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Reliability and validity of the shortened Singapore versions of the Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory
Upper limb deficits are common sequelae after a stroke and negatively affect daily living and quality of life. The use of outcome measures to evaluate upper limb function is essential to assess sensorimotor recovery and to determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to estimate the construct validity and inter-rater reliability of three shortened versions of the Singapore version of the Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory (CAHAI-SG) comprising seven, eight, and nine test items. The sample consisted of 55 inpatients with acute/subacute stroke to whom the CAHAI-SG, Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Up...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 10, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

The utilization of an overground robotic exoskeleton for gait training during inpatient rehabilitation—single-center retrospective findings
We describe clinical characteristics associated with robotic exoskeleton gait training and examine outcomes of people with spinal cord injury and stroke who completed usual rehabilitation care with or without robotic exoskeleton gait training. Retrospective review of medical records over a 36 months period. Inpatients with spinal cord injury or stroke and ≥1 robotic exoskeleton gait training session were included. After obtaining a complete list of robotic exoskeleton gait training participants, medical records were reviewed for comparable matches as determined by gait functional independence measure score
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - August 13, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Analysing the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT): a cautionary tale from the RATULS trial
This report describes an issue encountered when analysing the ARAT subscales in a trial of upper limb therapies after stroke. The subscales of the ARAT at three months followed a ‘U-shaped’ distribution, and therefore, comparing means or medians was not appropriate. A simple alternative approach was chosen that dichotomised the subscales. When analysing the ARAT, the shape of the distributions must be checked in order to choose the most appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. In particular, if the data follows a ‘U-shaped’ distribution, a simple dichotomising or a more sophisticated approach...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - May 20, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Brief Research Reports Source Type: research

Inter-rater reliability of the Australian Spasticity Assessment Scale in poststroke spasticity
To investigate the inter-rater reliability of the Australian Spasticity Assessment Scale (ASAS) in adult stroke patients with spasticity, two experienced clinicians rated the elbow flexor, wrist flexor, and ankle plantar flexor spasticity by using the ASAS in 85 persons with stroke. Unweighted and weighted (linear and quadratic) kappa statistics were used to calculate the inter-rater reliability for each muscle group. Unweighted kappa coefficients for elbow flexors (n = 83), wrist flexors (n = 80), and ankle plantar flexors (n = 77) were 0.67, 0.60, and 0.55, respectively. Linear and quadratic weighted kappa coefficients, ...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - February 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Constraint-induced movement therapy for lower extremity use in activities of daily living in people with chronic hemiparesis: multiple case study
Lower extremity constraint-induced movement therapy (LE-CIMT) is an intensive intervention protocol recently reported to improve lower extremity use in individuals with chronic hemiparesis. To test if the LE-CIMT that uses essential CIMT components, including the transfer package and intensive task-oriented training, is a feasible and potentially effective intervention to improve the lower extremity real-world use and functional ability in a group of individuals with chronic hemiparesis. A quasi-experimental pre- and post-test design study with 12 individuals with chronic stroke and impaired ambulation skills engaged in a ...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - August 11, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Conflicting results of robot-assisted versus usual gait training during postacute rehabilitation of stroke patients: a randomized clinical trial
Robot gait training has the potential to increase the effectiveness of walking therapy. Clinical outcomes after robotic training are often not superior to conventional therapy. We evaluated the effectiveness of a robot training compared with a usual gait training physiotherapy during a standardized rehabilitation protocol in inpatient participants with poststroke hemiparesis. This was a randomized double-blind clinical trial in a postacute physical and rehabilitation medicine hospital. Twenty-eight patients, 39.3% women (72±6 years), with hemiparesis (
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - February 5, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

The Mini-BESTest: a review of psychometric properties
The Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) has been identified as the most comprehensive balance measure for community-dwelling adults and elderly individuals. It can be used to assess balance impairments in several other conditions, mainly Parkinson’s disease and stroke. Despite increasing use of the Mini-BESTest since it was first published 5 years ago, no systematic review synthesizing its psychometric properties is available. The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive review of the psychometric properties of the Mini-BESTest when administered to patients with balance deficits because of differe...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - May 3, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Review articles Source Type: research

The use of commercial video games in rehabilitation: a systematic review
The aim of this paper was to investigate the effect of commercial video games (VGs) in physical rehabilitation of motor functions. Several databases were screened (Medline, SAGE Journals Online, and ScienceDirect) using combinations of the following free-text terms: commercial games, video games, exergames, serious gaming, rehabilitation games, PlayStation, Nintendo, Wii, Wii Fit, Xbox, and Kinect. The search was limited to peer-reviewed English journals. The beginning of the search time frame was not restricted and the end of the search time frame was 31 December 2015. Only randomized controlled trial, cohort, and observa...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 3, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Review article Source Type: research

Reliability and validity of the function in sitting test in nonambulatory individuals with multiple sclerosis
Poor seated balance negatively impacts the performance of activities of daily living in nonambulatory individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and is frequently a target of rehabilitation interventions. However, there is a lack of clinical measures of seated balance in nonambulatory individuals with MS, thus limiting evaluation of rehabilitation treatments. The aim of this investigation is to determine the reliability and concurrent validity of the Function in Sitting Test (FIST) as a measure of sitting balance in nonambulatory individuals with MS. Twenty nonambulatory individuals with MS [mean age±SD=56.8±10.9 years, wo...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 3, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Psychometric properties of upper extremity outcome measures validated by Rasch analysis: a systematic review
The aim of this study was to provide a systematic review of psychometric studies of upper extremity (UE) outcome measures validated by Rasch analysis and assess the extent to which their measurement areas cover the domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model. A literature search from 1966 to 2014 was performed using PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO, Ovid/MEDLINE, ERIC, and Cochrane library. Fourteen keywords indicating ‘upper extremity’, ‘psychometric properties’, and ‘outcome measures’ were used. From a total of 1039 studies, 17 UE impairment outcome measures that fu...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - February 17, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Review articles Source Type: research

Effects of vestibular rehabilitation on gait performance in poststroke patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial
This study aimed to investigate whether or not vestibular rehabilitation would improve both the vestibulo–ocular reflex and gait performance of patients with poststroke hemiparesis. Twenty-eight patients with stroke were assigned randomly to either an experimental group (N=14) or a control group (N=14). The experimental group performed the conventional physical therapy for 40 min and vestibular rehabilitation for 20 min, as a 60 min session, during the first 3 weeks and then completed only the conventional intervention for 60 min for the following 3 weeks. The control group performed only the 60 min conventiona...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - August 12, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Effectiveness of the conductive educational approach added to conventional physiotherapy in the improvement of gait parameters of poststroke patients: randomized-controlled pilot study
Our objective was to assess the benefits of the conductive education (CE) approach added to conventional physiotherapy in gait functions of poststroke, hemiparetic patients. A randomized-controlled trial was designed in a rehabilitation clinic. Late and chronic poststroke patients with gait disturbances (n=17, median age: 55 years, range: 41–72 years) were enrolled in the study. All patients received conventional physiotherapy. However, patients of only one group took part in therapy on the basis of the CE approach. The gait parameters, semiobjective outcome measures, functional independence measure, and International Cl...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 7, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Brief research reports Source Type: research

Comments on: ‘Effects of walking trainings on walking function among stroke survivors a systematic review’
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Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - May 1, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research

Comment on the Letter to the Editor by Mohammad Alwardat and Mohammad Etoom on ‘Effects of walking trainings on walking function among stroke survivors: a systematic review’
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Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - May 1, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research

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