Horn Clause Techniques in Rehabilitation Clinic for Return to Work
Rawia Mohamed- Najeeb Abu Amr1, Waidah Ismail2, Lailatul Qadri Zakaria3, Nurzi Juana Mohd Zaizi4, Roesnita Ismail5, Mahadi Bahari6, Maryati Mohd. Yusof7

1Rawia Mohamed- Najeeb Abu amr, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM).
2Waidah Ismail, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Malaysia. Green Science and Technology Research Centre, Islamic Science Institute, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Malaysia.
3Lailatul Qadri Zakaria, Faculty of Information Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia.
4Nurzi Juana Mohd Zaizi, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Malaysia.
5Roesnita Ismail, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Malaysia.
6Mahadi Bahari, Faculty of Computing, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia.
7Maryati Mohd. Yusof, Faculty of Information Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 25 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 13 July 2019 | Manuscript Published on 26 July 2019 | PP: 59-63 | Volume-8 Issue-2S2 July 2019 | Retrieval Number: B10110782S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B1011.0782S219
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Abstract: Rehabilitation therapy aims to enable disabled patients to maintain optimal functioning upon achieving return-to-work (RTW) approval. The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) is a benchmark for activity accomplishment featured in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework (ICF). The ICF is used by physiotherapist (PT) and occupational therapist (OT) to determine the functional mobility of disabled patient. Conventionally, practitioners measure, record, and analyze assessment results manually which resulting in difficulty in predicting patient progression. The large data volume involved in the RTW process requires synthesize and reasoning for decision making purposes. Thus, there is a need to identify an efficient reasoning technique to facilitate the decision making process. This study highlights the use of Horn Clause in decision tree to assist medical doctor in assessing improvement of RTW approved patient based on the BBS assessment. The Horn Clause is one of the fundamental reasoning techniques applied in various domains including healthcare. The next phase of this study is to test the efficiency of the Horn Clause reasoning based on patient’s stroke recovery and spinal cord injury.
Keywords: Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Decision Tree, Horns Clause, Rehabilitation Therapy, Return-To-Work (RTW).
Scope of the Article: Knowledge Engineering Tools and Techniques