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Casos Clínicos em Fisioterapia – Na perspectiva da CIF está organizado em 10 seções e 58 capítulos, apresentando ao leitor a fisioterapia cardiovascular, a dermatofuncional, a fisioterapia do trabalho, a neurofuncional, a fisioterapia em oncologia, a respiratória, a traumato-ortopédica, a fisioterapia na saúde da mulher, a fisioterapia em terapia intensiva e a fisioterapia esportiva, incluindo a abordagem ao paciente, o modelo biopsicossial da CIF. O livro inova ao demonstrar a viabilidade do uso da CIF na prática fisioterápica. No entanto, embora com abordagem voltada à Fisioterapia, pode ser usado como modelo para outras formas de prática de saúde.
"The World Health Organisation had just published a generic assessment instrument to measure general health and disability levels: the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule, WHODAS 2.0. WHODAS 2.0 is based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). It was developed and tested internationally and is applicable in different cultures both in general populations and in clinical settings. It can be used as a general measure across all diseases. This manual is aimed at public health professionals, doctor, other health professionals (for example rehabilitation professionals, physical therapists and occupational therapists), health policy planners, social scientists and others involved in studies on disability and health." -- Publisher.
This perennial bestseller is an ideal introductions to epidemiology in health care. The fifith editon retains the book's simplicity and brevity, at the same time providing the reader with the core elements of epidemiology needed in health care practice and research. The text has been revised throughout, with new examples introduced to bring the book right up to date.
This book brings together in one volume as many scales as would be practical for ease of reference. It enables the reader to pick the most appropriate scale for any situation An estimated completion time for each scale is included 180 scales are presented, grouped according to requirements. Each chapter also includes a brief summary of the main scales which the authors feel would be most appropriate for the researcher, hospital specialist or GP.
Ranging from antiquity to modern times, this history of the placebo effect is especially timely in light of renewed interest in the mind-body relationship. Until this century, most medications prescribed by physicians were pharmacologically inert, if not harmful. That is, physicians were prescribing placebos or worse without knowing it. In a sense, then, the history of medical treatment until relatively recently is the history of the placebo effect. Based on the authors' lifelong study and clinical research, this is a comprehensive and scholarly examination of the placebo effect. The authors begin by surveying the use of placebos from antiquity to modern times. They also examine the developm...
Este livro mostra pinturas e registros em cadernos de Boi (José Carlos Cezar Ferreira), artista plástico da arte contemporânea. Em seus cadernos, Boi desenha ideias e escreve textos para a composição de pinturas transformando seu cotidiano em arte.
First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Organised services for those with memory disorders are growing. This growth is stimulated by an increase in the number of people with memory problems and by an increased appreciation of the complexity of the needs of such patients. Further growth is likely, especially now that we appear to have crossed the threshold of effective treatment for many patients with dementia. With these advances has come the recognition of the necessity for an interdisciplinary approach to management. Diagnosis and Management of Dementia: A Manual for Memory Disorders Teams is an edited volume covering all aspects of the operation of a memory disorders team. It is aimed at all those working in the dementia or mem...
One of the most important books in the history of psychometrics has been virtually unavailable to scholars and students for decades. A gap in the archives of modern test theory is now being filled by the release in paperback for the first time of the classic text, Statistical Theories of Mental Test Scores, by the late and honored statisticians and psychometricians, Frederic M. Lord and Melvin R. Novick. No single book since 1968 when Lord & Novick first appeared has had a comparable impact on the practice of testing and assessment. Information Age Publishing is proud to make this classic text available to a new generation of scholars and researchers.
The number of women practicing medicine in the United States has grown steadily since the late 1960s, with women now roughly at parity with men among entering medical students. Why did so many women enter American medicine? How are women faring, professionally and personally, once they become physicians? Are women transforming the way medicine is practiced? To answer these questions, The Changing Face of Medicine draws on a wide array of sources, including interviews with women physicians and surveys of medical students and practitioners. The analysis is set in the twin contexts of a rapidly evolving medical system and profound shifts in gender roles in American society. Throughout the book,...