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In studies on the effects of feedback on text comprehension, it was determined that text content interacts differentially with the feedback provided. Specifically, the types of memorial representations sought must be considered in terms of type of text, feedback timing, frequency, and modality.
One hundred and eighty-one spinal cord injured patients admitted to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago after acute care following a spinal cord injury were studied. The presence or absence of contractures as well as significant abnormalities with loss of range of motion greater than 15% was recorded. Patients were either admitted from general hospitals or the acute care unit of our spinal centre, Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Patients treated in the general hospitals had a statistically significant increased incidence of contractures compared to spinal centre patients. Patients treated in the spinal centre were transferred to the rehabilitation hospital sooner post injury. An increased time from onset to rehabilitation admission correlated with a statistically significant increased incidence of contractures. Tetraplegic patients had a statistically significant increase over paraplegic patients and were more likely to have contractures of several upper extremity joints. Contracture development was not related to fractures of the extremities. This evidence further supports the need for spinal cord centres and provides data on the incidence of contractures in spinal cord injured patients which has not been reported previously.
Utilization of personal and professional support networks by parents varies over the life cycle of their mentally retarded children. Data from a mail survey questionnaire, completed by 330 parents, were analyzed according to four stages in the life cycle: preschool (birth to 5 years old), elementary (6 to 12 years old), teenage (13 to 18 years old), and young adult (19 to 21 years old). In general, parents of younger children utilized more services and support networks and were more supportive of mainstreaming; parents of older children were less supported, more isolated, and more in need of expanded services.
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