The Medical Research Council considers need to exist when a patient's functioning falls below -or threatens to fall below- some minimum specified level and there is a remediable cause.
A long op-ed by Enrique Krauze in the Times today says no, but some of his comments — "Our national institutions function" — fall in the category of things that are alarming for needing to be said, while others just give one pause: Of course, freedom of press is essential for democracy.
That may change as new research links hearing loss to poor cognitive functioning, falls and the onset of dementia in older adults.
Dr. Fisher's examination, completed in February, concluded that Mr. McMillian's level of functioning fell in the "mild mental retardation range"; that he had an I.Q. of about 67; and that he had extensive cognitive difficulties dating back to childhood.
Other outcome measures include: physical functioning, falls efficacy, and levels of disability and functioning.
Secondary outcomes include mobility, self reported physical functioning, falls and hospital readmissions.
Physical functioning, falling, and HRQoL sub-scales other than perceived health did not differ between post-implementation PReCaP patients and control patients (Tables 2 and 3).
This intervention, called "A Matter of Balance", showed favourable effects on mobility, intended activity, social functioning, falls efficacy and the perceived ability to manage falls in the US [ 12].
Consistent with previous research (Anderson et al., 2009; Long, Anderson, et al., 2011; Westmacott et al., 2009), general intellectual functioning fell within the average range overall but was significantly lower than standardized norms, with a large range of scores.
