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Translation and validation of the stroke self-efficacy questionnaire to a Portuguese version in stroke survivors.
Conclusion: SSEQ-B is a valid, reliable, and stable patient-reported outcome. It has concurrent validity with self-reported measures of depression, functional independence and a multi-dimensional measure of health status in chronic stroke survivors in Brazil. PMID: 31951808 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - January 16, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Makhoul MP, Pinto EB, Mazzini NA, Winstein C, Torriani-Pasin C Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: research

More Research Is Needed on Lifestyle Behaviors That Influence Progression of Parkinson's Disease
This article highlights some of these challenges in the design of lifestyle studies in PD, and suggests a more coordinated international effort is required, including ongoing longitudinal observational studies. In combination with pharmaceutical treatments, healthy lifestyle behaviors may slow the progression of PD, empower patients, and reduce disease burden. For optimal care of people with PD, it is important to close this gap in current knowledge and discover whether such associations exist. Introduction Parkinson's disease (PD) is an age-related complex progressive neurodegenerative disorder, with key p...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 29, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Executive Function Performance Test: transcultural adaptation, evaluation of psychometric properties in Brazil
Conclusion: The EFPT-BR is a valid and reliable tool for occupational therapists to assess executive dysfunction in daily routine tasks in patients with stroke in Brazil.RESUMO Disfun ção executiva ocorre em 18,5% a 39% dos pacientes que apresentam comprometimento cognitivo. A terapia ocupacional visa proporcionar independência e autonomia, de modo a melhorar a qualidade de vida. O Teste Desempenho da Função Executiva (TDFE) foi desenvolvido para avaliar a necessidade de ass istência para realizar quatro tarefas diárias básicas. Objetivos: Os objetivos desta pesquisa são: (1) realizar a adaptação transcultural e...
Source: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria - December 13, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Post-stroke depression and cognitive impairment: study design and preliminary findings in a Brazilian prospective stroke cohort (EMMA study)
Stroke, as well as, dementia and depression are conditions associated with high burden of disability (Feigin et al., 2017). Particularly after a stroke, depressive, symptoms and cognitive impairment are very often conditions (Almeida et al., 2007; Mirza et al., 2016; Tatemichi et al., 1994), that either separately or concomitantly, might affect stroke survivors interfering in their short and even long-term recovery (Kauhanen et al., 1999; Parikh et al., 1987; Robinson et al., 1984). PSD occurs in around one-third of stroke patients.
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - October 11, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Alessandra Baccaro, Yuan-Pang Wang, Miriam Candido, Adriana Bastos Conforto, Andr é Russowsky Brunoni, Claudia da Costa Leite, Geraldo Busatto Filho, Paulo A Lotufo, Isabela M Benseñor, Alessandra C Goulart Tags: Research report/Research paper Source Type: research