Abstract
A screening instrument for disabilities, based on the D Code of the ICIDH, has been constructed. It is intended for use in the daily routine of rehabilitation medicine. The instrument consists of 28 items in five ability categories. Disabilities as well as perceived problems related to each disability are described using a four-point scale. In this study the instrument was used to screen the functional status and perceived problems of 284 rehabilitation patients. The mean time needed for assignment was 3 min (range 1–6). Computer software was developed, which permitted easy comparison of disabilities versus the related problems in individuals and at group level.
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H. Jiwa-Boerrigter
It is with great sadness that we have to inform the readership of the Journal that shortly after completing the final editorial work on this Special Issue, Professor Kalman Jacob Mann was seriously injured in a car accident and subsequently died.
Professor Mann was responsible for establishing the two Hadassah Hospitals and Community Health Centres in Jerusalem and for the past 20 years headed the Presidium of Yad Sarah, Israel's largest community based, volunteer operated organization which provides a spectrum of free or nominal cost home care services nation-wide.
We offer our condolences to his family and friends, and trust that this Special Issue stands as a testament to his work in the field.