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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
A structural analysis of the rail unit of an indoor assistive mobility system - Kim JN, Shin MY, Seo YS, Yu CH, Kim K.
BACKGROUND: Individuals with gait disturbances, such as that post-stroke, are discharged home to undergo outpatient rehabilitation. Rehabilitation in the community is not as effective as that in hospital, due to long travel times and short program duration...
Source: SafetyLit - April 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
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
Utility of an obstacle-crossing test to classify future fallers and non-fallers at hospital discharge after stroke: a pilot study - Feld JA, Goode AP, Mercer VS, Plummer P.
BACKGROUND: Existing clinical assessments of balance and functional mobility have poor predictive accuracy for prospectively identifying post-stroke fallers, which may be due to a lack of ecological complexity that is typical of community-based fall incide...
Source: SafetyLit - June 8, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Clinical reasoning underlying acute care occupational therapists' assessment of rehabilitation potential after stroke or brain injury: a constructivist grounded theory study - Lam Wai Shun P, Swaine B, Bottari C.
INTRODUCTION: In acute care hospitals, clinicians are expected to rapidly provide recommendations regarding patients' rehabilitation potential and candidacy for postacute rehabilitation. Some studies have investigated factors influencing referral to rehabi...
Source: SafetyLit - December 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Patients' thoughts on their falls in a rehabilitation hospital: a qualitative study of patients with stroke - Aihara S, Kitamura S, Dogan M, Sakata S, Kondo K, Otaka Y.
This study aims t...
Source: SafetyLit - December 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Falls Source Type: news
The value of the exertional heat stroke score for the prognosis of patients with exertional heat stroke - Li P, Yang L, Liu R, Chen RL.
This study aims to evaluate the exertional heat stroke score (EHSS) system for the prognosis of exertional heat stroke (EHS) patients. METHODS: Forty-two EHS patients who had been treated in our hospital between January 2017 and December...
Source: SafetyLit - September 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Feasibility study of problem-solving training for care partners of adults with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, burn injury, or stroke during the inpatient hospital stay - Juengst SB, Osborne CL, Holavanahalli R, Silva V, Kew CL, Nabasny A, Bell KR.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of delivering an evidence-based self-management intervention, problem-solving training (PST), to care partners of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), burn injury, or stroke during...
Source: SafetyLit - February 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Patient-related factors associated with severe heat-related illnesses in Karachi: a hospital perspective - Kanwal S, Sajid S, Nasir N, Ahsan S, Almas A.
In 2015, Karachi saw its first ever epidemic of severe heatrelated illnesses that resulted in an extraordinary number of hospital admissions, especially in the intensive care, for fatal heat stroke within-hospital mortality of 3.7%.We conducted this study ...
Source: SafetyLit - January 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Delirium post-stroke: short- and long-term effect on depression, anxiety, apathy and aggression (research study-part of PROPOLIS study) - Kowalska K, Dro ś J, Mazurek M, Pasińska P, Gorzkowska A, Klimkowicz-Mrowiec A.
BACKGROUND: Stroke patients are particularly vulnerable to delirium episodes, but very little is known about its subsequent adverse mental health outcomes. The author's objective was to explore the association between in-hospital delirium and depression, a...
Source: SafetyLit - July 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Problems in supporting the resumption of driving for the stroke patients - Namai H, Hitosugi M.
To resume driving for the patients recovered from stroke, comprehensive support by occupational therapists and medical doctors has been performed in our hospital. Four males with the disturbance of cognitive function or higher brain functions were particip...
Source: SafetyLit - February 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Effects of visual feedback training and visual targets on muscle activation, balancing, and walking ability in adults after hemiplegic stroke: a preliminary, randomized, controlled study - Pak NW, Lee JH.
The aim of this randomized, controlled study was to investigate the effect of visual feedback through visual targets on muscle activity, balance, and gait in stroke patients. Patients were recruited from the inpatient unit of a rehabilitation hospital. Twe...
Source: SafetyLit - October 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Do patients with severe poststroke communication difficulties have a higher incidence of falls during inpatient rehabilitation? A retrospective cohort study - Sullivan R, Harding K.
BACKGROUND: Falls in hospital are common and serious complications of stroke. Associations have been found between communication disorders and increased rates of falls, but have received relatively little consideration as a risk factor for falls among stro...
Source: SafetyLit - March 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Previous experience and walking capacity predict community outings after stroke: an observational study - Karageorge A, Vargas J, Ada L, Kelly PJ, McCluskey A.
BACKGROUND: Following hospital discharge, stroke survivors may experience a decline in mobility, outings, and community participation. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between demographic and clinical measures, and the level of partici...
Source: SafetyLit - June 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Post-stroke depression: prevalence, associated factors and impact on quality of life among outpatients in a Nigerian hospital - Oni OD, Olagunju AT, Olisah VO, Aina OF, Ojini FI.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of post-stroke depression (PSD), its associated factors and impact on quality of life (QoL) among outpatients in a Nigerian hospital.METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 140 adults ma...
Source: SafetyLit - June 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
