Organizing human functioning and rehabilitation research into distinct scientific fields. Part I: Developing a comprehensive structure from the cell to society.

There is a need to organize rehabilitation and related research into distinct scientific fields in order to overcome the current limitations of rehabilitation research. Based on the general distinction in basic, applied and professional sciences applicable to research in general, and the rehabilitation relevant distinction between the comprehensive perspective based on WHO's integrative model of human functioning (ICF) and the partial perspective focusing on the biomedical aspects of functioning, it is possible to identify 5 distinct scientific fields of human functioning and rehabilitation research. These are the emerging human functioning sciences and integrative rehabilitation sciences from the comprehensive perspective, the established biosciences and biomedical rehabilitation sciences and engineering from the partial perspective, and the professional rehabilitation sciences at the cutting edge of research and practice. The human functioning sciences aim to understand human functioning and to identify targets for comprehensive interventions, with the goal of contributing to the minimization of the experience of disability in the population. The biosciences in rehabilitation aim to explain body injury and repair and to identify targets for biomedical interventions. The integrative rehabilitation sciences design and study comprehensive assessments and interventions that integrate biomedical, personal factor and environmental approaches suited to optimize people's performance. The biomedical rehabilitation sciences and engineering study diagnostic measures and interventions suitable to minimize impairment, including symptom control, and to optimize people's capacity. The professional rehabilitation sciences study how to provide best care with the goal of enabling people with health conditions experiencing or likely to experience disability to achieve and maintain optimal functioning in interaction with the environment. The organization of human functioning and rehabilitation research into the 5 distinct scientific fields facilitates the development of academic training programs and career building as well as the development of research structures dedicated to human functioning and rehabilitation research.     

Developing human functioning and rehabilitation research. Part I: Academic training programs.

Key to building research capacity is the development of a qualified workforce. This requires the establishment of academic training programs and the creation of attractive research career opportunities. The adoption of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as unifying conceptual model for rehabilitation, the emergence of distinct scientific fields of human functioning and rehabilitation research, and the change to Bachelor and Master degrees in Europe provide opportunities to initiate academic training programs in human functioning and rehabilitation research. Applied training includes certificate programs in rehabilitation effectiveness and Masters and Doctoral programs in rehabilitation with specializations, e.g. in rehabilitation studies, management, education and rehabilitation counseling. Scientifically-oriented training includes Masters of Science and PhD programs in human functioning sciences and integrative rehabilitation sciences. There is also potential for collaborative Masters and Doctoral programs with the rehabilitation professions, movement sciences, psychology and the behavioral and social sciences. When initiating the process to develop these programs, one may learn from and co-operate with established programs in public health.     

Developing human functioning and rehabilitation research. Part II: Interdisciplinary university centers and national and regional collaboration networks.

There is a strong movement towards interdisciplinary research around common and scientifically competitive themes, both at universities and at the national and regional level. Human functioning and rehabilitation is a new, highly innovative and relevant theme. It has the potential to attract researchers from a wide range of disciplines, institutions and organizations. It is thus of interest for universities seeking to embark upon a new and unique research area. Similarly, it is a promising theme for individual researchers, institutions and organizations aiming to develop a national or regional collaboration network for interdisciplinary research. Human functioning and rehabilitation complements established themes from the biomedical perspective. In the context of the life sciences, it can be seen as an extension of the biosciences towards a comprehensive understanding of human life, including human interaction and communication, against the background of the natural and social environment. Based on a better understanding of human functioning and disability, there is a wide range of largely unexplored possibilities to optimize populations' functioning and minimize persons' experience of disability in the presence of a health condition. Rehabilitation research is uniquely positioned to integrate and translate scientific advances into benefits for people and the society. Rehabilitation research from the comprehensive perspective can thus become a catalyst of interdisciplinary research that crosses the boundaries of the natural sciences and engineering research, the human and behavioral sciences, the social sciences and a wide range of related scientific areas. Rehabilitation research is also uniquely positioned to cross the boundaries of medicine and the health sector at large, and to translate knowledge across sectors including education, labor and social affairs.     

