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Challenges in applying evidence-based practice in stroke rehabilitation: a qualitative description of health professional experience in low, middle, and high-income countries
Conclusion: A global approach is needed to share knowledge about EBP, especially scientific evidence and innovative thinking about its application to clinical practice. Implications for rehabilitationRehabilitation professional groups should contribute to a global network to improve informal knowledge sharing and training around evidence-based practice.Support for training in evidence-based practice and its application needs to be developed and accessible in all countries, including low and middle-income countries.It is imperative that policymakers prioritise practical, evidence-based solutions for rehabilitation research ...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - September 4, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Kimberley E Watkins William M M Levack Farooq A Rathore E Jean C Hay-Smith Source Type: research
WHO Systematic Assessment of Rehabilitation Situation (STARS): A systematic review on the status of stroke rehabilitation in India
AbstractPurpose of reviewTo provide a 'Systematic Assessment of the Rehabilitation Situation' (STARS) on stroke rehabilitation in India in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) STARS guidelines. Understanding the current status will help in planning of future policy and development activities.Recent FindingsThe available stroke rehabilitation data from India is deficient. While the incidence of stroke is 33 to 295.9 per year per 100,000 people (in a country of 1.2 billion), there are about 1000 physiatrists and only 150 designated rehabilitation facilities. Among them almost 40% patients are moderate to sever...
Source: Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports - August 11, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Predicting institutionalization after Subacute Stroke Rehabilitation using the 12-Item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule
CONCLUSION: Despite its brevity and subjectivity, the WHODAS-12 from proxies has shown high accuracy in predicting institutionalization after subacute rehabilitation of individuals with major stroke, the impact of participation being as relevant as that of activities.PMID:37548437 | DOI:10.2340/jrm.v55.6531
Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - August 7, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Sinikka Tarvonen-Schr öder Mari Koivisto Source Type: research
Roche enters partnership with Alnylam to co-develop and co-commercialise RNAi therapeutic zilebesiran to treat hypertension in patients with high cardiovascular risk
Partnership combines Roche ’s proven track record of successfully developing and launching innovative medicines worldwide withAlnylam ’s leadership in RNAi therapeuticsZilebesiran, a Phase 2 RNAi therapeutic, has best-in-disease potential for patients with hypertension at high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, by robustly and durably lowering blood pressureHypertension, the leading cause of cardiovascular disease, affects more than 1.2 billion adults worldwide. While several therapies exist, a significant unmet need, especially for high risk patients, remains.1Basel, 24 July 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OT...
Source: Roche Media News - July 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
From lift off to splash down: An update on Mayo Clinic stem cells in space
It's been six years since Mayo Clinic physician Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D., watched stem cells from his regenerative medicine laboratory blast into space as part of a research effort to see if zero gravity would help the cells multiply faster. Approximately 15 million people worldwide experience a stroke annually, according to the World Health Organization. Currently, stroke remains a top cause of death and disability in the world. Finding new therapies for stroke is important…
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - May 26, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
The Brazilian version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) is reliable and valid for chronic stroke survivors
CONCLUSIONS: The Brazilian version of the WHODAS 2.0 instrument presented evidence of reliability and validity for chronic post-stroke individuals.PMID:37120851 | DOI:10.1080/10749357.2023.2207293
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - April 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Ang élica Cristiane Ovando Catiane Dall'Agnol Jhoanne Merlyn Luiz Renata Andrade Momo Shamyr Sulyvan De Castro Source Type: research
