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Minimal clinically important difference of the Berg Balance Scale and comfortable walking speed in patients with acute stroke: a multicenter, prospective, longitudinal study - Hayashi S, Miyata K, Takeda R, Iizuka T, Igarashi T, Usuda S.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the minimal clinically important difference between the Berg Balance Scale and comfortable walking speed in acute-phase stroke patients. DESIGN: Multicenter, prospective, longitudinal study. SETTING: Inpatient acute stroke r...
Source: SafetyLit - June 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Risk factors for fear of falling in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Xie Q, Pei J, Gou L, Zhang Y, Zhong J, Su Y, Wang X, Ma L, Dou X.
OBJECTIVE: Even though 32%-83% for fear of falling (FoF) in patients with stroke, very little is known about the predictors of the problems. Therefore, we systematically reviewed the literature on risk factors for FoF in patients with stroke. DESIG...
Source: SafetyLit - July 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
The association between fatigue severity and risk of falls among middle-aged and older Australian stroke survivors - Sibbritt D, Bayes J, Peng W, Maguire J, Ladanyi S, Adams J.
BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a common and often debilitating symptom experienced by many stroke survivors. Significant post stroke fatigue may predispose individuals to other health complications, such as falls, which can lead to fractures and soft tissue injuri...
Source: SafetyLit - July 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Rethinking driving against medical advice: the situated nature of driving after stroke - Vander Veen A, Laliberte Rudman D.
BACKGROUND: As stroke can result in functional impairments that impact driving ability, many jurisdictions mandate a 30-day period of driving restriction post-stroke. However, between 26% and 38% of clients drive against medical advice during this period. ...
Source: SafetyLit - July 25, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Chinese foreign medical aid work should pay attention to heat stroke as a preventable disease under global warming context - Zhang JY, Guo W, Li HL.
Within the global warming context, heat stroke heavily threatens human health as the most severe type of heat-related illnesses. Despite the urgent onset, severe condition and poor prognosis, heat stroke is entirely preventable and treatable. Most of the r...
Source: SafetyLit - August 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Walk the talk: current evidence for walking recovery after stroke, future pathways and a mission for research and clinical practice - Moore SA, Boyne P, Fulk G, Verheyden G, Fini NA.
Achieving safe, independent, and efficient walking is a top priority for stroke survivors to enable quality of life and future health. This narrative review explores the state of the science in walking recovery after stroke and potential for development. T...
Source: SafetyLit - September 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Mild traumatic brain injury induces time and sex-dependent cerebrovascular dysfunction and stroke vulnerability - Whitehead B, Velazquez Cruz R, Albowaidey A, Zhang N, Karelina K, Weil ZM.
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) produces subtle cerebrovascular impairments that persist over time and promote increased ischemic stroke vulnerability. We recently established a role for vascular impairments in exacerbating stroke outcomes one week afte...
Source: SafetyLit - November 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Falls in patients with communication disability secondary to stroke - Sullivan R, Harding K, Skinner I, Hemsley B.
This study aimed to examine the falls of patients...
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Effects of balance training in addition to auxiliary activity on balance function of patients with stroke at high risk for falls - Tan H, Gong Z, Xing S, Cao L, Liu H, Xu L.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of balance training in addition to auxiliary activity on the balance function of patients with stroke at high risk for falls. METHODS: A total of 112 patients with stroke at high risk f...
Source: SafetyLit - January 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Exertional heat stroke: pathophysiology and risk factors - Garcia CK, Renter ía LI, Leite-Santos G, Leon LR, Laitano O.
Exertional heat stroke, the third leading cause of mortality in athletes during physical activity, is the most severe manifestation of exertional heat illnesses. Exertional heat stroke is characterised by central nervous system dysfunction in people with h...
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Discrepancies in perception of fall risk between patients with subacute stroke and physical therapists in a rehabilitation hospital: a retrospective cohort study - Inoue S, Otaka Y, Horimoto Y, Shirooka H, Sugasawa M, Kondo K.
This study aimed to clarify the discrepancy between the perceived fall risk of hospitalized patients with stroke and the clinical judgment of physical therapists and to examine the chan...
Source: SafetyLit - June 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Traumatic brain injury and long-term risk of stroke among US military veterans - Schneider ALC, Peltz CB, Li Y, Bahorik A, Gardner RC, Yaffe K.
BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with significant morbidity, but the association of TBI with long-term stroke risk in diverse populations remains less clear. Our objective was to examine the long-term associations of TBI with stroke a...
Source: SafetyLit - June 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Incidence, circumstances and consequences of falls in subjects with stroke: one year of follow-up - Del Castillo M, Mosteiro MA, Navarro J, Rivas ME, Gianella M, Ahumada M.
INTRODUCTION: Falls are among the most frequent complications following stroke (CVA), and have a negative impact on rehabilitation. OBJECTIVES: To study the incidence, circumstances, and consequences of falls in stroke patients up to 12months after...
Source: SafetyLit - July 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Aiming movement after stroke: do time-since-injury and impairment severity influence ipsilateral performance? - de Andrade FPPV, de Freitas SMSF, Giangiardi VF, Banjai RM, Alouche SR.
In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated post-stroke ipsilesional (less affected) upper limb aiming movement in individuals whose strokes were either 2-5 months (n = 16) or>6 months (n = 17) prior to our testing; we also compared both stroke groups t...
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Prediction of on-road driving ability after traumatic brain injury and stroke - Aslaksen PM, Orbo M, Elvestad R, Schäfer C, Anke A.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to examine the predictive value of widely used standardized neuropsychological tests in a clinical setting for on-road driving performance in patients with cerebral stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI), an...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
