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Total 33 results found since Jan 2013.

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

Is pain associated with suicidality in stroke? - Wai-Kwong T, Huajun L, Vincent M, Gabor S U, Ka-Sing W.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between poststroke pain and suicidality (SI) in Chinese patients with first or recurrent stroke. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey SETTING: Acute Stroke Unit of a university-affiliated general hospital in Hong Kong PART...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 2, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

The effects of mirror therapy on the gait of subacute stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial - Ji SG, Kim MK.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of mirror therapy on the gait of patients with subacute stroke. DESIGN: Randomized controlled experimental study. SETTING: Outpatient rehabilitation hospital. SUBJECTS: Thirty-four patients with stroke were rand...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 17, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Correlation between balance and gait according to pelvic displacement in stroke patients - Kong SW, Jeong YW, Kim JY.
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlations of balance and gait according to pelvic displacement in stroke patients. [Subjects] The subjects of this study were 58 stroke patients who had been admitted to a hospital. [Methods] A ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 6, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

One-leg standing time of the affected side moderately predicts for postdischarge falls in community stroke patients - Yoshimoto Y, Oyama Y, Tanaka M, Sakamoto A.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the predictive accuracy of one-leg standing time at hospital discharge on falls in stroke patients. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study. Participants included stroke patient...
Source: SafetyLit - May 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Predictors of track test performance in drivers with stroke - Kobayashi Y, Omokute Y, Mitsuyama A, Takaoka Y, Takama C, Watanabe Y.
AIM: To identify in-house assessment criteria to predict outcomes of driving tests in patients with stroke who wish to resume driving. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 181 patients with stroke who attended Fukui General Hospital (as outpatients or inpatien...
Source: SafetyLit - September 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

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

Analysis of risk factors affecting prognosis of exertional heat stroke - Zhao JJ, Zhou JJ, Hu J, Zhou FH, Kang HJ, Liu H, Pan L, Song Q.
OBJECTIVE: To determine prognostic risk factors of exertional heat stroke (EHS). METHODS: Sixty-nine patients who met the case definition of EHS at ten military hospitals from June 2002 to August 2012 were enrolled in this retrospective study. The clinical...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Factors affecting falls in community-dwelling individuals with stroke in Singapore after hospital discharge - Chin LF, Wang J, Ong CH, Lee WK, Kong KH.
This study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the incidence of falls among individuals with stroke living in the community one year after discharge from a rehabilitation hospital in Singapore. METHODS: A cross-sectional telephone surv...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 28, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Falls Source Type: news

Emergency department visits for heat stroke in the United States, 2009 and 2010 - Wu X, Brady JE, Rosenberg H, Li G.
Background: The effect of extreme heat on health has become a growing public health concern due to climate change. We aimed to examine the epidemiological patterns of hospital-based emergency department (ED) visits for heat stroke in the United States. ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 26, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Impaired reactive stepping among patients ready for discharge from inpatient stroke rehabilitation - Inness EL, Mansfield A, Lakhani B, Bayley M, McIlroy WE.
BACKGROUND & PURPOSE: Individuals with stroke are at increased risk for falls soon after hospital discharge. The ability to react to a balance perturbation, specifically with a rapid step, is critical to maintain balance and prevent falls. The purpose of t...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 21, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Do measures of reactive balance control predict falls in people with stroke returning to the community? - Mansfield A, Wong JS, McIlroy WE, Biasin L, Brunton K, Bayley M, Inness EL.
OBJECTIVE: To determine if reactive balance control measures predict falls after discharge from stroke rehabilitation. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Rehabilitation hospital and community. PARTICIPANTS: Independently ambulatory individu...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - June 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Shifting gears: an inpatient medical record audit and post-discharge survey of return-to-driving following stroke/transient ischaemic attack - Frith J, Warren-Forward H, Hubbard I, James C.
This study investigates the provision of return-to-driving education in the acute hospital set...
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of exertional heat stroke among paratroopers in Agra, India - Deshwal R, Tiwari D, Singh R.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical profile, biochemical parameters and outcome in a series of 78 patients of heat stroke admitted and treated in a military hospital in India. METHODS: This was a prospective study in a m...
Source: SafetyLit - May 9, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

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