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An examination of current stroke rehabilitation practice in Peru: Implications for interprofessional education.
This study aimed to better understand current clinical practice of rehabilitation professionals in Lima, Peru, and to explore the existence of and potential for interprofessional collaboration. A secondary purpose was to assess rehabilitation professionals' agreement with evidence-based stroke rehabilitation statements and confidence performing stroke rehabilitation tasks prior to and following an interprofessional stroke rehabilitation training. Current clinical practice for rehabilitation professionals in Peru differs from high-income counties like the United States, as physical therapists work with dysphagia and feeding...
Source: Journal of Interprofessional Care - January 25, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: J Interprof Care Source Type: research

Association between chronic conditions and health-related quality of life: differences by level of urbanization in Peru
ConclusionThe impact of depressive mood on EQ-VAS was larger in urban than in rural sites, while site was not an effect modifier for the remaining associations.
Source: Quality of Life Research - November 11, 2017 Category: Health Management Source Type: research