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Effects of a 12-month task-specific balance training on the balance status of stroke survivors with and without cognitive impairments in selected hospitals in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria - Okonkwo UP, Ibeneme SC, Ihegihu EY, Egwuonwu AV, Ezema CI, Maruf FA.
BACKGROUND: Stroke results in varying levels of physical disabilities that may adversely impact balance with increased tendency to falls. This may intensify with cognitive impairments (CI), and impede functional recovery. Therefore,  task-specific balance ...
Source: SafetyLit - May 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Community mobility after stroke: a systematic review - Wesselhoff S, Hanke TA, Evans CC.
Background Stroke is the leading cause of severe disability and many survivors report long-term physical or cognitive impairments that may impact their ability to achieve community mobility (CM). PURPOSE: To determine the extent to which people wit...
Source: SafetyLit - January 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Association of stroke subtypes with risk of hip fracture: a population-based study in Taiwan - Zheng JQ, Lai HJ, Zheng CM, Yen YC, Lu KC, Hu CJ, Lee HH, Wang YH.
This study aimed to investigate the association of stroke subtypes and hip fracture by using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. Significantly higher risks of hip fracture were found fo...
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Balance evaluation techniques and physical therapy in post-stroke patients: A literature review - Lendraitien ė E, Tamošauskaitė A, Petruševičienė D, Savickas R.
A stroke (cerebrovascular accident - CVA) is a significant social-economic issue. Approximately 15-30% of all patients develop life-long disability, 20% require over 3 months of specialized care in healthcare institutions, and the majority of the patients ...
Source: SafetyLit - December 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

What's keeping people after stroke from walking outdoors to become physically active? A qualitative study, using an integrated biomedical and behavioral theory of functioning and disability - Outermans J, Pool J, van de Port I, Bakers J, Wittink H.
BACKGROUND: In general people after stroke do not meet the recommendations for physical activity to conduct a healthy lifestyle. Programs to stimulate walking activity to increase physical activity are based on the available insights into barriers and faci...
Source: SafetyLit - August 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

The correlation between depression, balance, and physical functioning post stroke - Alghwiri AA.
The objective of this study was to examine the correlation between depression, balance, and self-reported physical performance in patients post s...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 4, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Effects of functional limb overloading on symmetrical weight bearing, walking speed, perceived mobility, and community participation among patients with chronic stroke - Alabdulwahab SS, Ahmad F, Singh H.
Background. Stroke is a leading cause for long-term disability that often compromises the sensorimotor and gait function accompanied by spasticity. Gait abnormalities persist through the chronic stages of the condition and only a small percentage of these ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Prevalence and associated factors of anger post stroke: a systematic review - Ramos-Perdigues S, Mane-Santacana A, Pintor-Perez L.
INTRODUCTION: Stroke is one of the main causes of death and disability and has a high economic cost. Anger after stroke is common and worsens functionality and quality of life. The study of this comorbidity has been hampered by the lack of standardization...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: news

Relationship between depression and strength training in survivors of the ischemic stroke - Aidar FJ, de Matos DG, de Oliveira RJ, Carneiro AL, Cabral BG, Dantas PM, Reis VM.
This study aimed to analyze the influence of a strength traini...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Suicide in stroke survivors: epidemiology and prevention - Pompili M, Venturini P, Lamis DA, Giordano G, Serafini G, Belvederi Murri M, Amore M, Girardi P.
Stroke is a dramatic event and is associated with potentially severe consequences, including disability, mortality, and social costs. Stroke may occur at any age; however, most strokes occur in individuals aged 65 years and older. Previous research has fo...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 12, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

The efficacy of self-management programmes for increasing physical activity in community-dwelling adults with acquired brain injury (ABI): a systematic review - Jones TM, Hush JM, Dear BF, Titov N, Dean CM.
BACKGROUND: Acquired brain injury (ABI), often arising from stroke or trauma, is a common cause of long-term disability, physical inactivity and poor health outcomes globally. Individuals with ABI face many barriers to increasing physical activity, such as...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Fatigue and fatigability in neurologic illnesses: Proposal for a unified taxonomy - Kluger BM, Krupp LB, Enoka RM.
Fatigue is commonly reported in many neurologic illnesses, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, myasthenia gravis, traumatic brain injury, and stroke. Fatigue contributes substantially to decrements in quality of life and disability in these il...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 25, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

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