Developing "Human Functioning and Rehabilitation Research" from the comprehensive perspective.

Authors

Gerold Stucki, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich; Swiss Paraplegic ResearchFollow
Jan Dietrich Reinhardt, Swiss Paraplegic Research; University of Lucerne
Gunnar Grimby, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology
John Melvin, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2007

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed and is published in Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2007 Nov;39(9):665-71. The published version is available at DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0136. ©Foundation for Rehabilitation Information

Abstract

With the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) the World Health Organization (WHO) has prepared the ground for a comprehensive understanding of Human Functioning and Rehabilitation Research, integrating the biomedical perspective on impairment with the social model of disability. This poses a number of old and new challenges regarding the enhancement of adequate research capacity. Here we will summarize approaches to address these challenges with respect to 3 areas: the organization of Human Functioning and Rehabilitation Research into distinct scientific fields, the development of suitable academic training programmes and the building of university centres and collaboration networks.

Recommended Citation

Stucki, Gerold; Reinhardt, Jan Dietrich; Grimby, Gunnar; and Melvin, John, "Developing "Human Functioning and Rehabilitation Research" from the comprehensive perspective." (2007). Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Faculty Papers. Paper 11.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/rmfp/11

PubMed ID

17999002