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Dawnyéa D. Jackson; Dana E. Wagner; Penny Norman; Gray Abarca; Kim Zambole – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Similar to national trends, in Illinois, fatal opioid overdoses have risen. Black men (35+) outrank all other racial subgroups for the highest rate of fatal opioid overdoses in the state. To address this, Prevention First and the Illinois Department of Human Services developed a public health education campaign to support increasing enrollment in…
Descriptors: Adults, Males, Blacks, Drug Addiction
Hung, Ocean Hoi-yeung; Ma, Joey Chung-yee – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
This article introduces 'Ding Ding Lok' (DDL), a group game especially designed for persons affected by mild-to-moderate intellectual disability and explores its utility in rehabilitation service settings in Hong Kong. Reports from service staff who participated in the pilot project were analysed using thematic analysis. Two key questions were…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Programs, Caseworkers, Psychologists, Facilitators (Individuals)
Fleming, Allison R.; Leahy, Michael J. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Researchers and policy makers have proposed that quality of life (QOL) is an important and useful way to measure the impact of services, although practical application of QOL in rehabilitation has been limited. In this study, a comprehensive framework (the International Classification of Functioning [ICF]) is used to compare the relationship…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Classification, Disabilities, Adults
Vismara, Luca; Cimolin, Veronica; Grugni, Graziano; Galli, Manuela; Parisio, Cinzia; Sibilia, Olivia; Capodaglio, Paolo – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
In addition to hypotonia and relative sarcopenia, patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) show reduced spontaneous physical activity and gait disorders. Scant evidence exists that daily muscle training increases their lean mass and physical activity levels. Whether adequate long-term physical training is feasible and effective in improving…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Physical Activities, Rehabilitation Programs, Hospitals
Floor, Lucretia; Rosen, Marvin – Rehabilitation Literature, 1976
Examined were the effects on selected adjustment criterion measures of 1 year of maximum, moderate, or minimum rehabilitation treatment with 113 cerebral palsied adults (mean age =28) having a wide range of physical and intellectual abilities. (IM)
Descriptors: Adults, Cerebral Palsy, Evaluation Criteria, Followup Studies
Abbott, Max W. – 1983
While alcoholism is no longer regarded as a unitary disorder, conventional measures of congition and personality have yet to be shown capable of consistently predicting clinical outcomes. To investigate cognitive dysfunction and locus of control as predictors of post treatment outcome in a large sample of alcoholics, 106 alcoholics (74 men, 32…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Cognitive Processes, Group Therapy

Davey, Christine; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1993
Forty-eight British personal injury claimants received 12 months of assistance in using vocational rehabilitation services or 6 months' help after a 6-month deferment. There was no significant difference in number working at 6 months, but more were working at 12 months compared with 6 months. Interviews revealed that subjects were satisfied with…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Foreign Countries, Injuries

Johnson, Gil; Laird, Mark; Maxson, John – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
This interview between Mark Laird, statewide employment specialist with Missouri Rehabilitation Services for the Blind, and Gil Johnson, director of American Foundation for the Blind West, describes an innovative rehabilitation model that forges relationships with businesses and has doubled the number of consumers with visual impairments who find…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Employment Services, Interviews

Poduri, K. R.; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1996
This study of 70 adults who were discharged from an inpatient hospital rehabilitation unit found a strong correlation between appropriateness of the initial admission of the patients and their functional gains. The study suggests admitting patients who have considerable gains to make and potential to return to community living. (CR)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adults, Daily Living Skills, Independent Living

Long, Richard G.; Crews, John E.; Mancil, Rickilyn – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2000
The Functional Independence Measure for Blind Adults (FIMBA) Preadmission Interview and the Post-discharge Interview was tested on 143 veterans with blindness. Findings indicate the veterans achieved gains in at least one of the three dimensions (frequency, ease, and satisfaction) across the 33 items that were measured by FIMBA. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Daily Living Skills, Evaluation Methods
Piliavin, Irving; Masters, Stanley – 1981
For several years, the Federal government of the United States has supported programs that employ and teach skills to disadvantaged workers, especially disadvantaged youth. By concentrating on serving youth, such programs have neglected disadvantaged adults, for whom such programs may often be more effective. This assertion is based on an…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adults, Criminals, Delinquency
Pexton, Elizabeth A.; Gossweiler, Robert – 2001
In October 1999, National Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities (TASC), in cooperation with the Office of Justice Programs, Drug Courts Program Office and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, developed and distributed a questionnaire designed to describe substance abuse…
Descriptors: Adults, Correctional Rehabilitation, Court Litigation, Court Role

Suikkanen, Asko – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1993
The Finnish system for persons injured at work or contracting industrial diseases is compared before and after legislative changes made in 1982, focusing on rehabilitation client selection, rehabilitation method effectiveness, and long-term vocational and economic outcomes. Data concerning longer term outcomes demonstrate that rehabilitation is…
Descriptors: Adults, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Federal Legislation

Jarjoura, G. Roger; Krumholz, Susan T. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1998
An evaluation is presented of "Changing Lives Through Literature," a program designed as an alternative to jail. The study followed up the first 32 men to complete the program and compared them to a matched group of 40 probationers. Reconviction rate was favorable. Interview information and other influences on recidivism are considered.…
Descriptors: Adults, Bibliotherapy, Comparative Analysis, Correctional Education

Guthmann, Debra; Blozis, Shelley A. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2001
A study asked 100 individuals with hearing impairments to complete alcohol and drug program pretreatment and posttreatment surveys. Following treatment, improvements were found in participants' attitudes, vocabulary related to substance abuse, and knowledge of issues relating to treatment. Ten recommendations for future treatment programs are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Deafness
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