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Intervention for suicidal behavior in a patient with poststroke depression: a successful case report - Li M, Xie HZ, Jiang C, Luo Q, Ji YG, Zhu WJ, Chen HY, Huang XY, Yang ZQ, Li F, Chen K.
Poststroke Depression (PSD) is an organic mood disorder that is a type of emotional disorder (Starkstein& Hayhow, 2019). The prevalence rate of PSD ranges from 25% to 80% (Andersen et al. 1996). Approximately 20-79% of stroke patients were diagnosed with ...
Source: SafetyLit - October 24, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Collaborative care as an effective intervention for primary care patients at risk for suicide - Little V, White C.
In the United States, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death with more than 47,000 deaths by suicide and an estimated 1.4 million attempts annually. Suicide is comparable to other leading causes of death, including diabetes, heart disease, and stroke (...
Source: SafetyLit - October 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Social Etiologies and Disparities Source Type: news
RObotic-Assisted Rehabilitation for balance and gait in Stroke patients (ROAR-S): study protocol for a preliminary randomized controlled trial - Giovannini S, Iacovelli C, Brau F, Loreti C, Fusco A, Caliandro P, Biscotti L, Padua L, Bernabei R, Castelli L.
BACKGROUND: Stroke, the incidence of which increases with age, has a negative impact on motor and cognitive performance, quality of life, and the independence of the person and his or her family, leading to a number of direct and indirect costs. Motor reco...
Source: SafetyLit - October 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Anosognosia for hemiplegia and falls after stroke: a prospective correlational study - Byrd EM, Strang CE, Qiao X, Loan L, Miltner RS, Jablonski RA.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to explore the association between the presence and severity of anosognosia for hemiplegia (AHP) and falls in stroke survivors. DESIGN: A prospective, correlational research design was utilized. METHODS: P...
Source: SafetyLit - October 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Exercise for preventing falls in post-stroke patients: a network meta-analysis - Zhang H, Xu K, Sun Y, Xiao LD, Yan F, Tang S.
Falls are a great concern for poststroke patients. Various interventions have been developed over the past few decades to prevent falls. However, the effectiveness of these interventions remains to be investigated. These authors aimed to evaluate the effec...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Wishing to die or self-harm after stroke: a planned secondary analysis of the AFFINITY randomised controlled trial - Almeida OP, Hankey GJ, Ford A, Etherton-Beer C, Flicker L, Hackett M.
We investigated the cumulative prevalence of self-harm ideation among stroke survivors of the AFFINITY trial. We assessed these thoughts with the last item of the PHQ-9, and functional impairment with the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). Of 1221 participants (...
Source: SafetyLit - September 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults 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
Exertional heat stroke in sport and the military: epidemiology and mitigation - P ériard JD, DeGroot D, Jay O.
NEW FINDINGS: What is the topic of this review? Exertional heat stroke epidemiology in sport and military settings is reviewed, along with common risk factors and strategies and policies designed to mitigate its occurrence. What advances does it highlight?...
Source: SafetyLit - September 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Case report of a 13-year-old female with trauma secondary to a fall from a golf cart, found to have intraparenchymal & subarachnoid hemorrhages with transverse sinus thrombosis - Donato UMJ, Donato S, Galligan A.
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is the occlusion of cerebral veins of the brain secondary to blood clot formation. These can result in increased intracranial pressure, cerebral edema, and may even have fatal consequences such as a stroke. Despite C...
Source: SafetyLit - September 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of the Somatosensory Organization Test, Berg Balance Scale, and Fall Efficacy Scale-International for predicting falls in discharged stroke patients - Fiedorov á I, Mrázková E, Zádrapová M, Tomášková H.
BACKGROUND: Although fall prevention in patients after stroke is crucial, the clinical validity of fall risk assessment tools is underresearched in this population. The study aim was to determine the cut-off scores and clinical validity of the Sensory Orga...
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Factors associated with higher falling risk in elderly diabetic patients with lacunar stroke - Jin J, Wen S, Li Y, Zhou M, Duan Q, Zhou L.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to explore the factors associated with the fall risk in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with a lacunar stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We compiled data of 146 T2D patients (mean age 68 years), including the Morse f...
Source: SafetyLit - August 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults 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
The effects of visual field loss from stroke on performance in a driving simulator - Bro T, Andersson J.
SIGNIFICANCE: Visual field loss (VFL) is a common consequence of stroke and often precludes driving. However, legal visual requirements for drivers' licenses are largely without scientific basis. PURPOSE: To examine the effects of different types o...
Source: SafetyLit - August 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology 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
Examination of the usefulness of predictive training during driving in stroke - Watanabe S, Yamazaki M, Saka N, Hirosawa H, Takehara I, Hitosugi M.
Safe driving requires the ability to correctly recognize dangerous situations encountered while driving and to react appropriately to them. We conducted hazard prediction training in a group of individuals with brain injuries to determine whether this coul...
Source: SafetyLit - July 25, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
