The abstract does not tell us anything but your neurologist should have the full paper.
biopsycho-ecological framework
HUH!!!http://www.naric.com/research/rehab/record.cfm?search=2&type=all&criteria=J61573&phrase=no&rec=116302
Author(s): Stineman, Margaret G.
Publication Year: 2011.
Number of Pages: 5.
Abstract: Article describes the biopsycho-ecological framework as a necessary expansion of the biomedical and holistic models of illness to guide disability research, to frame rehabilitation care, and to enrich disability studies. The biopsycho-ecological model merges fundamental aspects of qualitative and inductive reasoning and recognizes biological, mental, social, and environmental elements as being equal determinants of illness and disability. Two research projects are presented to illustrate the importance of and synergies between measurable and subjective aspects of science. The first example, as a comparative effectiveness study, has the potential to justify alternative patterns of rehabilitation services through quantifiable evidence. The second example, as a clinical tool for empowerment, has the potential to make those services more personally meaningful through the analysis of patients’ preferences and life worlds. The combination of qualitative with quantitative scientific methods can yield a deeper understanding of disability and rehabilitation practices than either type of approach alone.
Descriptor Terms: CHRONIC ILLNESS, HOLISM, MEDICAL TREATMENT, MODELING, PHILOSOPHY, REHABILITATION, STROKE.
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