| Life expectancy for people with disabilities. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20871150 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
This article reviews the literature on life expectancy in the disabled population. The literature is surveyed with regard to the main elements that reduce life expectancy for people with disabilities. These are immobility, cognitive and intellectual impairment, swallowing problems and tube feeding, epilepsy and incontinence. The article discusses various improvements in survival in the last few years and discusses the possibility of further improvements in the future. The difficulties are discussed with regard to early prediction of life expectancy both in childhood and after an acute neurological event in adulthood. The literature is then reviewed with regard to the cohort studies on quantification of life expectancy in disabled people. The literature is discussed and pragmatic clinical conclusions are drawn. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Raji Thomas; Michael Barnes |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: NeuroRehabilitation Volume: 27 ISSN: 1878-6448 ISO Abbreviation: NeuroRehabilitation Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-09-27 Completed Date: 2011-01-21 Revised Date: 2011-05-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9113791 Medline TA: NeuroRehabilitation Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 201-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. rajithomas@cmcvellore.ac.in |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Aged Aged, 80 and over Disabled Persons / rehabilitation, statistics & numerical data* Female Humans Life Expectancy* Male |
| Comments/Corrections | |
Comment In:
|
NeuroRehabilitation. 2011;28(2):161
[PMID:
21447916
]
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Spasticity: revisiting the role and the individual value of several pharmacological treatments.
Next Document: Fluorescence imaging of APP in Alzheimer's disease with quantum dot or Cy3: a comparative study.