconstitution L. do Rozario Religion, spirituality and dementia: pastoring to sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease and other associated forms of dementia H. Elliot Being present: experiential connections between Zen Buddhist practices and the grieving process M. Edwards The pen can heal E. Mosely ANNOUNCEMENTS NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 1997 RESEARCH ARTICLES Functional outcome following thalamic haemorrhage: relationship between motor and cognitive functions and ADL S. Maeshima, G. Truman, D. S. Smith, N. Dohi, T. Itakura and N. Komai The Edmans ADL index: validity and reliability J. A. Edmans and J. Webster CLINICAL COMMENTARY Editorial introduction: Models of disability D. Miiller Models of disability: a critical perspective A. Tennant Disability models in geriatrics: comprehensive rather than competing models should be promoted T. B. Wyller Models of disability for children P. Munn Definitions as power R. J. Gregory Models of disability: an example from ophthalmology R. A. Mitchell Who needs models? D. Marks REHABILITATION IN PRACTICE Afghan children and mental retardation: information, advocacy and prospects M. Miles BOOK REVIEWS The Structured Observational Test of Function. By A. Laver and G. Powell (Reviewed by M. A. McArthur and N. J. Spalding) Towards an Enabling Society. Edited by G. Hales (Reviewed by D. Pfeiffer) ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 12 DECEMBER 1997 REVIEW Epidemiology ofj uvenile low back pain: a review T. Duggleby and S. Kumar RESEARCH ARTICLES The evaluation of fee for service and managed care from the viewpoint of people with disabilities in the USA R. Beinecke, R. Pfeifer, D. Pfeiffer and N. Soussou Reproducibility of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in the upper extremities in stroke patients N. Tanaka, S. Sonoda, K. Kondo and N. Chino Assessing consumer profiles of‘ ideal’ assistive technologies in ten categories: an integration of quantitative and qualitative methods M. J. Scherer and J. P. Lane NUMBER 5 MAY 1997 REVIEW Disability and cognitive impairment in the elderly P. Barberger-Gateau and C. Fabrigoule RESEARCH ARTICLES Quantitative analysis of gait in the visually impaired T. Nakamura Occupational therapy for patients with chronic diseases: CVA, rheumatoid arthritis and progressive diseases of the central nervous system M.-J. Driessen, J. Dekker, G. Lankhorst and J. Van Der Zee Determinants of handicap | and 3 years after a stroke R. H. Harwood, P. Gompertz, P. Pound and S. Ebrahim BOOK REVIEW Disability and Society: Emerging Issues and Insights. Edited by L. Barton (Reviewed by G. H. Williams) NUMBER 6 JUNE 1997 REVIEW Virtual reality, disability and rehabilitation P. N. Wilson, N. Foreman and D. Stanton RESEARCH ARTICLES An evaluation of short-term group therapy for people with aphasia S. M. Brumfitt and P. Sheeran Perceptual impairment and its impact on rehabilitation outcome N. B. Lincoln, A. E. R. Drummond and P. Berman, for the Sue Study Group Implant outcomes: towards a mixed methodology for evaluating the efficacy of adult cochlear implant programmes A. Hogan REHABILITATION IN PRACTICE Membership of the University of the Third Age (U3A) and perceived well-being R. A. Mitchell, V. Legge and G. Sinclair-Legge CLINICAL COMMENTARY The need for disability awareness training among rurally based Australian general medical practitioners L. Gething and J. Fethney BOOK REVIEW Removing Disabling Barriers. Edited by G. Zarb (Reviewed by D. Pfeiffer) ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 7 JULY 1997 REVIEW Rethinking the relationships between disability, rehabilitation, and society R. Imrie RESEARCH ARTICLES Mobility of persons after traumatic lower limb amputation H. Burger, C. Marinéek and E. Isakov Outcome following stroke A. Tennant, J. M. L. Geddes, J. Fear, M. Hillman and M. A. Chamberlain REHABILITATION IN PRACTICE The true rates of injury among workers in New Zealand: comparing 1986 and 1991 T. Caradoc-Davies and A. Hawker Work environment of blind computer specialists in Japan H. Nagaoka, T. Kurokawa and M. E. Pauly CLINICAL COMMENTARY Rehabilitation following a stroke: a participant perspective R. Cant BOOK REVIEWS Services for Young People With Chronic Disorders: in their transition from childhood to adult life. Edited by Z. Kurtz and A. Hopkins (Reviewed by J. Taylor) Mental Handicap Law for Eastern Europe. A New View. By A. D. Ward (Reviewed by E. R. Nieuwenhuijsen) ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 8 AUGUST 1997 RESEARCH ARTICLES Prevalence of low back pain among physical therapists in Edmonton, Canada M. Mierzejewski and S. Kumar Prescription pattern for orthoses in The Netherlands: use and experience in the ambulatory phase of Duchenne muscular dystrophy J. P. J. Bakker, I. J. M. De Groot, B. A. De Jong, M. A. Van Tol-De Jager and G. J. Lankhorst Effect of manual therapy techniques on the stretch reflex in normal human quadriceps D. J. Newham and E. Lederman Relationship between use of technology and employment rates for people with physical disabilities in Australia: implications for education and training programmes S. D. Pell, R. M. Gillies and M. Carss REHABILITATION IN PRACTICE ‘Oh, don’t you envy us our privileged lives?’ a review of the disability culture movement S. E. Brown CORRESPONDENCE BOOK REVIEWS Functional Evaluation of Stroke Patients. Edited by N. Chino and J. L. Melvin (Reviewed by N. Lincoln) Evaluating, Selecting and Using Appropriate Assistive Technology. Edited by J.C. Galvin and M. L. Scherer (Reviewed by J. Robinson) ANNOUNCEMENTS NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 1997 RESEARCH ARTICLE The reliability of the items of the Functional Assessment Measure (FAM): differences in abstractness between FAM items D. Alcott, K. Dixon and R. Swann REHABILITATION IN PRACTICE Rehabilitation in the Mediterranean Basin — Towards the next millennium H. Ring and H. Weingarden Single blind randomized controlled trial of visual feedback after stroke: effects on stance symmetry and function C. M. Sackley and N. B. Lincoln REHABILITATION IN PRACTICE Preparedness for medical rehabilitation of casualties in disaster situations R. Eldar An evaluation of the functional status of the residents of a geriatric residential facility in South Africa T. Puckree, T. P. Chetty, S. Ramlakan, T. V. S. Simelane and J. Lin CLINICAL COMMENTARY Alternative definitions of disability: relationship to health-care expenditures S. Tepper, J. Sutton, P. Beatty and G. DeJong ANNOUNCEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS KEYWORD INDEX INDEX OF AUTHORS