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Stroke impairment categories: A new way to classify the effects of stroke based on stroke-related impairments.
CONCLUSIONS: A classification system of seven Stroke Impairment Categories has been presented. PMID: 33131321 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Rehabilitation - November 1, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Gittins M, Lugo-Palacios D, Vail A, Bowen A, Paley L, Bray B, Tyson S Tags: Clin Rehabil Source Type: research

20 years of researching stroke through audit.
This article records and reviews some questions that have been answered using data from the audit: Is the rate of institutional care after rehabilitation a possible measure of outcome? Does stroke unit care in routine practice give the benefits shown in randomized controlled trials? How is the quality of stroke care affected by a patient's age and the time of their stroke? Do patient-reported measures match those obtained from the professionals recording of processes of care? How do the processes of care after stroke affect mortality? Is thrombolysis safe to use in patients over the age of 80? Do staffing levels matter? Do...
Source: Clinical Rehabilitation - June 1, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Rudd AG, Hoffman A, Paley L, Bray B Tags: Clin Rehabil Source Type: research

Perspectives on Encouraging Diversity and Inclusion Among Stroke Rehabilitation Research Teams
To describe dimensions of personal and professional diversity and inclusion present within a single National Institutes of Health R01 funded stroke rehabilitation research team, using a conceptual, literature-based approach (DHHS, 2022; Hall et al., 2018; Wood et al., 2021). To explore the potential impact of diversity dimensions on the research team's activities.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - March 1, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Lorelei Johnson, Tami Guerrier, Mark Hirsch, Adam Jacks, Soomin Kim, Marcia Rodriguez, J George Thomas, Kim Welsh, Katarina Haley Tags: Late Breaking Research Poster 2229369 Source Type: research

Evaluation of the MCAST, a multidisciplinary toolkit to improve mental capacity assessment.
Conclusions: The MCAST is the first toolkit to support the needs of individuals with communication disabilities during mental capacity assessments. It enables assessors to deliver high quality, legally compliant and confident practice.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONMental capacity assessment practice needs to be improved to maximise patient autonomy, safety and well-being.The MCAST is a paper-based toolkit designed to facilitate and improve mental capacity practice in England and Wales.This study suggests the MCAST would be easy and acceptable to use in healthcare settings and could lead to improvements in assessment quali...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - May 22, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Jayes M, Palmer R, Enderby P Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research