abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationships between affected ankle dorsiflexion strength, other ankle muscle strength measurements, plantarflexor spasticity, and Timed "Up & Go" (TUG) times in people with spastic hemiplegia after stroke. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:A university-based rehabilitation centre. ...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Ng SS,Hui-Chan CW

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research is undertaken to answer important questions yet often the question is poorly expressed and lacks information on the population, the exposure or intervention, the comparison, and the outcome. An optimal research question sets out what the investigator wants to know, not what the investigator might do...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Mayo NE,Asano M,Barbic SP

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if gait speed or walking distance is a better predictor for community walking after stroke. METHODS:Data from the FIT-Stroke trial were used in a cross-sectional design. Community walking was measured with a self-administered questionnaire. The 5-m timed walk and the 6-min walk were used to asse...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Bijleveld-Uitman M,van de Port I,Kwakkel G

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of individualized manual physiotherapy and exercises compared with individualized exercises alone in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS:Patients with shoulder impingement of more than 4 weeks' duration. METHODS:Patients in the...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Kromer TO,de Bie RA,Bastiaenen CH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the six-minute walk test (6MWT) is widely used in cardiac rehabilitation, little is known about the ventilatory strategies adopted by older patients who have recently undergone median sternotomy, in order to meet the increased metabolic demand in the 6MWT. METHODS:Using a portable gas-analyser we a...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Molino-Lova R,Pasquini G,Vannetti F,Zipoli R,Razzolini L,Fabbri V,Frandi R,Cecchi F,Gigliotti F,Macchi C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main objective of this study was to link the Klein-Bell activities of daily living (KB) Scale to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), in order to validate the KB Scale content-wise. DESIGN:A qualitative approach was used with directed content analysis. METHODS:Co...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Dahlgren A,Sand A,Larsson A,Karlsson AK,Claesson L

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Obese patients require sustained lifestyle changes to reduce their health risks. We therefore developed a combined planning and telephone aftercare intervention based on the Health Action Process Approach to enhance physical activity after inpatient rehabilitation for obesity. DESIGN:Randomized controlled tr...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Ströbl V,Knisel W,Landgraf U,Faller H

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the associations between psychological factors and return to work among long-term sickness absentees. DESIGN:Longitudinal study with a 3-year follow-up. SUBJECTS:Long-term sickness absentees (n = 905) who had undergone a multidisciplinary medical assessment. METHODS:Three years after multidiscipl...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Gustafsson K,Lundh G,Svedberg P,Linder J,Alexanderson K,Marklund S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to identify factors that assessors considered important in decision-making regarding suitability for inpatient rehabilitation after acute severe stroke. DESIGN:Multi-site prospective observational cohort study. SUBJECTS:Consecutive acute, severe stroke patients and their assessors for inpa...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Hakkennes S,Hill KD,Brock K,Bernhardt J,Churilov L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate predictive factors for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) removal, thereby minimizing unnecessary PEG insertion in post-stroke dysphagia. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. PATIENTS:A total of 49 patients who undertook PEG tube insertion for post-stroke dysphagia. METHODS:Patients wer...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Yi Y,Yang EJ,Kim J,Kim WJ,Min Y,Paik NJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore construct(s) (ability, capability, actual performance, and/or perceived difficulty) of activities of daily living measures that have been used in randomized controlled trials. METHODS:Three databases (Medline, CINAHL, and OTSeeker) were searched. A questionnaire was sent to the author of each elig...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Hsieh CL,Hoffmann T,Gustafsson L,Lee YC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Whilst prognostic factors for recovery from whiplash associated disorders have been documented, factors related to high physiotherapy use are not well recognized. This study profiles predictors for high use of physiotherapy services from a large dataset from an Australian state insurer for motor vehicle accid...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Grimmer-Somers K,Milanese S,Kumar S,Brennan C,Mifsud I