中国运动康复专业人才培养体系的构建

目的 分析运动康复人才培养政策背景,探讨我国运动康复专业培养目标、学科知识以及课程原则,构建中国运动康复专业人才培养体系。 方法 依据«世界残疾报告»行动建议,参照世界卫生组织康复指南«健康服务体系中的康复»的相关要求,以«国际功能、残疾和健康分类»(ICF)的理论体系为指导,分析康复发展政策背景,探讨我国运动康复专业的理论架构与方法体系。 结果 康复是国家健康服务体系的重要组成部分,是实现联合国2030可持续发展目标三“健康全覆盖”的重要手段之一,而运动康复人才的培养是建立和完善康复服务体系的重要保障。运动康复专业的培养目标是构建针对全人群和全生命周期的健康知识体系,运动康复人才学习“体医融合”知识与技能,并在健康服务体系中从事“体医融合”的相关工作。基于ICF理论架构,运动康复专业是综合性交叉学科,包括体育、生物、心理、社会和环境等多学科因素;学科可以分为与基础学科相对应的通识教育和学科基础知识,与应用学科相对应的专业基础知识,与康复专门学科相对应的康复知识和技能。基于ICF构建现代运动康复科学课程体系原则,开发与国际接轨的健康相关通识教育课程,根据康复科学和体育科学的规律强化运动康复学科基础课程,从健康科学和康复科学视角发展专业基础课程,以康复服务业的从业要求为导向发展职业相关的技能。 结论 运用ICF理论,依据«健康服务体系中的康复»的要求和«世界残疾报告»的行动建议,提出了我国运动康复专业人才培养的目标、理论框架、方法体系、学科知识以及课程体系,为进一步推动我国运动康复的专业发展,提高运动康复人才培养体系的科学化和规范化水平,提供理论基础和科学依据。     

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease self-management activation research trial (COPD-SMART): Design and methods

BackgroundTreatment of COPD requires multiple pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention strategies. One target is physical inactivity because it leads to disability and contributes to poor physical and mental health. Unfortunately, less than 1% of eligible patients have access to gold-standard pulmonary rehabilitation.MethodsA single-site parallel group randomized trial was designed to determine if a self-management lifestyle physical activity intervention would improve physical functioning and dyspnea. During the first six weeks after enrollment patients receive COPD self-management education delivered by a health coach using a workbook and weekly telephone calls. Patients are then randomized to usual care or the physical activity intervention. The 20 week physical activity intervention is delivered by the health coach using a workbook supported by alternating one-on-one telephone counseling and computer assisted telephone calls. Theoretical foundations include social cognitive theory and the transtheoretical model.ResultsPrimary outcomes include change in Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) dyspnea domain and 6-minute walk distance measured at 6-, 12-, and 18-months after randomization. Secondary outcomes include other CRQ domains (fatigue, emotion, and mastery), SF-12, and health care utilization. Other measures include process outcomes and clinical characteristics.ConclusionsThis theory driven self-management lifestyle physical activity intervention is designed to reach patients unable to complete center-based pulmonary rehabilitation. Results will advance knowledge and methods for dissemination of a potentially cost-effective program for patients with COPD.     

基于ICF模式的康复心理学:学科范式与内容北大核心CSCD

目的应用ICF的生物-心理-社会的功能与残疾模式,探讨基于ICF的康复心理学的研究内容与范式。方法采用ICF的功能与残疾理论,从康复科学和心理科学的学科架构出发,应现代康复科学发展的要求,在ICF功能架构下构建现代康复心理学的研究内容与范式。结果ICF构建了一个涉及到身心和环境的整体康复模式。基于ICF的功能模式,现代康复心理学研究的主要内容不仅涉及身体层面的功能和结构,更要研究活动和参与,强调个体与环境的交互作用。现代康复心理学涉及的领域不仅包括身体功能障碍的心理康复,还包括活动干预和环境干预。基于ICF的架构可以采用共同的术语和编码方法,使康复心理学工作者能够与相关学科专业人员进行多学科和跨学科交流。结论基于ICF构建现代康复心理学的研究理论架构与研究范式,可以形成融入心理科学和康复科学的康复心理学体系。     

CONTRIBUTION OF THE SCIENTIFIC FIELD OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE TO IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH-RELATED REHABILITATION AT ALL LEVELS OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: A DISCUSSION PAPER

