Perspectives of wheelchair users with chronic spinal cord injury following a walking program using a wearable robotic exoskeleton
CONCLUSION: This is the first study in which WUSCI report that the WRE should be implemented in initial rehabilitation. Lack of availability for community use after rehabilitation remains a concern.PMID:38357879 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2317994 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 15, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Claude Vincent Fr édéric S Dumont Manon Rogers Tiffany Hu Alec Bass Myl ène Aubertin-Leheudre Antony D Karelis Suzanne N Morin Michelle McKerral Cyril Duclos Dany H Gagnon Source Type: research

Integrative medicine for hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS): a feasibility study
CONCLUSION: This study provides a foundation for future research on patient experience and introduces a novel treatment paradigm focused on nutrition and self-management.Trial Registration: National Institutes of Health clinicaltrials.gov; identifier: NCT04734041.Implications for rehabilitationLifestyle and dietary interventions are relatively safe and well tolerated in the hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) and Ehlers-Danlos disorder (EDS) population.Participants in our 9-week integrative medicine program actively engaged in self-management of their condition and showed promising adherence to dietary and tracking requi...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 14, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Sara E Guedry Blake O Langley Kerry Schaefer Douglas A Hanes Source Type: research

Transforming research systems for meaningful engagement: a reflexive thematic analysis of spinal cord injury researchers' barriers and facilitators to using the integrated knowledge translation guiding principles
CONCLUSIONS: Supporting change that enables SCI researchers to adopt and implement the IKT Guiding Principles will require transformation at the individual (theme 1), relational (theme 2), and institutional levels (theme 3). Findings provide clear, practical, and tangible actions to promote change that can support meaningful engagement in the SCI Research System.PMID:38353259 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2310171 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 14, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Heather L Gainforth Alanna Shwed Emily E Giroux Femke Hoekstra Rhyann C McKay Lee Schaefer Kathryn M Sibley Anita Kaiser Lowell McPhail Christopher B McBride Barry Munro Christopher R West SCI Guiding Principles Panel Source Type: research

Development of the Valued Living Questionnaire - Comprehension Support version (VLQ-CS) and validation in adults with acquired brain injury
CONCLUSIONS: The VLQ-CS shows promise as a valid, reliable measure of valued living post-ABI. Future research should extend to neurotypical and other clinical populations.PMID:38347767 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2315510 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 13, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Dana Wong Hannah Miller David Lawson Karen Borschmann Alexandra Armstrong Nick Sathananthan Nicolette Kamberis Jessica Skaliotis Emma Power Source Type: research

Effectiveness of prehabilitation on outcomes following total knee and hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
CONCLUSION: High risk of bias and significant heterogeneity observed in our meta-analysis prevent conclusions regarding prehabilitation effectiveness on outcomes up to one year after TKA/THA.PMID:38349251 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2313128 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 13, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tony Adebero Humberto Omana Lyndsay Somerville Brent Lanting Susan W Hunter Source Type: research

"There is only one motive … fun." Perspectives of participants and providers of physical exercise for people with Parkinson's disease
CONCLUSION: Enjoyment of physical exercise is a key aspect of maintaining physical activity engagement, which should be considered more in research and clinical practice. Developing qualifications for providers could help to broaden and enhance the dissemination of PD-specific exercise approaches. Physicians should be trained to encourage physical exercise.Implications for rehabilitationPhysicians should highlight the benefits and be knowledgeable regarding the availability of physical exercise interventions for people with PD.Additional physical exercise providers should become qualified to work with people with PD.The jo...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 12, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Digo Chakraverty Mandy Roheger Antje Dresen Fabian Krohm J örg Klingelhöfer Moritz Ernst Carsten Eggers Nicole Skoetz Elke Kalbe Ann-Kristin Folkerts Source Type: research

Exploring the patient experience and perspectives of taking part in outcome measurement during lower limb prosthetic rehabilitation: a qualitative study
CONCLUSIONS: Harnessing the positive impacts of measuring outcomes could be used for motivation, to support adjustment and recovery, to improve communication and to support shared decision-making. This could make outcome measurement more meaningful and patient-centered. However, there may be potential for patients to respond negatively to outcome measures and clinicians should consider their impact on psychosocial factors.PMID:38344909 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2307384 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 12, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Chantel Ostler Alex Dickinson Cheryl Metcalf Margaret Donovan-Hall Source Type: research

