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Seniors, risk and rehabilitation: broadening our thinking

Abstract

PURPOSE: Conceptualizations of risk in seniors' rehabilitation emphasize potential physical injury, functional independence and cost containment, shifting rehabilitation from other considerations essential to promoting a satisfying life. In a two-day multidisciplinary planning meeting we critically examined and discussed alternatives to dominant conceptualizations. METHOD: Invitees reflected on conceptualizations of risk in stroke …

Authors

Egan MY; Rudman DL; Ceci C; Kessler D; McGrath C; Gardner P; King J; Lanoix M; Malhotra R

Journal

Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol. 39, No. 13, pp. 1348–1355

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

June 19, 2017

DOI

10.1080/09638288.2016.1192227

ISSN

0963-8288