Rehabilitation is an important health strategy that should be implemented at all levels of the healthcare system and at all levels of care. Scientific evidence is vital to strengthen rehabilitation; therefore, research in the scientific field of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) should be implemented and linked to all levels of the healthcare system. PRM research can be categorized into 5 areas: (i) biosciences in rehabilitation; (ii) biomedical rehabilitation sciences and engineering; (iii) clinical PRM sciences; (iv) integrative rehabilitation sciences; and (v) human functioning sciences. At the level of the healthcare system, rehabilitation can be divided into micro-, meso- and macro-levels. This paper discusses the contribution of the five above research areas to health-related rehabilitation at the different levels of the healthcare system. The contribution of PRM research can have synergistic value and facilitate improvements and implementation of scientific evidence in rehabilitation at all levels of healthcare. From a broader perspective, improved understanding of the contribution of each area of the scientific field of PRM and the priorities for the healthcare system that are set by relevant stakeholders will contribute to the advancement and rapid attainment of overall goals. LAY ABSTRACTRehabilitation leads to better health, participation, and quality of life of persons with chronic disease or impairment. It should be part of health care at all levels. In order to implement rehabilitation services, it is important to create a scientific basis. Science in the field of rehabilitation includes studies on mechanisms of disease and healing process, the effects of the application of treatments on the body, the effectiveness of therapy as well as the implementation of rehabilitation projects, and the theoretical basis. The results of such work are helpful to implement and optimize rehabilitation in clinical work and in health policies. The goal is that every person who needs rehabilitation will have access to quality rehabilitation services. Key words: rehabilitation, scientific field, health system, physical and rehabilitation medicine

The global prevalence of health conditions has shifted to an increase in non-communicable health conditions, which include ageing, metabolic syndromes, severe health conditions (e.g. cancer), and injury. These can lead to increased issues regarding functioning.The World Health Organization (WHO) addresses the management of this global issue in their publications. The Global Disability Action Plan (GDAP), 2014 (1), set out 3 major aims: (i) to remove barriers and improve access to health services and programmes; (ii) to strengthen and extend rehabilitation, habilitation, assistive technology, assistance and support services, and community-based rehabilitation; and (iii) to strengthen the collection of relevant and internationally comparable data on disability and support research on disability and related services. The GDAP includes proposal inputs for the member states to improve rehabilitation and success indicators. The document Rehabilitation in Health Systems, 2017 (2), sets out recommendations for governments and stakeholders to strengthen and expand rehabilitation. This document is based on scientific evidence; however, evidence to support the recommendations needs to be further improved at all levels of the healthcare system.Research can provide scientific evidence to improve all fields, including rehabilitation. Since rehabilitation comprises a large area of medicine, the aim of this paper is to demonstrate the contribution of the different areas of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) research (3) to rehabilitation in the healthcare system (4). This will facilitate understanding of the contribution of the scientific field of PRM to improvements in rehabilitation, demonstrate synergistic value, and facilitate improvements in rehabilitation at all levels of the healthcare system. From a broader perspective, improved understanding of the contribution of each area of the scientific field of PRM, and how they relate to the priorities of healthcare systems designed by the relevant stakeholders, will contribute to the advancement and rapid attainment of the overall goals of the rehabilitation.     

Clinical nurse educators as agents for change: increasing research utilization

The purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of research utilization among clinical nurse educators. The primary goal for clinical nurse educators is the facilitation of professional development of practicing nurses. Responsibilities include promoting best practice by mentoring others, acting as an information source, and assisting in the development of policies and procedures based on available research evidence. Using Rogers’ (Diffusion of Innovations, 4th edn., The Free Press, New York) diffusion of innovations theory as a theoretical foundation, we conducted a secondary analysis to test a predictive model of research utilization using linear regression. Results show that educators report significantly higher research use than staff nurses and managers. Predictors of research utilization include attitude toward research, awareness of information based on research, and involvement in research activities. Localite communication predicted conceptual research use and mass media predicted symbolic use, lending support to the idea that overall, instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic research utilization are conceptually different from one another. Our findings show that the research utilization behaviors of clinical nurse educators position them to facilitate evidence-based nursing practice in organizations. We discuss the theoretical, conceptual, and nursing role implications of our findings for nursing practice, education, and research. Suggestions for future research includes studying actual use of research findings of clinical nurse educators and designing intervention studies that assesses the effectiveness of clinical nurse educators as facilitators of research utilization in organizations.     

The role of the ICF in physical therapy and vocational rehabilitation: contributing to developments in occupational health

Abstract

Background: Vocational rehabilitation is implemented to ensure and sustain return to work. Different healthcare professionals are involved in the process of vocational rehabilitation and physical therapists are in the forefront of providing vocational rehabilitation services. A comprehensive conceptual framework is required, so appropriate and adequate vocational rehabilitation can be provided by physical therapists. The international classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF) by the World Health Organization can provide such a framework.

