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Stroke-Specific Quality of Life one-year post-stroke in two Scandinavian country-regions with different organisation of rehabilitation services: a prospective study.
Conclusions: Successful improvements in one-year functioning in both country-regions may result from optimising long-term rehabilitation services to address cognitive, emotional, and social functioning. Stroke-Specific Quality of Life one-year post-stroke could be explained by individual factors, such as pre-stroke dependency and mental health, rather than differences in the organisation of subacute rehabilitation services.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONThe stroke-specific health related quality of life (SS-QOL) assessment tool captures multidimensional effects of a stroke from the perspective of the patient, which is clin...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - April 30, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Pedersen SG, Friborg O, Heiberg GA, Arntzen C, Stabel HH, Thrane G, Nielsen JF, Anke A Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Relationship between pre-stroke physical activity and symptoms of post-stroke anxiety and depression: An observational study.
CONCLUSION: In this group of patients with mild symptoms of emotional distress, it seems that pre-stroke physical activity might be protective against post-stroke depression, but not anxiety. Many patients with mild-to-moderate stroke report being equally active before and after the stroke. PMID: 31565752 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - October 1, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Rehabil Med Source Type: research

Effect of a dialogue-based intervention on psychosocial well-being 6 months after stroke in Norway: A randomized controlled trial.
CONCLUSION: Psychosocial well-being improved during the first 6 months after stroke in both arms of the trial, but no statistically significant benefit of the dialogue-based intervention was found compared with usual care. PMID: 31411337 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - August 15, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Rehabil Med Source Type: research

Cognitive and emotional symptoms in patients with first-ever mild stroke: The syndrome of hidden impairments.
CONCLUSION: Hidden impairments are common after first-ever mild stroke in younger patients. Stroke physicians should screen for hidden impairments using appropriate tools. PMID: 33145603 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - November 5, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Rehabil Med Source Type: research

Factors associated with met and unmet rehabilitation needs after stroke: A multicentre cohort study in Denmark and Norway
CONCLUSION: Similar levels of met and unmet needs for training and help at 3 months after stroke were reported despite differences in the organization of the rehabilitation services. Functioning and psychological factors were associated with unmet rehabilitation needs.PMID:33846761 | DOI:10.2340/16501977-2828
Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - April 13, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Guri Heiberg Cecilie R øe Oddgeir Friborg Synne Garder Pedersen Henrietta Holm Stabel J ørgen Feldbæk Nielsen Audny Anke Source Type: research

The Outcome of Status Epilepticus and Long-Term Follow-Up
Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of regular care and patient follow-up. Introduction Status epilepticus (SE) is a condition and most extreme form of epilepsy (1), which leads to abnormal and prolonged seizure (at least 5 min). In case SE persists over 30 min, it may have severe long-term consequences (2). Referring to the new classification scheme of SE, there are two operational dimensions of the definition: time point 1 (T1) is associated with abnormally prolonged seizure, when therapy should be initiated, while time point 2 (T2) is related to the time of on-going seizure activity involving a risk...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Does coffee make you live longer?
Conclusion This study, conducted on a large number of people across Europe, was backed up by similar findings in the US. It appears to show some association between people who drink higher amounts of coffee and a reduced risk of death. But the "potentially beneficial clinical implications" need to be considered carefully for a number of reasons: Although the analyses were adjusted for some confounding variables, there may be a number of other factors that differ between the groups that account for the differences in death, such as socioeconomic status, family history, other medical conditions, and use of medic...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Source Type: news

Long-Term Exposure to Transportation Noise in Relation to Development of Obesity —a Cohort Study
Conclusion: Our results link transportation noise exposure to development of obesity and suggest that combined exposure from different sources may be particularly harmful. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1910 Received: 17 March 2017 Revised: 5 October 2017 Accepted: 9 October 2017 Published: 20 November 2017 Address correspondence to A. Pyko, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Telephone: 46(0) 852487561. Email: Andrei.pyko@ki.se Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1910). The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing fina...
Source: EHP Research - November 20, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research

The Predictive Capacity of the Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test After Sport-Related Concussion in Adolescents
Conclusion This study found that the ΔHR (HRt minus resting HR) correlated with duration of clinical recovery in participants who were prescribed relative rest or a placebo-stretching program but not for participants prescribed sub-threshold aerobic exercise. A ΔHR of ≤50 bpm on the BCTT was 73% sensitive and 78% specific for predicting delayed recovery in concussed adolescents prescribed the current standard of care (i.e., cognitive and physical rest). This has implications for planning team and school activities in adolescents who sustain SRC. Ethics Statement This study was carried out in acco...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 23, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Improved Cognitive Function in the Tromso Study in Norway From 2001 to 2016
Discussion Cognitive results were better in more recent-born birth cohorts compared with earlier born, assessed at the same age. The improvement was present in all cognitive domains, suggesting an overall improvement in cognitive performance. The 80-year-olds assessed in 2015–2016 performed like 60-year-olds assessed in 2001. The improved scores were associated with increased education level, increase in modest drinking frequency, increased physical activity, and, for men, smoking cessation and increased height.
Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - December 13, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Johnsen, B., Strand, B. H., Martinaityte, I., Mathiesen, E. B., Schirmer, H. Tags: Intelligence, Cognitive aging, Cognitive neuropsychology in dementia, Cohort studies, Risk factors in epidemiology Research Source Type: research

Clinical information predicting severe obstructive sleep apnea: A cross-sectional study of patients waiting for sleep diagnostics
CONCLUSIONS: Based on a prediction score derived from simple, easily available data, patients unlikely to suffer from severe OSA can be identified, and thus facilitate more urgent consideration of patients more likely to have severe OSA.PMID:35490509 | DOI:10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106860
Source: Respiratory Care - May 1, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Trygve M Jonassen Bj ørn Bjorvatn Ingvild W Saxvig Tomas Ml Eagan Sverre Lehmann Source Type: research