Patient, Family, Caregiver, and Community Engagement in Research: A Sensibility Evaluation of a Novel Infographic and Planning Guide
CONCLUSIONS: The tool was deemed sensible for overt format, purpose and framework, face and content validity, and ease of usage and provides guidance to engage PFCCs across the research cycle. Further studies are recommended to assess the effectiveness of the tool to engage PFCCs in research.PMID:38465302 | PMC:PMC10919359 | DOI:10.3138/ptc-2021-0057 (Source: Physiotherapy Canada)
Source: Physiotherapy Canada - March 11, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Andrew Theodore Giannini Megan Leong Kelvin Chan Arman Ghaltaei Eden Graham Craig Robinson Malvina N Skorska Andrea Cross Sharon Gabison Source Type: research

"I Had to Know About It, I Had to Find It, I Had to Know How to Access it": Experiences of Access to Rehabilitation Services Among People Living with Long COVID
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight the experiences of accessing rehabilitation services for people living with Long COVID. Results suggest approaches to Long COVID rehabilitation should be accessible, multi-disciplinary, flexible, and person-centred.PMID:38465303 | PMC:PMC10919370 | DOI:10.3138/ptc-2023-0021 (Source: Physiotherapy Canada)
Source: Physiotherapy Canada - March 11, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Pam Hung Katelyn Brehon Maxi Miciak Darren A Brown Geoffrey Bostick Cary Brown Katie Churchill Mark Hall Lance Hoddinott Anne Hudon Simone Hunter Kadija Perreault Marguerite Wieler Kate Skolnik Grace Y Lam Jason Weatherald Douglas P Gross Source Type: research

Development of an Algorithm to Screen for Frailty Using the Clinical Frailty Scale with Postoperative Patients Entering Cardiac Rehabilitation
CONCLUSIONS: Current intake documentation in CR limited the ability to retrospectively screen for frailty. This finding suggests a need for a frailty-specific tool to support routine clinical screening. Prospective evaluation of the CFS-CR is warranted to further examine the clinical utility of the algorithm during CR intake assessments.PMID:38465304 | PMC:PMC10919360 | DOI:10.3138/ptc-2021-0098 (Source: Physiotherapy Canada)
Source: Physiotherapy Canada - March 11, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Coomal Rashid Courtney Pollock Madeleine Aldworth Jennifer Chow Michael Kent Kristina Sapardanis Sam Yentin Susan Jaglal Tracey Jf Colella Source Type: research

Reliability and Acceptability to Caregivers of Telehealth Administration of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory - Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) for Brazilian Youth with Down Syndrome
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that either version of the Brazilian version of the PEDI-CAT can be used by telehealth in clinical practice to assess children, adolescents, and young adults with DS.PMID:38465305 | PMC:PMC10919367 | DOI:10.3138/ptc-2021-0110 (Source: Physiotherapy Canada)
Source: Physiotherapy Canada - March 11, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Julia de Souza Castilho Raiane Marques Furtado Barbosa K ênnea Martins Almeida Ayupe Érica Cesário Defilipo Paula Silva de Carvalho Chagas Source Type: research

What Does Cochrane Say About Assessment and Management of Frailty Among Older Adults?
Physiother Can. 2024 Mar 6;76(1):154. doi: 10.3138/ptc-76.1-cochrane. eCollection 2024 Feb.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38465306 | PMC:PMC10919372 | DOI:10.3138/ptc-76.1-cochrane (Source: Physiotherapy Canada)
Source: Physiotherapy Canada - March 11, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research