Content - Volume 44, Issue 11

Objectives: To systematically investigate current scientific evidence about the effectiveness of multidisciplinary team rehabilitation for different health problems. Data sources: A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Cochrane, Medline, DARE, Embase, and Cinahl databases, and research from existing systematic reviews was critically appraised and summarized. Study selection: Using ...

Objectives: To systematically investigate current scientific evidence about the effectiveness of multidisciplinary team rehabilitation for different health problems. Data sources: A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Cochrane, Medline, DARE, Embase, and Cinahl databases, and research from existing systematic reviews was critically appraised and summarized. Study selection: Using ...

Objective: To describe the effectiveness of using telehealth programs to provide training or support to family members of people with traumatic brain injury. Design: Systematic review. Data sources: Intervention studies were identified by searching Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Scopus, the Cochrane library, Embase, PsycBITE and ProQUEST. Study selection: Studies included in the ...

Objective: To investigate predictive factors for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) removal, thereby minimizing unnecessary PEG insertion in post-stroke dysphagia. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Patients: A total of 49 patients who undertook PEG tube insertion for post-stroke dysphagia Methods: Patients were divided into a removal group (n = 8) and a sustaining group ( ...

Objective: To examine sexual function at least 10 years after traumatic spinal cord injury. Study design: Cross-sectional questionnaire plus retrospective and prospective data from medical files. Subjects: A total of 279 individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury. Results: For spinal cord injured women: 94% had no problems with impaired vaginal lubrication; 22% had given birth after the i ...

Objective: To compare: (i) muscle strength, sprint power and maximal aerobic capacity; and (ii) the correlations between these variables in adults with and without cerebral palsy. Design: Cross-sectional study. Subjects: Twenty adults with and 24 without cerebral palsy. Methods: Isometric and isokinetic knee extension strength, sprint power (mean power over the 30s (P30)), peak aerobic power ...

Objective: To observe the real-time muscle activity of bilateral hands while subjects draw circles under 2 conditions: with and without using Ramachandran’s mirror-box. Subjects: A total of 24 healthy volunteers. Methods: Subjects drew 4 circles sequentially using their dominant hand with the other hand at rest, both with and without looking at a mirror image. Circles were marked by 8 dots o ...

Objective: To examine the effects of repetitive volitional and compensatory step training with preparatory signals on the limits of stability, postural and gait skills, and spatiotemporal gait characteristics in patients with Parkinson’s disease with no falls during the previous 12 months. Design: Randomized clinical trial with assessor blinded to group assignment. Subjects: Twenty-eight pat ...

Objective: To examine the multivariate association between a model of self-perceived non-motor aspects and disability in cervical dystonia. Design: A prospective and correlational design with two points of assessment. Subjects: All 273 members with cervical dystonia from the Swedish Dystonia Patient Association were invited to participate. Methods: Data were collected with one self-reported ...

Objective: To determine the dimensionality, reliability, model fit, adequacy of the qualifier levels, response patterns across different factors, and targeting of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) osteoarthritis core set categories in people with osteoarthritis undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty. Methods: The osteoarthritis core set was rated in 316 p ...

Objective: To investigate the effects of a land-based home exercise programme on pain, functional ability and quality of life in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Design: A randomized, controlled, single-blind study. Patients: Eighty-one patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis participated in this study. Methods: Functional ability, pain, and quality of life were assessed with ...

Objective: To investigate whether simple clinical measures can predict walking ability after lower limb prosthetic rehabilitation. Design: Prospective observational study. Subjects: Ninety five adults who were assessed as suitable for lower limb prosthetic rehabilitation by the multidisciplinary team. Methods: Information regarding baseline clinical factors (amputation details, comorbidities ...

Objective: Atrial fibrillation diminishes cardiac function, exercise tolerance and quality of life. The objective of this study was to determine whether exercise training in atrial fibrillation affects muscle strength, body composition, maximal exercise capacity and walking capacity positively, thus improving quality of life. Design: Randomized clinical trial. Twelve weeks of physical exercise t ...

Objective: To evaluate the predictive value of the Work Ability Index (WAI) for different indicators of the need for rehabilitation at 1-year follow-up. Design: Cohort study. Methods: Data were obtained from the Second German Sociomedical Panel of Employees, a large-scale cohort study with postal surveys in 2009 and 2010. Results: A total of 457 women and 579 men were included. Confirmatory ...

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