Kristina Marie Kokorelias
Individuals with complex care needs (i.e., combinations of medical, behavioral health, and social challenges) often receive care from different healthcare providers in multiple health and social care settings. Patient navigation is becoming a popular model of integrated care. The role of rehabiliation professionals in supporting and advancing patient navigation has not been well described.
Kristina Marie Kokorelias
People experiencing homelessness often live in environments that are conducive to contacting the COVID-19 virus. Rehabilitation clinicians caring for homeless populations face unique challenges while trying to rehabilitate individuals infected with the disease. Rehabilitation scientists are encouraged to study lived experiences to improve care.
Stephanie Posa
Purely literacy-based research methods, such as interviews and questionnaires are prominent in the field of pediatric research. These methods may exclude paediatric participants that have developmental, cognitive and linguistic difficulties. Arts based research may address the limitations of literacy-based research methods.
Bilen Mekonnen Araya
Pregnancy-induced pelvic girdle pain creates a disability affecting pregnant women’s daily activity. Can the ICF framework be used to describe the condition to maximize women’s overall function and quality of life?
Chelsea MacDonald & Christina Ziebart
This article suggests making research more person-centred by challenging researchers to make their research relevant and applicable to the participants. This can be done by using the ICF, employing a participatory action research approach, and using qualitative methods and cognitive interviewing.