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lack of sensory feedback is a drawback in today's hand prostheses. We present here a non-invasive simple sensory feedback system, which provides the user of a prosthetic hand with sensory feedback on the arm stump. It is mediated by air in a closed loop system connecting silicone pads on the prosthetic hand w...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Antfolk C,Björkman A,Frank SO,Sebelius F,Lundborg G,Rosen B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and predictive validity of the comprehensive activities of daily living (CADL) measure in patients with stroke. DESIGN:A repeated-assessments design, 10-14 days apart, was used to examine test-retest reliability in 70 patients. In the validity stud...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Hsueh IP,Wang CH,Liou TH,Lin CH,Hsieh CL

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether an online occupational postural and exercise intervention reduced patients' overall risk status for chronicity in subacute non-specific low back pain compared with conventional treatment, and to determine whether changes in risk of chronicity correlate with changes in specific outcomes ...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： del Pozo-Cruz B,Parraca JA,del Pozo-Cruz J,Adsuar JC,Hill J,Gusi N

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inter-organizational coordination is important for rehabilitation disaster relief. The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Disaster was unprecedented, being geographically widespread and multifaceted. Faced with the crisis, rehabilitation professionals established the 10 Rehabilitation-Related Organizations ...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Liu M,Kohzuki M,Hamamura A,Ishikawa M,Saitoh M,Kurihara M,Handa K,Nakamura H,Fukaura J,Kimura R,Ito T,Matsuzaka N

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To update knowledge of the incidence of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH, also referred to as dysautonomia), an emergency condition tentatively attributed to sympathetic paroxysms or diencephalic-hypothalamic disarrangement associated with severe diffuse brain axonal damage or hypoxia. This condition...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Pignolo L,Rogano S,Quintieri M,Leto E,Dolce G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the validity and reliability of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia Heart (TSK-SV Heart), a brief questionnaire to detect kinesiophobia (fear of movement) in patients with coronary artery disease. DESIGN:Methodological research (cross-sectional study). SUBJECTS:A total of 332 patients, mean age...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Bäck M,Jansson B,Cider A,Herlitz J,Lundberg M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) programmes in post-acute settings cover interventions for the rehabilitation of people with a variety of disabling health conditions. The setting of the intervention is more important than the timing and these programmes can be carried out in a variety of facilities. This paper...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Ward A,Gutenbrunner C,Giustini A,Delarque A,Fialka-Moser V,Kiekens C,Berteanu M,Christodoulou N

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musculoskeletal ultrasound has gained a significant place in the diagnosis and management of various musculoskeletal disorders due to its several advantages (being convenient, inexpensive, non-invasive, repeatable, providing dynamic imaging and not requiring any exposure to radiation). It has also become a valuable to...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Ozçakar L,Tok F,De Muynck M,Vanderstraeten G

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study compares functional status, quality of life and community integration in 2008 Sichuan earthquake survivors with spinal cord injury at hospital discharge and at 1-year follow-up in the community. METHODS:Twenty-six subjects with spinal cord injury completed demographic and medical questionnaires an...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Hu X,Zhang X,Gosney JE,Reinhardt JD,Chen S,Jin H,Li J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of forced use therapy on posture in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. DESIGN:Single group pre- and post-training assessments. SUBJECTS:Eight children (mean age 10.5 years (standard deviation 1.26 years)) with hemiplegic cerebral palsy Levels I and II on the gross motor function...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Ballaz L,Huffenus AF,Lamarre C,Koclas L,Lemay M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine changes in mobility longitudinally following single-event multilevel surgery in ambulant children with cerebral palsy, focusing on those using assistive devices for functional mobility because they are most at risk of declining gross motor function. PARTICIPANTS:A consecutive sample of 156 ambulan...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Harvey A,Rosenbaum P,Hanna S,Yousefi-Nooraie R,Graham KH

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report here a case of neoplastic brachial plexopathy detected by musculoskeletal ultrasonography in a patient with chronic cervicobrachialgia. METHODS/RESULTS:A 71-year-old man presented at Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center, Ankara, Turkey with a one-year history...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Kesikburun S,Omaç ÖK,Taşkaynatan MA,Özgül A,Tan AK

