functional independence
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffunctionalandindependence
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functional
adjective
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/
designed to be practical and useful rather ...
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independence
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/us/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/
freedom from being governed or ruled by ...
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(Definition offunctionalandindependencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Only 21 (10 %) were classed as being in poor health and with significantly impededfunctionalindependence.
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Functionalindependenceand product similarity based on customer needs.
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Functionalindependenceis also at a very low level.
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Hence, we conclude that the general bivariate model does not fit the data any better than the model assumingfunctionalindependence.
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Although being healthy and functionally independent are important criteria of 'successful ageing', the standard for health andfunctionalindependencevaries by age and between individuals.
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Although material andfunctionalindependenceis not necessarily implied, it is unlikely that most of these older people are reliant on offspring for day-to-day survival.
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Since the confidence intervals exclude zero, the null hypothesis of statistical independence is rejected against the alternative offunctionalindependence.
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For this reason, we have chosen to test directly the goodness of fit of thefunctionalindependencemodel, using methods described in the following section.
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One may well question, however, what the effects of expertise are and what was meant by thefunctionalindependenceof chunks.
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Similarly, community rehabilitation teams can enhancefunctionalindependencein the community, particularly for conditions such as stroke and falls.
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Joint protection is a self-management approach to maintainfunctionalindependence.
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This factor, along with culture, interests and the physical environment, has an influence onfunctionalindependencein these areas.
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The experimental group improved significantly on measures of language,functionalindependenceand use of social communication.
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Health outcomes include the impacts on mortality, morbidity, disability and dysfunction, while social outcomes include the impacts on quality of life,functionalindependenceand equity.
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The main point for using the modelling was to test the hypothesis offunctionalindependence, rather than to get the best fits between model and data.
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Intermodal agreement of follow-up telephone functional assessment using thefunctionalindependencemeasure in patients with stroke.
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Even in task environments where thefunctionalindependenceof chunks is convincingly demonstrated, individuals can increase the storage of independent chunks with deliberate practice - well above the magical number four.
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Although a shared neural system doesn't rule outfunctionalindependenceacross the two languages, it provides a plausible basis for the behavioral observation of crosslanguage permeability.
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Unnecessarily long hospital stays can subject patients to the risk of hospitalacquired infections, and delayed discharges can lead to depression or a decline infunctionalindependence.
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