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[EN] Rehabilitation is a discipline increasingly growing around the world due to
several reasons, but probably the most important one is aging population
and chronicity. A need to harmonize education has been identified, ...[+]
[EN] Rehabilitation is a discipline increasingly growing around the world due to
several reasons, but probably the most important one is aging population
and chronicity. A need to harmonize education has been identified, and
although several International organizations such as the European Union of
Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the International Society of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation (ISPRM) have defined standards, given the quick growth of
new evidence and assessment methods an urge to establish new ones
arises. Functional assessment and tools used to do so are key in
rehabilitation processes. This comprises self-reported questionnaires,
conventional clinical evaluation but more notably high technology
assessment methods, such as movement analysis systems, posturography,
different types of dynamometers and kinesiologic electromyography among
others. More recently, a wide range of wearable systems has been
introduced in patient assessment. This is generating many published
protocols as well as reliability and validity studies. The objective of this
narrative review is to present main assessment technologies relevant to
rehabilitation, its situation of this specific area in pre-graduate and postgraduate rehabilitation educational programs, and to elaborate a formative
proposal including technological foundations of assessment and also
highlighting the importance of solid reliability and validity of assessment
methods comprehension. The main objective of this proposal is to provide
basic knowledge about rehabilitation and methodologies for outcomes
evaluation, including new technologies, to all health professionals, but
especially to those who work or will work in the field of Rehabilitation.
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