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The sensitivity and specificity of the balance evaluation systems test-BESTest in determining risk of fall in stroke patients - Sahin IE, Guclu-Gunduz A, Yaz ıcı G, Ozkul C, Volkan-Yazici M, Nazliel B, Tekindal MA.
BACKGROUND: Balance disorders cause disability in stroke and increase risk of falls. The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest), examines balance, determines parameters causing balance disorders, provides information on risk factors for falls. O...
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
A structural equation model of falls at home in individuals with chronic stroke, based on the international classification of function, disability, and health - Kongwattanakul K, Hiengkaew V, Jalayondeja C, Sawangdee Y.
PURPOSE: To use structural equation model (SEM) to explain falls at home in individuals with chronic stroke, based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross sectional observation...
Source: SafetyLit - April 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Boxing training in patients with stroke causes improvement of upper extremity, balance, and cognitive functions but should it be applied as virtual or real? - Ersoy C, Iyigun G.
BACKGROUND: Upper extremity hemiparesis is one of the most common post-stroke disabilities requiring rehabilitation.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of virtual and real boxing training in addition to neurodevelopmental treatment on the upper extremit...
Source: SafetyLit - June 26, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Monitoring of gait parameters in post-stroke individuals: a feasibility study using RGB-D sensors - Ferraris C, Cimolin V, Vismara L, Votta V, Amprimo G, Cremascoli R, Galli M, Nerino R, Mauro A, Priano L.
Stroke is one of the most significant causes of permanent functional impairment and severe motor disability. Hemiplegia or hemiparesis are common consequences of the acute event, which negatively impacts daily life and requires continuous rehabilitation tr...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Falls, stroke, communication disability: content analysis of medical records and incident reports conference abstract #170 - Sullivan R, Harding K, Skinner I, Hemsley B.
Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2022)
Background Patients with communication disability following stroke are often excluded from falls research.
Aim This researched aimed to identify the circu...
Source: SafetyLit - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Stroke, communication disability and falls: analysis of medical records and incident reports conference abstract #172 - Sullivan R, Harding K, Skinner I, Hemsley B.
Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2022)
Background Patients with communication disability following stroke are at increased risk for adverse events including falls. However, they are often exclude...
Source: SafetyLit - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Safety and usability of the MAK exoskeleton in patients with stroke - Cumplido-Trasmonte C, Barqu ín-Santos E, Garcés-Castellote E, Gor-García-Fogeda MD, Plaza-Flores A, Hernández-Melero M, Gutiérrez-Ayala A, Cano-de-la-Cuerda R, López-Morón AL, García-Armada E.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability in adults worldwide, and one of the main objectives in the rehabilitation of these patients is to recover the gait. New technologies have emerged to cope with this issue, complementi...
Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Risk of suicide among stroke survivors in the United States - Grobman B, Kothapalli N, Mansur A, Lu CY.
BACKGROUND: Stroke is the largest cause of disability and the 5(th) leading cause of death in the United States. Suicide is the 12(th) leading cause of death in the United States. However, little is known about the risk of suicide among people with a prior...
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
G-Exos: a wearable gait exoskeleton for walk assistance - Zorkot M, Dac LH, Morya E, Brasil FL.
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and one of the leading causes of disability in the world. According to the World Health Organization, 11 million people suffer a stroke yearly. The cost of the disease is exorbitant, and the most widely used trea...
Source: SafetyLit - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure 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
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
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