Objective: This paper will discuss recent developments in the field where the ICF has been used in vocational rehabilitation, how such usage will benefit physical therapy practice, and priority areas that need to be addressed in the near future.

Discussion: The ICF has been used in multiple ways in vocational rehabilitation in which physical therapists can play a major role. To better understand and measure work disability, the ICF can be used as a basis for a conceptual definition of vocational rehabilitation and as a tool to develop or select functioning domains and measurement instruments relevant to vocational rehabilitation.

Conclusion: The ICF is a viable option for physical therapists to understand and facilitate the process of vocational rehabilitation towards better return to work outcomes. Physical therapists, as one of the primary health professionals engaged in vocational rehabilitation, will benefit from using a reference framework like the ICF in their clinical practice and research.     

Advancing patient-centred care through knowledge development.

The call for health-care services that are patient-centred raises the need for knowledge development in both the conceptual and empirical domains. The definitions and operational elements of patient-centred care present a variety of conceptual issues. A common element in all definitions is accommodation of patient wants, preferences, and expectations. In the research domain, intervention studies face both design and measurement challenges. These include the development of interventions that are patient-centred or tailored for both patient characteristics and the environment in which they will be delivered. By addressing these critical issues, nursing can play a key role in advancing intervention science and knowledge development in the domain of patient-centred care.     

基于WHO-FICs架构智力残疾儿童青少年身体活动与运动康复的健康结局：系统综述的系统综述

目的 基于世界卫生组织国际分类家族(WHO-FICs)构建智力残疾儿童青少年参与身体活动和运动康复的健康和功能结局的研究架构,系统分析智力残疾儿童青少年的主要健康与功能障碍表现、参与身体活动的方案以及健康和功能结局。 方法 运用《国际疾病分类第十一次修订本》(ICD-11)和《国际功能、残疾和健康分类》(ICF),对智力残疾儿童青少年身体活动干预方案以及健康与功能结局进行系统分析,构建智力残疾儿童青少年健康与功能状况、身体活动干预方案以及健康与功能结局架构。检索Scopus、PubMed、Embase、Web of Science、中国知网、维普、万方数据,收集建库至2022年8月18日公开发表的智力残疾儿童青少年参与身体活动与运动康复的健康及功能结局的系统综述,进行系统综述。 结果 最终纳入系统综述8篇,来自5个国家,包括190项随机对照试验和7 011例参与者,研究领域主要涉及智力障碍、儿童神经病学、康复科学、残疾与健康、适应性体育、特殊教育等,发表时间集中在2018年至2022年。常见的健康状况主要有唐氏综合征、孤独症谱系障碍、脆性X综合征、Prade-Willi综合征、智力障碍、认知障碍;身体活动干预形式分为体适能类、技能类和活动类3类,活动频率每周1~5次,活动强度为中-高强度,持续时间1周~1.5年;健康结局体现在智力功能和适应性行为、身体活动、心理行为健康与社会适应、整体生活质量和福祉方面。 结论 基于WHO-FICs构建了智力残疾儿童青少年参与身体活动和运动康复的健康效果的理论架构。智力残疾儿童青少年主要功能障碍表现为智力功能和适应性行为、活动和心理健康、生活质量和福祉3个层面。其中智力功能和适应性行为层面涉及概念性技能、社交性技能和实践性技能,活动和参与层面表现为低体育活动参与度、久坐和肥胖,活动能力低,没有发展基本运动能力和身体素质。生活质量和福祉层面涉及情绪和情感、自尊、一般自我概念、幸福感、友谊、与他人的关系或社会成熟度、生活质量和福祉等。身体活动方式可以分为体适能类、技能类和运动项目类。主要健康和功能结局主要表现在三个领域：智力功能与适应性行为,活动和参与以及心理行为健康与社会适应、生活质量和福祉。在智力功能和适应性行为领域,主要健康结局涉及认知功能(执行功能、认知可塑性、工作记忆等)、心理功能(情绪自我控制、自我价值和自尊)。在活动和参与领域,主要健康结局涉及体适能(肌力和肌耐力、速度、灵敏性)和动作技能(基本动作技能、平衡、核心稳定性),提高体育活动参与度,促进其更好地适应与赋能(社交、亲社会行为等),达成健康目标(降低疾病风险、缓解焦虑和抑郁、肥胖管理)。在心理行为健康与社会适应、生活质量和福祉领域,参与身体活动与运动康复可以提升儿童青少年整体的生活质量和福祉。     

