White Book on Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) in Europe. Chapter 7. The clinical field of competence: PRM in practice

Gutenbrunner C., Cantista P., Ceravolo M. G., Christodoulou N., Delarque A., Kiekens C., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE, vol.54, no.2, pp.230-260, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 54 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.23736/s1973-9087.18.05151-1
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.230-260
  • Keywords: Physical and rehabilitation medicine, Field of competence, PRM diagnosis, PRM assessments, PRM treatments, Rehabilitation process, PRM team, INTERNATIONAL-CLASSIFICATION, CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTION, PARTICIPATION SCALE, OUTCOME MEASURES, PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION, OXFORD PARTICIPATION, UNIFYING MODEL, HEALTH ICF, JOINT USE, QUESTIONNAIRE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In the context of the White Book on Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) in Europe this paper deals with the scope and competencies of PRM starting from its definition as the "medicine of functioning." PRM uses the rehabilitative health strategy as its core strategy together with the curative strategy. According to the complexity of disabling health conditions, PRM also refers to prevention and maintenance and provides information to the patients and other caregivers.