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| Wim H van BrakelSummaryAffiliation: Royal Tropical Institute Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Measuring impairment caused by leprosy: inter-tester reliability of the WHO disability grading systemWillemien A Nienhuis
Purulia Leprosy Mission Home and Hospital, West Bengal, India
Lepr Rev 75:221-32. 2004..It is recommended that the 'WHO disability grading' be renamed 'WHO impairment grading', using the terminology as defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)...- Measuring health-related stigma--a literature reviewWim H van Brakel
Royal Tropical Institute, Leprosy Unit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Psychol Health Med 11:307-34. 2006..To achieve this aim, existing instruments should be further validated, developed or adapted for generic use, where possible... - Approaches and tools for measuring disability in low and middle-income countriesWim H van Brakel
Royal Tropical Institute KIT, Leprosy Unit, Wibautstraat 137k, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lepr Rev 79:50-64. 2008..To review the current state-of-the-art of measuring disability in the context of countries where leprosy is endemic... - The Participation Scale: measuring a key concept in public healthWim H van Brakel
Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Leprosy Unit, Wibautstraat 137 J, 1097 DN Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Disabil Rehabil 28:193-203. 2006..To develop a scale to measure (social) participation for use in rehabilitation, stigma reduction and social integration programmes... - The INFIR Cohort Study: assessment of sensory and motor neuropathy in leprosy at baselineWim H van Brakel
Lepr Rev 76:277-95. 2005..To compare different method(s) to detect peripheral neuropathy in leprosy and to study the validity of the monofilament test (MF) and the voluntary muscle test (VMT) as standard tests of nerve function... - International workshop on neuropathology in leprosy--consensus reportWim H van Brakel
Royal Tropical Institute, Leprosy Unit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lepr Rev 78:416-33. 2007 - Early diagnosis of neuropathy in leprosy--comparing diagnostic tests in a large prospective study (the INFIR cohort study)Wim H van Brakel
Royal Tropical Institute KIT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2:e212. 2008..Since early detection and treatment of neuropathy in leprosy has strong preventive potential, we conducted a cohort study to determine which test detects this neuropathy earliest... - The prognostic importance of detecting mild sensory impairment in leprosy: a randomized controlled trial (TRIPOD 2)Wim H van Brakel
KIT Leprosy Unit, Wibautstraat 137 J, 1097 DN Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lepr Rev 74:300-10. 2003.... - The INFIR Cohort Study: investigating prediction, detection and pathogenesis of neuropathy and reactions in leprosy. Methods and baseline results of a cohort of multibacillary leprosy patients in north IndiaWim H van Brakel
Royal Tropical Institute, Leprosy Unit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lepr Rev 76:14-34. 2005..Patients with skin lesions overlying peripheral nerve trunks should be carefully monitored for development of sensory or motor impairment... - Measuring leprosy-related stigma - a pilot study to validate a toolkit of instrumentsCarin Rensen
Royal Tropical Institute, Department of Development Policy and Practice, Leprosy Unit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Disabil Rehabil 33:711-9. 2011..Instruments are needed to assess levels of stigma and to monitor and evaluate stigma reduction interventions. We conducted a validation study of such instruments in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, India... - Social implications of leprosy in the Netherlands--stigma among ex-leprosy patients in a non-endemic settingRoos De Groot
Netherlands Leprosy Relief NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lepr Rev 82:168-77. 2011..This study investigates the social implications of leprosy for those affected in the Netherlands... - Monitoring the size of the leprosy problem: which epidemiological indicators should we use?Wim H van Brakel
Royal Tropical Institute (KIT, Leprosy Unit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Indian J Public Health 48:5-16. 2004.... - Treatment with corticosteroids of long-standing nerve function impairment in leprosy: a randomized controlled trial (TRIPOD 3)Jan H Richardus
Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Lepr Rev 74:311-8. 2003..Leprosy reactions and new NFI occurred in a third of the study group, emphasizing the need to keep patients under regular surveillance during MDT, and, where possible, after completion of MDT... - Adverse events of standardized regimens of corticosteroids for prophylaxis and treatment of nerve function impairment in leprosy: results from the 'TRIPOD' trialsJan H Richardus
Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Lepr Rev 74:319-27. 2003.... - WHO disability grading: operational definitionsJ Wim Brandsma
Green Pastures Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre, PO Box 5, Nepal
Lepr Rev 74:366-73. 2003..The paper discusses the WHO grading in the light of its dual use: as an indicator for early case detection and as an indicator for change in impairments. The paper presents operational definitions for the grading options... - A scale to assess the severity of leprosy reactionsWim H van Brakel
Lepr Rev 78:161-4. 2007 - Ensuring inter-tester reliability of voluntary muscle and monofilament sensory testing in the INFIR Cohort StudyAnne E Roberts
The Leprosy Mission Trust India, CNI Bhavan, 11 Pandit Pant Marg, New Delhi, India
Lepr Rev 78:122-30. 2007..To assess the reliability of monofilament (MF) and voluntary muscle strength (VMT) testing carried out by nine physiotherapy staff recruited for the ILEP Nerve Function Impairment & Reaction (INFIR) Cohort Study in India... - Steroid prophylaxis for prevention of nerve function impairment in leprosy: randomised placebo controlled trial (TRIPOD 1)W Cairns S Smith
Department of Public Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
BMJ 328:1459. 2004..To determine whether addition of low dose prednisolone to multidrug treatment can prevent reaction and nerve function impairment in leprosy... - Disability and leprosy: the way forwardWim H van Brakel
Ann Acad Med Singapore 36:86-7. 2007 - Effectiveness of single dose rifampicin in preventing leprosy in close contacts of patients with newly diagnosed leprosy: cluster randomised controlled trialF Johannes Moet
Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, Netherlands
BMJ 336:761-4. 2008..To determine the effectiveness of chemoprophylaxis using a single dose of rifampicin to prevent leprosy in close contacts... - Understanding and tackling health-related stigmaGraham Scambler
Psychol Health Med 11:269-70. 2006 - Measuring leprosy stigma--a preliminary review of the leprosy literatureWim H van Brakel
TLM Research Resource Center, 5 Amrita Shergill Marg, New Delhi 110003, India
Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 71:190-7. 2003..Data obtained with such an instrument would useful in situational analysis, advocacy work, monitoring and evaluation of interventions against stigma, and research to better understand stigma and its determinants... - Ballpoint pen testing: light touch versus deep pressureJean M Watson
Lepr Rev 73:392-3. 2002