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Can overestimation of walking ability increase the risk of falls in people in the subacute stage after stroke on their return home? - Morone G, Iosa M, Pratesi L, Paolucci S.
This study examined whether comparison between comfortable...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The neuropathology of sport - McKee AC, Daneshvar DH, Alvarez VE, Stein TD.
The benefits of regular exercise, physical fitness and sports participation on cardiovascular and brain health are undeniable. Physical activity reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and stroke, and produces b...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 11, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Deficit awareness and cognitive performance in individuals with acquired brain injury - Long K, Reger B, Adams G.
This study concerned the question of whe...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 6, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Accuracy of two activity monitors in detecting steps in people with stroke and traumatic brain injury - Fulk GD, Combs SA, Danks KA, Nirider CD, Raja B, Reisman DS.
BACKGROUND: Advances in sensor technologies and signal processing techniques provide a method to accurately measure walking activity in the home and community. Activity monitors geared towards consumer/patient use may be an alternative to more expensive mo...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Traumatic injury may be a predisposing factor for cerebrovascular accident - Wojcik JB, Benns MV, Franklin GA, Harbrecht BG, Broughton-Miller KD, Frisbie MC, Smith JW, Pentecost KM, Bozeman MC.
The purpose of the study was to assess whether trauma may be an independent risk factor for stroke. Evidence has shown that trauma patients experience a hypercoagulable state postinjury, increasing the risk of thrombotic events. A case-controlled, retrospe...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Accelerated death rate in population-based cohort of persons with traumatic brain injury - Selassie AW, Cao Y, Church EC, Saunders LL, Krause J.
OBJECTIVES:: To determine the influence of preexisting heart, liver, kidney, cancer, stroke, and mental health problems and examine the influence of low socioeconomic status on mortality after discharge from acute care facilities for individuals with traum...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Fear of falling and the relationship with the measure of functional independence and quality of life in post-cerebral vascular accident (stroke) victims - Monteiro RB, Laurentino GE, Melo PG, Cabral DL, Correa JC, Teixeira-Salmela LF.
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the fear of falling of 52 chronic post-stroke individuals and to assess its relationship with measures of functional independence and quality of life (QOL). Fear of falling was assessed by the Brazilian...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Is gait speed or walking distance a better predictor for community walking after stroke? - Bijleveld-Uitman M, van de Port I, Kwakkel G.
Objective: To determine if gait speed or walking distance is a better predictor for community walking after stroke. Methods: Data from the FIT-Stroke trial were used in a cross-sectional design. Community walking was measured with a self-administered quest...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news