Reevaluating the theoretical model underlying the neurodevelopmental theory. A literature review

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the foundations of prevalent physical therapy technique based on the current research on motor control. The conceptual framework of the neurodevelopmental theory, as described in the writings of the Bobaths, is presented. Their explanations of central nervous system disorders and recommendations for intervention are based upon a unidirectional model of the nervous system in which postural and voluntary motion become two separate and distinct entities. Systems theory is an alternative model of nervous system structure. In systems theory, the organism is a circular network of interacting yet autonomous subsystems, rather than a vertical structure of descending controls. Relevant research that supports the systems viewpoint is discussed and applied to the theories in the neurodevelopmental approach. Thus, another model is offered for understanding the functioning of the central nervous system when it is intact and when it is in a pathological state.     

The state of rehabilitation research: art or science?

Rehabilitation research has been criticized as not standing up enough to the rigors of scientific method to be called "science." The field has been portrayed as slow to promote its scientific achievements and to include them under the rubric of evidence-based rehabilitation. Following in the footsteps of psychology, rehabilitation as a broad-based discipline has faced many similar obstacles in achieving scientific status. Controversy exists about what exactly constitutes rehabilitation science versus its art and its respective multidisciplinary domains. The conception of these domains is directly related to current methods available to assess the state of the discipline and its research accomplishments. I used quantitative methods, such as randomized clinical and/or controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews, to assess the status of rehabilitation research. Findings suggest that, as a field, rehabilitation makes significant contributions to science, measurable by the number and quality of RCTs and systematic reviews conducted so far on topics of critical importance for clinical care. In "artful" complement, qualitative approaches can be used as research tools to aid investigators in seeking knowledge beyond that obtained by quantitative methods, assessing many complexities associated with the various contexts of rehabilitation research. Other requirements to develop a common vision of rehabilitation science are also discussed.     

A systematic program of research regarding the assessment of speech-language pathology competencies

This paper explores the nature and development of competence in speech-language pathology and is informed by the development and validation of a competency-based assessment tool to assess Australian speech-language pathology students' professional performance in the workplace (COMPASS®). Background is provided on speech-language pathology competency frameworks in Australia and a systematic program of research to validate this assessment tool. Findings relevant to understanding the nature and development of speech-language pathology competency are described. The domains of competence considered important for practice were found to extend beyond specific processes of professional practice to include generic competencies of Reasoning, Communication, Lifelong Learning, and Professionalism. The achievement of competency was identified as developmental, and clinical educators were found to validly and reliably identify seven levels of competency development. Competency may transfer across the scope of practice, and marginal students' performances were characterized by a high degree of variability. These findings are discussed in relation to the profession's understanding of competency and speech-language pathology education, professional development, and further research.     

Some issues related to research utilization in occupational therapy

The importance of research in the rehabilitation fields, including occupational therapy, has been widely recognized in the past decade. The production of credible research literature has received high priority as occupational therapy strives to achieve professional status within the hierarchy of rehabilitation service providers. To accomplish this goal, research that establishes a scientific basis for therapy must be produced, and this research must be integrated with clinical practice. Occupational therapy appears to be making progress in producing research literature related to clinical practice; however, the issue of research utilization has remained largely unexplored. This paper discusses methods of applying research findings and procedures in practice environments and explores some issues related to research utilization. Research utilization is viewed as a complex process involving multiple components related to individual decision making, theory development, and the documentation of clinical practice.     

Structural equation modeling and rehabilitation research

Structural equation modeling (SEM) has been used extensively in the social sciences in the recent past to model human behavior. SEM has been less used by other disciplines, including rehabilitation medicine. This article begins by providing an introduction to structural equation modeling through the discussion of the definition and basic concepts behind SEM using a conceptual model relevant to rehabilitation medicine that describes the pathway from health to disability (the Enabling-Disabling model). The next focus is on several potential pitfalls of which the researcher needs to be aware when using SEM. After this discussion, a hypothetical example is presented using structural equation modeling to evaluate the Enabling-Disabling model. The article concludes with a review of the advantages and disadvantages of using SEM for clinical and social science research. Throughout the article, references are provided for a more detailed examination of SEM.