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Receptionist rECognition and rEferral of patients with stroke (RECEPTS) study - protocol of a mixed methods study
This study therefore aims to understand the role of General Practice receptionists, with particular interest in receptionist's ability to recognise people who may be suffering from a stroke and to handle such patients as a medical emergency. Methods: The Receptionist rECognition and rEferral of PaTients with Stroke (RECEPTS) study will be a Primary Care based mixed methods study. 60 General Practices in the West Midlands will be recruited. Each practice will receive 10 unannounced simulated patient telephone calls, after the 10 calls questionnaires will be administered to each receptionist. These will examine the behaviour...
Source: Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations - May 12, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: James P SheppardSatinder SinghJanet JonesElizabeth BatesJohn SkeltonConnie WiskinRichard J McManusRuth M Mellor Source Type: research

Strategies to Improve Stroke Care Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Conclusion: In this systematic review, we found several reports on evidence-based implementable stroke services in LMICs. Some strategies are economic, feasible and reproducible but remain untested. Data on their outcomes and sustainability is limited. Further research on implementation of locally and regionally adapted stroke-services and cost-effective secondary prevention programs should be a priority.Neuroepidemiology 2017;49:45-61
Source: Neuroepidemiology - August 18, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Profile of deaths from unspecified stroke after investigation of garbage codes in 60 cities in Brazil, 2017
Conclusion: The investigations allowed the identification of subgroups of deaths due to stroke. In addition to the research, however, it is important to conduct physician training in the adequate filling in of the DC, in order to improve estimates of specific stroke mortality, and to enable appropriate targeting of health actions and services.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - November 29, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of Fast muscle Activation and Stepping Training (FAST) for improving balance and mobility in sub-acute stroke
DiscussionThe targeted training of fast functional movements in the FAST program is expected to improve walking balance following stroke compared to the active control intervention. Unique to this study is the investigation of potential mechanisms associated with improvements in walking balance.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01573585
Source: Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations - October 10, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Kimberly J MillerMichael A HuntCourtney L PollockDianne BryantS Garland Source Type: research

Walking on the Moon: A randomized clinical trial on the role of lower body positive pressure treadmill training in post-stroke gait impairment.
Abstract Body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) can be usefully employed to facilitate gait recovery in patients with neurological injuries. Specifically, lower body positive pressure support system (LBPPSS) decreases weight-bearing and ground reaction forces with potentially positive effects on qualitative gait indices. However, which gait features are being shaped by LBPPSS in post-stroke patients is yet poorly predictable. A pilot study on the effects of LBPPSS on qualitative and quantitative gait indices was carried out in patients with hemiparesis due to stroke in the chronic phase. Fifty patients, ...
Source: Adv Data - October 25, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Calabrò RS, Billeri L, Andronaco VA, Accorinti M, Milardi D, Cannavò A, Aliberti E, Militi A, Bramanti P, Naro A Tags: J Adv Res Source Type: research

Machine learning prediction of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after stroke thrombolysis: a cross-cultural validation in Caucasian and Han Chinese cohort
CONCLUSION: The established SVM model is feasible for predicting the risk of sICH after thrombolysis quickly and efficiently in both Caucasian and Han Chinese cohort.PMID:36225969 | PMC:PMC9549180 | DOI:10.1177/17562864221129380
Source: Adv Data - October 13, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Junfeng Liu Xinyue Chen Xiaonan Guo Renjie Xu Yanan Wang Ming Liu Source Type: research

Effectiveness of technology-based interventions on psychological morbidities, quality of life for informal caregivers of stroke survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis
CONCLUSION: Technology-based interventions had beneficial effects in alleviating depressive symptoms among informal caregivers.IMPACT: Technology-based interventions serve as a support mechanism for informal caregivers of stroke survivors who face time-constrains. Further high-quality randomized controlled trials are warranted to elucidate sustainability, optimal format and dosage of intervention.PMID:34904746 | DOI:10.1111/jan.15130
Source: Adv Data - December 14, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Wei Jien Chin Yun Ling Selina Ho Sheena Ramazanu Sakiko Itoh Piyanee Klainin-Yobas Xi Vivien Wu Source Type: research

Gamification of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) for simulation training-a feasibility study
CONCLUSION: Game-based digital simulation training is a feasible alternative to standard in-person simulation training to acquire competence in NIHSS assessment. Gamification seemed to give an incentive to simulate considerably more and to perform the assessment faster, with equal accuracy.TRIAL REGISTRATION: The study was approved by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (reference no. 543238).PMID:36810284 | DOI:10.1186/s41077-023-00245-4
Source: Adv Data - February 22, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Astrid Karina V Harring Jo R øislien Karianne Larsen Mona Guterud Helge Fagerheim Bugge Else Charlotte Sandset Dorte V Kristensen Maren Ranhoff Hov Source Type: research

An approach to improve the performance of subject-independent BCIs-based on motor imagery allocating subjects by gender
Conclusions: A larger subjects' sample test may be necessary to improve the performances of the gender-specific BCIs and to further test this methodology on different patients. The reduction of complexity in the implementation of BCI systems could bring these systems closer to applications such as controlling devices for the motor rehabilitation of stroke patients, and therefore, contribute to a more effective neurological rehabilitation.
Source: Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations - December 4, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jessica Cantillo-NegreteJosefina Gutierrez-MartinezRuben I Carino-EscobarPaul Carrillo-MoraDavid Elias-Vinas Source Type: research

Evaluation of Occupational Exposure Limits for Heat Stress in Outdoor Workers - United States, 2011-2016.
Abstract Heat stress, an environmental and occupational hazard, is associated with a spectrum of heat-related illnesses, including heat stroke, which can lead to death. CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) publishes recommended occupational exposure limits for heat stress (1). These limits, which are consistent with those of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) (2), specify the maximum combination of environmental heat (measured as wet bulb globe temperature [WBGT]) and metabolic heat (i.e., workload) to which workers should be exposed. Exposure limit...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - July 6, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tustin AW, Lamson GE, Jacklitsch BL, Thomas RJ, Arbury SB, Cannon DL, Gonzales RG, Hodgson MJ Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research

Radiomics-based prediction of hemorrhage expansion among patients with thrombolysis/thrombectomy related-hemorrhagic transformation using machine learning
CONCLUSIONS: The currently established NECT-based radiomic score is valuable in predicting hemorrhage expansion after HT among patients treated with reperfusion treatment after ischemic stroke, which may aid clinicians in determining patients with HT who are most likely to benefit from anti-expansion treatment.PMID:35173809 | PMC:PMC8842178 | DOI:10.1177/17562864211060029
Source: Adv Data - February 17, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Junfeng Liu Wendan Tao Zhetao Wang Xinyue Chen Bo Wu Ming Liu Source Type: research