Abstract:Abstract:In patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities, we investigated the principles of rehabilitation programs for the long term. According to the impairment and disability model of WHO (1980), the impairment level and its relationship to other clinical factors of 92 institutionalized patients were examined. Firstly, results showed that the teenage group revealed more severe impairment and suffered more frequently from preand perinatal disturbances (including prematurity) than other older age … Show more
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