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Mobile health applications for improving physical function, physical activity, and quality of life in stroke survivors: a systematic review
CONCLUSIONS: mHealth apps containing a physical training component are promising for physical function and physical activity in stroke rehabilitation. Further research is warranted to confirm these conclusions.Implications for rehabilitationDesign content of mobile apps with a physical training component were focused on gamification, exercise prescription, and physical activityUsing mobile app-delivered therapy seem promising for improving upper extremity function in stroke rehabilitationUsing mobile apps also supported an increase of physical activity in people with strokeStudies using mobile apps should report more speci...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - November 3, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: A Rintala O Kossi B Bonnech ère L Evers E Printemps P Feys Source Type: research

Integrating an approach to personalised self-management support in stroke and neurorehabilitation service contexts: People1st - a quality improvement initiative
CONCLUSIONS: Bridges was successfully integrated within a wide range of stroke and neurorehabilitation service contexts, enabled by an approach in line with practitioners' values-based motivations. Further work is required to explore sustainability and impact on service users. Implications for rehabilitationPersonalised models of care and support for self-management are advocated for people living with stroke and neurological conditions; this requires practitioners to be supported to change behaviour and practices to adopt and sustain new ways of working.Staff from a wide variety of backgrounds in neurorehabilitation and s...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - October 27, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Nicola J Hancock Julie Houghton Fiona Jones Source Type: research

Exploring challenges affecting resilience in carers of stroke survivors: a qualitative descriptive study
CONCLUSION: These findings provide direction for a suitable intervention. Further, they suggest that stroke rehabilitation could be improved by adopting a family-centered model of care so that carers can be included as active partners in care process. Protecting carers from the negative impact of caring role on their resilience may sustain their ability to provide long-term care for the stroke survivor.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONThe provision of informal care to stroke survivors can be associated with significant emotional consequences, withdrawal from social activities, and poor quality of life for the carers.The abru...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - October 21, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Ayesha Qureshi Nicola Swain Daniela Aldabe Leigh Hale Source Type: research

How does culture influence the implementation of strategy training in stroke rehabilitation? A rapid ethnographic study of therapist perspectives in Taiwan and the United States
CONCLUSIONS: Therapists from both countries shared similar perspectives on the perceived advantages of strategy training, such as enhancing client empowerment and engagement, and the generalization of strategies. Family involvement was more prominently discussed by therapists in Taiwan than by those in the United States.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONStrategy training differs from conventional rehabilitation in its emphasis on clients' life participation and empowerment, generalization of strategies, and enhancement of their engagement, confidence, and problem-solving skills.Therapists may face challenges related to client...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - September 28, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Feng-Hang Chang Beth E Fields Jessica M Kersey Chao-Yi Wu Minmei Shih Elizabeth R Skidmore Source Type: research

Development of an assessment form for the performance of public transportation use in individuals with stroke
CONCLUSION: The PTAF, developed through content validation, could assess the ability of public transportation use, and identify specific problems for each stroke survivor in clinical setting.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONWe developed the Public Transportation use Assessment Form (PTAF) to assess the ability of stroke survivors to use public transportation.The PTAF could identify specific problems related to public transportation use for stroke survivors and aid in planning rehabilitation programs based on the results.The PTAF could share information about which task need support in public transportation use and could augm...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - June 28, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Kazuki Ushizawa Yohei Otaka Shin Kitamura Seigo Inoue Sachiko Sakata Kunitsugu Kondo Masahiko Mukaino Eiji Shimizu Source Type: research

What is important in supporting self-management in community stroke rehabilitation? A Q methodology study
CONCLUSIONS: Differing views exist on what is most important in SSM. These views could be used to inform quality improvement strategies to support the delivery of SSM that considers the preferences of stroke survivors. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONClinicians should be aware of their own viewpoint of supported self-management and consider how their perspective may differ from stroke survivors' and colleagues' perspectives of what's important to support self-management.Working in partnership with stroke survivors plus developing a trusting and supportive relationship with them are core components of supporting self-managem...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - June 27, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Julie Duncan Millar Helen Mason Lisa Kidd IMPETUS Research Team Source Type: research

Access G-AP: development of an accessible goal setting and action planning resource for stroke survivors with aphasia
CONCLUSIONS: Access G-AP was co-developed to support people with aphasia to access and engage in stroke rehabilitation goal setting. Further research is required to establish the feasibility of Access G-AP in clinical practice.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONEvidence-based accessible formatting strategies and an iterative design process can inform the design of accessible goal setting resources.Accessible goal setting materials should be relevant to stroke survivors with aphasia and responsive to their needs.Rehabilitation staff require training and support to use accessible goal setting resources (like Access G-AP) with st...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - June 13, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Sophie Eleanor Brown Lesley Scobbie Linda Worrall Ruth Mc Menamin Marian C Brady Source Type: research

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