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D S Hallauer

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PubMed1979

Family medicine residents in rehabilitation medicine.

In the past 4 years, 26 3rd-year family medicine (FM) residents have rotated through the Monroe Community Hospital Rehabilitation Unit, affiliated with the University of Rochester School of Medicine. These rotations are essentially full-time for 1 or 2 months and involve working side by side with the rehabilitation medicine residents. The intention has been to expose the FM residents to general principles and problems they are likely to encounter when they enter private FM practice. Both residents and faculty have responded enthusiastically. Data gathered on pre- and postrotation attitudes toward rehabilitation medicine indicate favorable attitudes. Comparison showed similarities of interests between physiatrists and FM residents. Given this attitude, similar programs seem appropriate elsewhere.

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PubMed1976

Neglected aspects of the quality of life.

Health status indexes have focused on physical function such as the activities of daily living, perhaps because the National Health Survey provides data of this sort or because it is the object of rehabilitation programs. In an attempt to elicit values concerning loss of function, 150 health workers were asked to assign weights from zero to 10 for 50 abilities or functions. Serious methodological problems were encountered in finding terms describing functional loss that were simple and meaningful to a wide range of workers. In addition, an open-ended request was made to identify other functions not included in the list. The largest average values were assigned to ability to use one's mental abilities, to see, to think clearly, to love and be loved in return, to make decisions for oneself, to live at home, to walk, to maintain contact with family and friends, and to talk. Some of the functional loss implied in these responses may not be amenable to cure or rehabilitation but may be preventable and thus needs to be included in outcome measures.

Activities of Daily Living↗