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Trends in mental health inequalities for people with disability, Australia 2003 to 2020
CONCLUSION: This paper confirms that people with disability experience worse mental health than people without disability. We add to previous findings by demonstrating that disability-related inequalities in mental health have been sustained for a long period and are worsening in some subpopulations.PMID:37606227 | DOI:10.1177/00048674231193881
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - August 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Glenda M Bishop Anne Marie Kavanagh George Disney Zoe Aitken Source Type: research
Interventions for the uptake of evidence-based recommendations in acute stroke settings
CONCLUSIONS: We are uncertain whether a multifaceted implementation intervention compared to no intervention improves adherence to evidence-based recommendations in acute stroke settings, because the certainty of evidence is very low.PMID:37565934 | PMC:PMC10416310 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD012520.pub2
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - August 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Elizabeth A Lynch Lemma N Bulto Heilok Cheng Louise Craig Julie A Luker Kathleen L Bagot Tharshanah Thayabaranathan Heidi Janssen Elizabeth McInnes Sandy Middleton Dominique A Cadilhac Source Type: research
Meeting the need for post-stroke vision care in Australia: a scoping narrative review of current practice
CONCLUSION: Further research is needed into current Australian post-stroke vision care to accurately assess whether the needs of stroke survivors are being met. Available evidence indicates that in Australia, there is a requirement for well-defined protocols for vision screening, education, management, and referral of stroke survivors.Implications for RehabilitationPost-stroke vision care in Australia is unstandardised, which may cause inequities in vision care provision to Australian stroke survivors in different regions and/or care facilities.Education and training pertaining to stroke-related vision conditions for strok...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - May 25, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Shanelle Sorbello Kathryn Rose Amanda French Fiona Rowe Sonia Lau Source Type: research
Perseverance with home-based upper limb practice after stroke: perspectives of stroke survivors and their significant others
CONCLUSION: Persevering with practice is multifaceted for stroke survivors. All facets need to be addressed in the design of strategies to enhance stroke survivors' ability to persevere and in turn, enhance their potential for continued upper limb recovery.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONMany stroke survivors do not persevere with long-term home-based upper limb practice despite the belief that high dose practice will promote continued recovery.Therapists need to support stroke survivors to setup individualised goal-based home programs that they can complete independently, or with support, within their everyday life.Stroke ...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - May 5, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Bridee Neibling Kathryn S Hayward Moira Smith Paul Chapman Ruth N Barker Source Type: research
Primary healthcare needs and service utilisation of people with disability: a data linkage protocol
Introduction
General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role in the early management and treatment of the comorbidities and complications experienced by people with disability. However, GPs experience multiple constraints, including limited time and disability-related expertise. Knowledge gaps around the health needs of people with disability as well as the frequency and extent of their engagement with GPs mean evidence to inform practice is limited. Using a linked dataset, this project aims to enhance the knowledge of the GP workforce by describing the health needs of people with disability.
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Source: BMJ Open - April 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Douglas, J., Winkler, D., McLeod, A., Oliver, S., Gardner, K., Supple, J., Pearce, C. Tags: Open access, Health services research Source Type: research
Statins for extension of disability-free survival and primary prevention of cardiovascular events among older people: protocol for a randomised controlled trial in primary care (STAREE trial)
Introduction
The world is undergoing a demographic transition to an older population. Preventive healthcare has reduced the burden of chronic illness at younger ages but there is limited evidence that these advances can improve health at older ages. Statins are one class of drug with the potential to prevent or delay the onset of several causes of incapacity in older age, particularly major cardiovascular disease (CVD). This paper presents the protocol for the STAtins in Reducing Events in the Elderly (STAREE) trial, a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial examining the effects of statins in community dwelling o...
Source: BMJ Open - April 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zoungas, S., Curtis, A., Spark, S., Wolfe, R., McNeil, J. J., Beilin, L., Chong, T. T.-J., Cloud, G., Hopper, I., Kost, A., Nelson, M., Nicholls, S. J., Reid, C. M., Ryan, J., Tonkin, A., Ward, S. A., Wierzbicki, A., On behalf of STAREE investigator group Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research
Additional therapy promotes a continued pattern of improvement in upper-limb function and independence post-stroke
Stroke is considered a major worldwide health issue, and one of the leading causes of acquired disability in Australia, leading to lifelong impairment or death.1 Better recognition, management and medical treatment of acute stroke events have led to a reduction in both mortality2 and the severity of post-stroke impairments. The corollary of this sustained improvement in post-stroke outcomes is the growing number of survivors in the chronic phase living in the community and in need of ongoing rehabilitation, shifting our view towards stroke as a chronic disease rather than a single, neurological event.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 19, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: AG Thompson-Butel, SK Ashcroft, G Lin, T Trinh, PA McNulty Source Type: research
Management of post-stroke fatigue: an Australian health professional survey
CONCLUSIONS: Few Australian health professionals formally assess post-stroke fatigue. Management is multidisciplinary and based on evidence from fatigue management in other conditions.Implications for rehabilitationMost health professionals are not routinely using formal assessment tools for fatigue, possibly due to a lack of consensus on best practice in research.Common strategies recommended by health professionals include energy optimisation strategies, education and exercise.Comprehensive guidelines for post-stroke fatigue management are yet to be established.Health professionals should assess post-stroke fatigue using...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - November 12, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Stewart Blackwell Gary Crowfoot Julie Davey Avril Drummond Coralie English Margaret Galloway Gillian Mason Dawn Simpson Source Type: research
Living with stroke during the first year after onset: an instrumental case study exploring the processes that influence adjustment
CONCLUSIONS: Adjustment to stroke necessitated a reconceptualization of self. Relationships and interactions with others emerged as potential facilitators. For health professionals working with people after stroke, knowledge of the adjustment process and attention to practices that affirm personhood and enhance self-efficacy have the potential to facilitate long term outcomes. Processes linked to adjustment are represented visually to guide conceptual understandings and facilitative actions.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONAll interactions with health professionals, including casual or ad hoc interactions, have the potential...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - October 12, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Kellie Stagg Jacinta Douglas Teresa Iacono Source Type: research
Exploring dimensions of quality-of-life in survivors of stroke with communication disabilities - a brief report
CONCLUSIONS: Survivors of stroke with communication disabilities are more negatively impacted across different dimensions of quality-of-life (as reported between 90 and 180 days post-stroke) compared to those without communication disabilities. This highlights the need for timely and on-going comprehensive multidisciplinary person-centered support.PMID:35786371 | DOI:10.1080/10749357.2022.2095087
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - July 5, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: T Thayabaranathan C Baker N E Andrew R Stolwyk A G Thrift H Carter K Moss J Kim S J Wallace E Brogan R Grimley N A Lannin M L Rose D A Cadilhac Source Type: research