Monitoring changes in locomotion-related daily life activities in post-stroke patients: the responsiveness of ABILOCO-Benin questionnaire
CONCLUSIONS: ABILOCO-Benin is responsive to changes in adult stroke patients within both acute and chronic phases. Implications for rehabilitationABILOCO-Benin questionnaire is highly responsive to changes in locomotion abilities of stroke patients within both acute (<6 months) and chronic (≥6 months) phases.It can be used in clinical and research practice to track changes in stroke patients after interventions in African settings and beyond.PMID:38346226 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2313120 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 12, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Emmanuel Segnon Sogbossi Didier Niama-Natta Eric Dossa Faouziath Bani Ernest Niyomwungere Rafiath Tiamiyou Etienne Alagnid é Toussaint Kpadonou Charles Sebiyo Batcho Source Type: research

Stroke patients' motivation for home-based upper extremity rehabilitation with eHealth tools
CONCLUSION: Eight motivational themes related to the three Basic Psychological Needs describe stroke patients' motivation for home-based upper extremity rehabilitation. We recommend considering those themes when developing a home-based eHealth intervention for stroke patients to increase the alignment of eHealth tools to the patient's needs and reduce motivational decreases in home-based rehabilitation.PMID:38339778 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2304091 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 10, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: A J Langerak P D'Olivo O S A Thijm G R H Regterschot C G M Meskers M C Rozendaal V T Visch J B J Bussmann Source Type: research

Everyday functioning among older adults with subjective cognitive decline: a scoping review
CONCLUSIONS: More research is needed on everyday functioning other than IADL, with greater focus on measures that consider an individual's real-life participation.PMID:38339977 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2313127 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 10, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Adora Chui Gabriella Boccone Paula Rico Vivian Ngo Alan Zhang Heather Colquhoun Shlomit Rotenberg Source Type: research

Types and factors affecting and impact of ableism among Asian children and youth with disabilities and their caregivers: a systematic review of quantitative studies
CONCLUSIONS: Our review highlights that ableism has various types and can be influenced by multiple factors, influencing social and health outcomes of Asian families with children and youth with disabilities. This review also emphasizes the importance of increasing the public's awareness regarding disabilities to reduce ableism among Asian families with children with disabilities.PMID:38339994 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2310755 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 10, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yiyan Li Kristina Fuentes Shaelynn Hsu Sharmigaa Ragunathan Sally Lindsay Source Type: research

Effects of mirror therapy with electrical stimulation for upper limb recovery in people with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis
CONCLUSION: MT with ES may be effective in improving upper limb motor recovery in people with stroke.PMID:38334111 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2310757 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 9, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Hong Pan Tai Wa Liu Shamay S M Ng Pei Ming Chen Raymond C K Chung Stefanie S L Lam Carol S K Li Charles C C Chan Charles W K Lai Winnie W L Ng Maria W S Tang Elsie Hui Jean Woo Source Type: research

Does follow-up really matter? A convergent mixed methods study exploring follow-up across levels of care in rehabilitation of patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
CONCLUSIONS: The results provide evidence that access to follow-up care is crucial to patients with RMDs. However, it also highlights several factors that may influence its impact. These results can be used to optimise design and implementation of future follow-up interventions.PMID:38334113 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2310170 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 9, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Gunnhild Berdal Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud Anita Dyb Linge Ann Margret Aasvold Kjetil Tenneb ø Siv G Eppeland Anne Sirnes Hagland Guro Ohldieck-Fredheim Helene Lindtvedt Valaas Ingvild B ø Åse Klokkeide Joseph Sexton Maryam Azimi Turid N Dager Ingvild Kje Source Type: research

Factors related to high-risk movement behaviour in people with stroke who are highly sedentary and inactive
CONCLUSION: Our findings show that people with stroke are unaware of their own movement behaviour or of the consequences of these behaviours on health. Movement behaviour is, for the most part, based on daily routine and personal habits. This indicates the need for a behaviour change intervention. Such interventions will need to include providing information about healthy movement behaviour, feedback on individual's movement behaviour and individualized support, taking into account the social and environmental context and personal capabilities.PMID:38327106 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2310751 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 8, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Wendy Hendrickx Roderick Wondergem Martijn F Pisters C éline Lecluse Coralie English Johanna M A Visser-Meily Cindy Veenhof Source Type: research

Validation of an eight-item resilience scale for inpatients with spinal cord injuries in a rehabilitation hospital: exploratory factor analyses and item response theory
CONCLUSIONS: The factor validity of the CD-RISC-8 was improved. Significantly, the CD-RISC-8 has excellent potential for clinical usage due to its discriminant ability between low and intermediate resilience.PMID:38327137 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2308643 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 8, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Chungyi Chiu Xiaotian Gao Rongxiu Wu Jeanna Campbell James Krause Simon Driver Source Type: research