abstract：:This article uses the medium of clinicians' comments and stories to explore their perceptions of therapeutic relationships and how these relationships come to a close at discharge from aphasia therapy. These narratives are drawn from a qualitative, grounded theory study carried out in South Australia and Northern Terr...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Hersh D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening tests for memory can be administered more quickly than standard tests of memory. They can be particularly useful with patients with acute medical illness or with the elderly who are unable to tolerate complex or lengthy memory testing, such as patients with acute stroke. However, screening measures for memor...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Johnson-Greene D,Touradji P,Emmerson LC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In terms of integration of the paretic upper extremity in activities of daily living (ADLs), outcome is poor after stroke. Furthermore, amount of real-world arm use appears only weakly correlated with laboratory motor function scales. Therefore, amount of arm use may depend critically on the location, extent, and type...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Lum PS,Mulroy S,Amdur RL,Requejo P,Prilutsky BI,Dromerick AW

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke remains a leading cause of disability for older adults. While is it well established in the literature that exercise programs can have significant benefit, many stroke survivors do not receive specific recommendations for exercise or lack the motivation to continue exercising following discharge from rehabilita...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Shaughnessy M,Resnick BM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the percentage of persons with stroke resuming therapy within 4 weeks of inpatient rehabilitation discharge, to compare the characteristics of those who did and did not resume therapy, and to determine the predictors of resuming physical (PT), occupational (OT), and speech (ST) therapy. METHOD:Soci...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Ostwald SK,Godwin KM,Cheong H,Cron SG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The clinical functional evaluation is the usual method for dysphagia screening in patients with acute stroke. This study compared two methods of evaluation--with liquid and semisolid viscosities. METHOD:Twenty-six patients with stroke onset within 7 days--with a mean age of 63.5 +/- 12.4 years--were prospect...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Marques CH,de Rosso AL,André C

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated whether or not individuals with ataxia from stroke improve their upper extremity motor function with intense motor practice. METHOD:Three individuals with ataxia from chronic stroke completed modified constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) protocols. Stroke Participants 1 and 2 co...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Richards L,Senesac C,McGuirk T,Woodbury M,Howland D,Davis S,Patterson T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the efforts made by the city of Chicago to promote total access and full participation for people with disabilities. The process that the Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) undertook to ensure that other city departments and sister agencies incorporated accessible program...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Hanson D

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's dementia (AD). It is characterized by loss of executive function with milder memory loss as compared with AD and is associated with cerebral brain infarction or hemorrhage. Treatment is predominantly focused on cardiovascular risk fac...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Schneck MJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study describes current stroke care within hospital acute care settings. METHOD:Twenty-two acute care hospital sites in Central South Ontario were mailed a survey exploring the prevalence of stroke admissions, use of protocols and policies, staff resources, stroke-specific training, and available equipmen...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Masters L,Barreca S,Ansley B,Waid K,Buckley S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The privileging of the substituted judgment standard as the gold standard for surrogate decision making in law and bioethics has constrained the research agenda in end-of-life decision making. The empirical literature is inundated with a plethora of "Newlywed Game" designs, in which potential patients and potential su...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Shapiro SP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Depression after stroke is common and increases morbidity and mortality in the first years after stroke onset. Nevertheless, little is known about the role of psychosocial factors on the etiology of depression in early as well as in the late poststroke stages. The aim of our study was to investigate the influen...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Wilz G,Barskova T

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This descriptive study examined problems and successes that a sample of 73 adult caregivers new to the role expressed in the first year of caring for stroke survivors. Data were collected from May 2002 to December 2005. METHOD:Bimonthly, trained telephone interviewers asked the participants open-ended question...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Pierce LL,Steiner V,Govoni A,Thompson TC,Friedemann ML

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke survivors experience functional loss in basic activities of daily living (ADLs) and in everyday community activities or instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Historically there has been a greater focus by rehabilitation professionals on basic ADLs than on IADLs. PURPOSE:The purpose of this...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Roth EJ,Lovell L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Good end-of-life care requires that clinicians, families, and ethicists be aware of biases that influence patient cases, particularly in the acute care setting where the aim is primarily cure and return to optimal functional level. Persons with disabilities may pose unique challenges; their potential for quality of li...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Robinson EM,Phipps M,Purtilo RB,Tsoumas A,Hamel-Nardozzi M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to present the Kinesio taping method used to improve the upper extremity function in the adult with hemiplegia. The article discusses various therapeutic methods used in the treatment of stroke patients to achieve a functional upper extremity. The only taping technique for various upper ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Jaraczewska E,Long C

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Informal care provision presents many challenges. As the population ages, more people are forced to enter the role of informal caretaker. Despite the increase in the need for caregivers and the importance of providing care, there is little empirical research examining how men and women approach and cope with providing...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Tiegs TJ,Heesacker M,Ketterson TU,Pekich DG,Rittman MR,Rosenbek JC,Stidham BS,Gonzalez-Rothi LJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article will explore the use of the term medical necessity as it relates to wheeled mobility. Health insurance will cover a wheelchair if it is determined that it is medically necessary for a particular client. There are many different types of health insurance, and no universal definition of medical necessity. Th...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Canning B

