man with virtual reality goggles on Researchers found data that showed young patients in the early phase of schizophrenia would benefit by the Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool, as a ...

Currently, the primary efficacy measures for antidepressant clinical trials predominantly assess changes in mood symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). When considering treatment ...

Functional capacity evaluation can be a critical part of assessing fitness for work, but it is not always well understood. Nicola Suckley, occupational health national accounts director at Connect ...

Screening for functional deficits in older adults Assessment of functional impairments in an aging population is one of the most daunting challenges facing primary-care clinicians. HOW TO TAKE THE ...

Pittsburgh, PA. October 10, 2018: Researchers at Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, NY have begun a study investigating the integration of emerging technologies into the evaluation of ...

Background: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust had no common instrument to assess function throughout the trust. Aim: To compare three functional assessment tools, and provide evidence of ...

Older people often have multiple and complex care needs, so assessing them is a highly skilled activity. Their health issues and care needs are sometimes summed up in ‘catchy’ phrases, but it is ...