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Clarification of factors determining discharge destination among elderly patients after stroke with low levels of independence in activities of daily living: a retrospective study - Onishi Y, Kimura S, Ishikawa KB, Ikeda S.
OBJECTIVE: To determine factors influencing discharge destination of elderly patients after stroke with low levels of independence in activities of daily living (ADL). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: A community-based public hospital in a r...
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults 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
Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome: application of new criteria to a cohort exposed to repetitive head impacts - Ritter A, Shan G, Montes A, Randall R, Bernick C.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the characteristics of those who fulfil the recent National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS) Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome (TES) and test whether they show differences in MRI-b...
Source: SafetyLit - December 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
A protocol to analyze the global literature on the clinical benefit of interlimb-coordinated intervention in gait recovery and the associated neurophysiological changes in patients with stroke - Li S, Zhang H, Leng Y, Lei D, Yu Q, Li K, Ding M, Lo WLA.
BACKGROUND: Stroke is among the leading causes of disability of worldwide. Gait dysfunction is common in stroke survivors, and substantial advance is yet to be made in stroke rehabilitation practice to improve the clinical outcome of gait recovery. The rol...
Source: SafetyLit - December 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Effect of physical exercise on fear of falling in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Chiu CY, Ng MYH, Lam SC, Hui KY, Keung CH, Ouyang H, Li X, Pang MYC.
OBJECTIVE: To consolidate the evidence on the effect of physical exercise on fear of falling in individuals with stroke.
DATA SOURCES: PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Database and MEDLINE. METHODS: An extensive database search was conducted to identif...
Source: SafetyLit - December 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
G-Exos: a wearable gait exoskeleton for walk assistance - Zorkot M, Dac LH, Morya E, Brasil FL.
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and one of the leading causes of disability in the world. According to the World Health Organization, 11 million people suffer a stroke yearly. The cost of the disease is exorbitant, and the most widely used trea...
Source: SafetyLit - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Falls, stroke, communication disability: content analysis of medical records and incident reports conference abstract #170 - Sullivan R, Harding K, Skinner I, Hemsley B.
Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2022)
Background Patients with communication disability following stroke are often excluded from falls research.
Aim This researched aimed to identify the circu...
Source: SafetyLit - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Stroke, communication disability and falls: analysis of medical records and incident reports conference abstract #172 - Sullivan R, Harding K, Skinner I, Hemsley B.
Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2022)
Background Patients with communication disability following stroke are at increased risk for adverse events including falls. However, they are often exclude...
Source: SafetyLit - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Associations of systemic inflammation and social support with suicidal ideation in patients with acute coronary syndrome and stroke - Kim JM, Kim JW, Kim YJ, Kang HJ, Kim SW, Kim JT, Park MS, Kim JC, Ahn Y, Jeong MH, Stewart R.
This study aimed to investigate associations of serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and social support (SS) levels with suicidal ideation (SI), and to evaluate potential modifying effects of SS on the associations between serum hs...
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Using sensor technology to measure gait capacity and gait performance in rehabilitation inpatients with neurological disorders - Hendriks MMS, Vos-van der Hulst M, Weijs RWJ, van Lotringen JH, Geurts ACH, Keijsers NLW.
The aim of this study was to objectively assess and compare gait capacity and gait performance in rehabilitation inpatients with stroke or incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) using inertial measurement units (IMUs). We investigated how gait capacity (what...
Source: SafetyLit - November 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Gait kinematics and asymmetries affecting fall risk in people with chronic stroke: a retrospective study - Wang S, Bhatt T.
Stroke survivors are at a relatively higher risk of falling than their healthy counterparts. To identify the key gait characteristics affecting fall risk in this population, this study analyzed the gait kinematics and gait asymmetries for 36 community-dwel...
Source: SafetyLit - November 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
The burden of heat-related stroke mortality under climate change scenarios in 22 East Asian cities - Zhou L, He C, Kim H, Honda Y, Lee W, Hashizume M, Chen R, Kan H.
BACKGROUND: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in East Asia. Owing to the aging population and high prevalence of stroke, East Asia might suffer a disproportionately heavy burden of stroke under the changing climate. However, the evidence re...
Source: SafetyLit - November 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics 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
Pathophysiological and motor factors associated with collision avoidance behavior in individuals with stroke - Muroi D, Ohtera S, Saito Y, Koyake A, Higuchi T.
BACKGROUND: High collision rates and frequency of entering the opening from non-paretic sides are associated with collision in individuals with stroke. OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with collision avoidance behavior when individuals wit...
Source: SafetyLit - October 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Statistical analysis plan for the stepped wedge clinical trial Healing Right Way-enhancing rehabilitation services for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury - Armstrong E, Rai T, Hersh D, Thompson S, Coffin J, Ciccone N, Flicker L, Cadilhac D, Godecke E, Woods D, Hayward C, Hankey GJ, McAllister M, Katzenellenbogen J.
BACKGROUND: Aboriginal Australians are known to suffer high levels of acquired brain injury (stroke and traumatic brain injury) yet experience significant barriers in accessing rehabilitation services. The aim of the Healing Right Way trial is to evaluate ...
Source: SafetyLit - October 25, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
