physical impairment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofphysicalandimpairment
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physical
adjective
uk/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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impairment
noun[U]
uk/ɪmˈpeə.mənt/us/ɪmˈper.mənt/
the act of spoiling something or making it weaker so that it is ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandimpairmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofphysical impairment
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The number of health problems and the measure ofphysicalimpairmentwere highly correlated and could not therefore be considered in the same model.
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The depression is commonly assumed to derive fromphysicalimpairmentrather than from the loss of autonomy that can result from impairment.
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Those with highphysicalimpairmentwere the most likely to experience restrictions on their decisional autonomy.
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Yet, the extent to whichphysicalimpairmentwas disabling was mediated by the availability of instrumental support.
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A major need indicator that is frequently employed in the study of service utilisation is the care recipient'sphysicalimpairmentor functional disability.
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The three co-morbidity groups differed most clearly from the general group in level ofphysicalimpairmentat both baseline and follow-up.
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The strategies of identity politics have supported a social model of disability as an identity imposed upon the basis ofphysicalimpairment.
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The tribunal found that he had aphysicalimpairmentbut that this impairment did not affect his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
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The difficulties were attributed tophysicalimpairment, with declining vision and poor manual dexterity; cognitive decline was also implicated as participants struggled to comprehend the means of product release.
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The informants' replies to the open-ended question on life satisfaction and their comments on the impact ofphysicalimpairmentand the constraints on decisional autonomy were recorded in note form.
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Bivariate and multiple linear regression models were calibrated to explore the association ofphysicalimpairmentand autonomy variables with the variation in mental health.
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The severity of these lesions is associated with cognitive andphysicalimpairmentin old age, and worsening of the periventricular abnormalities is associated with cognitive and physical decline.
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Rather than focusing primarily onphysicalimpairment, there is a need to consider whether constraints on autonomy in long-term care settings are a risk factor for depression.
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Social and emotional functioning were similar across all groups, but those with chronic medical illness reported greaterphysicalimpairment.
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The interaction of illness, chronic disease, hospitalization, and psychosocial factors may worsen a patient'sphysicalimpairmentand quality of life, leading to poor outcomes at discharge (14).
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It therefore appears that mental ill-health effects may result not so much fromphysicalimpairmentper se, but from the increased restrictions on the autonomy of physically-impaired older people.
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Physicalimpairmentwas therefore distinguished from disability.
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Brody et al. (1971) coined the term 'excess disability' to describe the additional functional incapacity, not directly resulting fromphysicalimpairment, that people experience.
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The research therefore explored whether constraints on decisional autonomy, rather than simply the loss of executional autonomy associated withphysicalimpairment, contributed to the development of depression.
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