Content - Volume 48, Issue 10

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of secondary health conditions among persons with long-term spinal cord injury, and the relationship between these secondary health conditions and quality of life. Design: Multicentre, cross-sectional study. Subjects: Individuals (n = 282) with traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injury for ≥ 10 years, age at injury 18–35 year ...

Objective: To systematically review the literature on evidence for the application of peer support in the rehabilitation of persons with acquired brain injury. Data sources: PubMed, Embase. com, Ebsco/Cinahl, Ebsco/PsycInfo and Wiley/Cochrane Library were searched from inception up to 19 June 2015. Study selection: Randomized controlled trials were included describing participants with acquire ...

Objective: To determine the effects of high versus low-intensity exercise on cognitive function following stroke. Design: Secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial with blinded assessors. Subjects: 50–80 years old, living in the community, > 1 year post-stroke. Methods: Participants were randomized into a high-intensity Aerobic Exercise or low-intensity non-aerobic Balanc ...

To follow up an original research project of persons 11–13 years after stroke, in order to describe and understand the impact of stroke on everyday life experienced during these years. Eleven persons who had had a stroke were interviewed 11–13 years after the original research project. Data were collected and analysed using the empirical phenomenological psychological method. Three main ...

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of secondary health conditions among persons with long-term spinal cord injury, and the relationship between these secondary health conditions and quality of life. Design: Multicentre, cross-sectional study. Subjects: Individuals (n = 282) with traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injury for ≥ 10 years, age at injury 18–35 year ...

Objective: Advanced endovascular aortic repair can be used to treat patients with extensive and complex aortic disease who are at risk of spinal cord ischaemia. The aim of this study was to compare whether life satisfaction differs between patients with and without spinal cord ischaemia at mid-term follow-up. Design: Nested case-control study. Patients: Among patients undergoing advanced endov ...

Objective: Gait instability and fall risk are major concerns in Parkinson’s disease. This study shows that the temporal organization of gait variability can represent a marker of gait instability that complements standard assessment of motor deficits in Parkinson’s disease. Methods: Temporal organization (long-range autocorrelation; LRA) of stride duration variability, collected from 20 pers ...

Objectives: To translate and culturally adapt the Acceptance of Chronic Health Conditions (ACHC) Scale for people with multiple sclerosis into Swedish, and to analyse the psychometric properties of the Swedish version. Subjects: Ten people with multiple sclerosis participated in translation and cultural adaptation of the ACHC Scale; 148 people with multiple sclerosis were included in evaluation ...

Objective: To assess the effects of adding a whole-body vibration protocol at optimal frequency (WBV-OF) to a traditional rehabilitation programme (TRP) early after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, on maximal strength and balance, in comparison with a traditional rehabilitation programme. Design: A total of 34 anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed patients with hamstring-tendon graf ...

Objective: To evaluate the longer term efficacy of the interventions Tailored Physical Activity (TPA) and Chronic Pain Self-management Program (CPSMP) against a reference group on return-to-work for sick-listed subjects with pain in the back or upper body. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Subjects: A total of 141 sick-listed subjects with pain in the back or upper body. Methods: All pa ...

Objective: To investigate the short- and long-term reliability of isometric trunk strength measurements in patients with chronic low back pain in different age groups. Design: Test-retest reliability study. Patients: A total of 210 patients (age groups 18–39, 40–59 and 60–90 years). Methods: Patients performed testing at baseline, 1–2 days (day 2) and 6 weeks. Results: Only the old ...

Objective: Patients in rehabilitation with comorbid depressive disorders display increased morbidity, mortality and inability to work. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of comorbid depressive symptoms in rehabilitation. Methods: A total of 6,000 patients were contacted by post at the same time as receiving approval for their medical rehabilitation from German Federal Pension I ...

Background: The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is the first choice among stroke scales. The Scandinavian Stroke Scale (SSS) is an alternative scale that is easy to apply in the clinic. Aim: To compare the ability of the SSS with that of the NIHSS in identifying patients who are dead or dependent at 3-month follow-up. Methods: A prospective study including patients with acut ...

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