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA'03) did more than introduce a prescription drug benefit for Medicare beneficiaries; it also laid the groundwork for several far-reaching changes in the Medicare program. These changes must be considered in the context of the "American devolution"--a much larger shift in Amer...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： DeJong G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is the leading cause of disability in older Americans. Each year 750,000 Americans suffer a stroke, two thirds of whom are left with neurological deficits that persistently impair function. Principal among them is hemiparetic gait that limits mobility and increases fall risk, promoting a sedentary lifestyle. Th...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Macko RF,Ivey FM,Forrester LW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Providing appropriate and effective information to people with stroke and their families has been identified as a key component to successful practice. Researchers continue to focus on "lack of information" as being the lack of specific technical medical information rather than the communication of practical...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Anderson S,Marlett NJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In developing a training program from standing to walking for a patient with a left parietal foot amputation and right hemiplegia, we found that the leg orthosis was effective in allowing the patient to regain the balancing ability when standing. The leg orthosis had practical effects on increasing walking distance. ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Ishii M,Yamanaka T

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Using secondary analysis and Friedemann's framework of systemic organization as a guide, the purpose of this article is to examine the experience of a subsample of five men caring for women with stroke who participated for 3 months in a Web-based support group. METHOD:Analysis of qualitative data (N = 224 entr...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Pierce LL,Steiner V

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rehabilitation for hemiparesis, one of the goals of an occupational therapist is to practice upper extremity tasks with the recovering individual. The practice is intended to strengthen muscles and refine movements. It also provides examples for the recovering body and brain as they attempt to reestablish the now d...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Stevens JA,Stoykov ME

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication following acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Pulmonary embolism (PE), the most serious consequence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), can result in significant morbidity and death. Patients with stroke are at particular risk because of limb paralysis, prolonged bed...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Harvey RL

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic review of the literature from 1970-2002 was conducted to highlight the issues facing stroke survivors and their families upon integration into the community. Areas of interests were social support, caregiver burden and depression, family interactions, family education intervention, social and leisure acti...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Bhogal SK,Teasell RW,Foley NC,Speechley MR

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive evidence-based review of stroke rehabilitation was created to be an up-to-date review of the current evidence in stroke rehabilitation and to provide specific conclusions based on evidence that could be used to help direct stroke care at the bedside and at home. A literature search using multiple data-...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Teasell RW,Foley NC,Bhogal SK,Speechley MR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated the physiological responses of stroke survivors to a 16-week program of moderate aerobic and anaerobic exercise. METHOD:Forty participants who were a minimum of 6 months post stroke underwent physiological testing over the course of 2 days that included a maximal VO(2) stress test, a Bi...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Carr M,Jones J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrated networks add value to patient care through several mechanisms--sharing information and practice consistency based on evidence and access to a wide range of physicians and patient care venues. Successful networks are tied together through shared information systems and electronic medical records. The Domain ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： O'Malley T,Storto DE

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke onset causes disruption of family roles as caregiving tasks are assumed. The current study presents a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the problems of 123 older, spousal stroke caregivers. Problems were coded into 14 categories; frequencies of occurrence and difficulty were also analyzed. Differences in...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Hartke RJ,King RB

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no "magic bullet" in rehabilitation. In the absence of direct neural transplants, neurological rehabilitation is an arduous process. We have pioneered the clinical application of robotics in stroke rehabilitation and have shown evidence of the positive impact of targeted exercise on stroke recovery. In this a...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Krebs HI,Volpe BT,Ferraro M,Fasoli S,Palazzolo J,Rohrer B,Edelstein L,Hogan N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy is a widely recognized management technique for severe, disabling spasticity in individuals with cerebral palsy and spinal and brain injuries. Its utility in the stroke population has only been recognized recently. Unlike the aforementioned patient populations, many stroke survivors ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Francisco GE

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to document the readability of a stroke education brochure and to illustrate how the readability of this document might be improved. Readability analyses using three different formulas were conducted on a stroke education brochure from the Australian National Stroke Foundation. Consistent w...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Sullivan K,O'Conor F

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article proposes to use information processing models of cognition to guide behaviorally based treatments of language deficits, specifically, single-word object naming. Our approach is illustrated with a clinical case of a transcortical sensory aphasic. Clinical neuropsychological and functional imaging data demo...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Robinson KM,Grossman M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes an approach to treatment of agrammatic aphasic individuals' sentence production deficits. In this linguistic-specific sentence production treatment, sentences selected for treatment and the treatment itself are control led for their lexical and syntactic properties. Results derived from a series...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Thompson CK

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subarachnoid hemorrhage affects more than 25,000 Americans yearly and is most commonly caused by a ruptured, saccular, cerebral aneurysm. Current measures to evaluate and manage patients with nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage are detailed. Areas of future progress are presented. The diagnosis and treatment of intra...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Pritz MB

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides the rehabilitation team with some tips concerning how to maximize their chances for successful communication with individuals who have aphasia. These ideas can be applied across the range of settings in which health care is provided. The notions described here can increase the effectiveness of in...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Holland AL,Halpery AS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study made by The Stroke and Aphasia Federation Finland, a little less than a quarter of the aphasic patients and their families could not cope with the change in their life caused by stroke. Patients' and families' functionality decreased, and their social contacts either decreased or ended. These were the facto...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Salonen T

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural control is an essential component to be considered in the rehabilitation of stroke survivors. This article attempts to provide the clinician with terminology and frameworks for classification in order to provide a more focused intervention. There is a comparison of some of the available assessments of impairm...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Fuller K,Huber L

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following is an attempt to consider how various ways of thinking about the aphasic condition influence how the problem is approached for rehabilitation. The fundamental theory of three popular, traditional approaches to assessment of aphasia are considered with particular regard to their consequential influence up...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Mitchum CC

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00