Content - Volume 45, Issue 4

Objective: To investigate the predictive value of gait speed for community walking in Parkinson’s disease and to develop a multivariate prediction model for community walking. Design: Data from baseline assessments in a randomized clinical trial were used. Subjects: A total of 153 patients with Parkinson’s disease were included. Methods: Community walking was evaluated using the mobility ...

Objective: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of multidisciplinary care for stroke patients living in the community. Data sources: Databases PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library from January 1980 until July 2012. Study selection: Randomized controlled trials focused on multidisciplinary interventions for stroke patients li ...

Objective: The aims of this study were to explore the perspective of functioning in community-dwelling people with prior stroke and to confirm, if possible, the Comprehensive International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Comprehensive Core Set for stroke. Methods: Qualitative interviews were analysed (using the content analysis method and established ICF linking rules) ...

Objective: To study communication disability in stroke patients with aphasia. Patients and methods: Prospective, multicentric cohort study of patients with aphasia, consecutively included after a first stroke, and examined 1 year later at home. Assessment included a stroke severity scale, the Barthel Index, the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, a communication questionnaire, and the Aphasia ...

Objective: To assess the reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES) in persons with spinal cord injury. This is the first independent study of ESES psychometric properties, and the first report on ESES test–retest reliability. Subjects/patients: A total of 53 Dutch persons with spinal cord injury. Methods: Subjects completed the Dutch ESES twice, ...

Objective: The main objective of this study was to link the Klein-Bell Activities of Daily Living (KB) Scale to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), in order to validate the KB Scale content-wise. Design: A qualitative approach was used with directed content analysis. Methods: Concepts in the KB Scale items were linked to ICF categories according to est ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess gait in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy rehabilitated with the use of Lokomat active orthosis. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Subjects: Fifty-two children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. Methods: Temporospatial parameters of gait and selected kinematic parameters were assessed. Children from the study group used active o ...

Objective: To assess whether the application of Functional Electrical Stimulation improves gait kinematics and walking ability in people with multiple sclerosis who experience foot drop. Design: Acute open labelled comparative observation trial. Participants: Twelve people (3 females, 9 males, EDSS 2–4) with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (47. 8 years (standard deviation 6. 6)) who w ...

Objective: To investigate the predictive value of gait speed for community walking in Parkinson’s disease and to develop a multivariate prediction model for community walking. Design: Data from baseline assessments in a randomized clinical trial were used. Subjects: A total of 153 patients with Parkinson’s disease were included. Methods: Community walking was evaluated using the mobility ...

Objective: To investigate neck muscle activity and postural control in patients with whiplash-associated disorder compared with healthy controls. Design: Cross-sectional study with convenience sampling. Subjects: Ten females with whiplash-associated disorder (age 37. 7 years (21–58), neck pain > 2 years and Neck Disability Index (NDI) > 10) and 10 healthy female controls (age 35. ...

Objective: To investigate patients’ mobility and satisfaction with their lower limb prosthetic or orthotic device and related service delivery in Malawi and to compare groups of patients regarding type and level of device and demographics. Methods: Questionnaires were used to collect self-report data from 83 patients. Results: Ninety percent of prostheses or orthoses were in use by patients, ...

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of a new interactive virtual telerehabilitation system and a conventional programme following total knee arthroplasty. Design: Randomized, controlled, single-blind clinical trial. Participants: A total of 142 total knee arthroplasty patients. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to receive either: (i) conventional out-patient physical therapy; ...

Objective: To construct an artificial intelligence application to assist untrained physiotherapists in determining the appropriate physiotherapy exercises to improve the quality of life of patients with cystic fibrosis. Subjects: A total of 42 children (21 boys and 21 girls), age range 6–18 years, participated in a clinical survey between 2001 and 2005. Methods: Data collected during the cli ...

Objective: The increasing number of veterans with complex health conditions accessing rehabilitation leads to the need for an outcome measure that identifies success in areas beyond return to work. The current study was designed to assess the feasibility of Goal Attainment Scaling as a routine measure of outcomes of rehabilitation. Methods: Fifteen organisations contracted by the Australian Depa ...

Objective: To compare lateralized cerebral activations elicited during self-initiated movement mirroring and observation of movements. Subjects: A total of 15 right-handed healthy subjects, age range 22–56 years. Methods: Functional imaging study comparing movement mirroring with movement observation, in both hands, in an otherwise identical setting. Imaging data were analysed using statisti ...

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