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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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One in five Americans experiences disability that affects their daily function because of impairments in mobility, cognitive function, sensory impairment, or communication impairment. The need for rehabilitation strategies to optimize function and reduce disability is a clear priority for research to address this public health challenge. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently published a Research Plan on Rehabilitation that provides a set of priorities to guide the field over the next 5 years. The plan was developed with input from multiple Institutes and Centers within the NIH, the National Advisory Board for Medical Rehabilitation Research, and the public. This article provides an overview of the need for this research plan, an outline of its development, and a listing of six priority areas for research. The NIH is committed to working with all stakeholder communities engaged in rehabilitation research to track progress made on these priorities and to work to advance the.
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Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
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Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
To relate grant funding activities of the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) with the Center's mission, priorities, and terminology for disability classification. Retrospective review by the National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research (NABMRR). Abstracts of 153 research proposals and one contract funded by the NCMRR from 1992 through 1996. A six-member research group participated in the development of a rating form and related instructions used to evaluate each abstract. The form was piloted and revised, and interrater agreement was monitored. Funded proposals reflected each of the NCMRR priorities evaluated, with the highest proportion in the areas of assistive technology and whole body system, and the lowest in the area of behavioral adaptation. Although some proposals were funded in each of the domains of the disability classification system, proportionately fewer addressed the domains of disability and societal limitations. Findings also indicated that few funded proposals addressed more than one domain in the disability classification system and that most abstracts did not address consumers' perspectives on quality of life. The NABMRR recommended that the NCMRR (1) encourage more research in the areas of disability and societal limitations and in behavioral adaptation, (2) examine funded proposals in light of a recent Institute of Medicine report, and (3) explore quality-of-life measurements. Further, members of the rehabilitation community are encouraged to e-mail their responses to this review to NCMRR staff at (1q2n@nih.govA) and to suggest areas of research emphasis.
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IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine
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The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
Approximately 53 million Americans live with a disability. For decades, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been conducting and supporting research to discover new ways to minimize disability and enhance the quality of life of people with disabilities. After the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act, NIH established the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, with the goal of developing and implementing a rehabilitation research agenda. Currently, 17 institutes and centers at NIH invest more than $500 million per year in rehabilitation research. Recently, the director of NIH, Francis Collins, appointed a Blue Ribbon Panel to evaluate the status of rehabilitation research across institutes and centers. As a follow-up to the work of that panel, NIH recently organized a conference, "Rehabilitation Research at NIH: Moving the Field Forward." This report is a summary of the discussions and proposals that will help guide rehabilitation research at N.
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