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of walkway length (5, 8 or 10 m) on measurements of comfortable and maximum walking speed. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:University-based rehabilitation centre. SUBJECTS:Patients (n = 25) with chronic stroke. METHODS:Timed walking with different walkway lengths (5, 8 a...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Ng SS,Ng PC,Lee CY,Ng ES,Tong MH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This special report presents the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) Liaison Sub-Committee on Rehabilitation Disaster Relief (CRDR) of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) in developing an enhanced physical rehabilitation relief response to large-scale natural disasters. Th...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Gosney J,Reinhardt JD,Haig AJ,Li J

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited empirical information exists regarding botulinum toxin-A injector decision-making practices for adult upper limb post-stroke spasticity. The design of most studies prevents such an assessment, as injection sites and dosage are mandated by researcher protocols. This contrasts to usual injector practic...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Baguley IJ,Nott MT,Turner-Stokes L,De Graaff S,Katrak P,McCrory P,de Abadal M,Hughes A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the development of Rasch analysis by examining the history of its application to the Functional Independence Measure (FIMTM), and highlighting current issues in the approach. METHODS:All Rasch-based papers concerning the FIMTM were reviewed for their analytical strategy and results. Four analytical...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Lundgren Nilsson Å,Tennant A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of speed-dependent treadmill training on gait and balance performance in patients with sub-acute stroke. DESIGN:Single-blinded randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS:A total of 26 patients with sub-acute stroke were randomly assigned to experimental (n = 13) and control (n = 13) groups...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Lau KW,Mak MK

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the intervention costs of a residential community reintegration programme for patients with acquired brain injury and to compare the societal costs before and after treatment. METHODS:A cost-analysis was performed identifying costs of healthcare, informal care, and ...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： van Heugten CM,Geurtsen GJ,Derksen RE,Martina JD,Geurts AC,Evers SM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the long-term efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in enhancing motor recovery in the upper extremities of stroke patients. METHODS:A total of 46 patients with stroke were assigned to a neuromuscular electrical stimulation group or a control group. All patients received a standard ...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Lin Z,Yan T

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To build a new activity-based, "bed to community", aetiology-independent measure of balance within the neurological rehabilitation setting by merging some existing scales. METHODS:Balance scales were selected using a conceptual framework and subsequently administered to a convenience sample of adult patients...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： La Porta F,Franceschini M,Caselli S,Cavallini P,Susassi S,Tennant A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the relationship between religiousness and mental health, hospitalization, pain, disability and quality of life in older adults from an outpatient rehabilitation setting in Sao Paulo, Brazil. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS:A total of 110 patients aged 60 years or older were int...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Lucchetti G,Lucchetti AG,Badan-Neto AM,Peres PT,Peres MF,Moreira-Almeida A,Gomes C,Koenig HG

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the need for intervention on cardio-vascular disease risks in persons with paraplegia according to: (i) two multifactorial risk models; and (ii) these models in combination with the additional risk of overweight/obesity. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SUBJECTS:A total of 134 out of 153 persons, comprisin...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Wahman K,Nash MS,Lewis JE,Seiger A,Levi R

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify candidate categories for International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Sets for the reporting and clinical measurement of functioning in older patients in early post-acute rehabilitation facilities. DESIGN:Prospective multi-centre cohort study. PATIENTS:Older pati...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Grill E,Müller M,Quittan M,Strobl R,Kostanjsek N,Stucki G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Goal attainment scaling represents a unique approach to identifying and quantifying individualized, meaningful treatment outcomes, and its use in the rehabilitation medicine setting is increasing. The aim of this paper is to discuss the available literature for goal attainment scaling in patients with acquire...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Ertzgaard P,Ward AB,Wissel J,Borg J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relevance and completeness of the comprehensive International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Sets for patients with rehabilitation needs in acute hospital care. DESIGN:Multi-centre cohort study. PATIENTS:A total of 391 patients (50.1% female, mean age 63.4 yea...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Müller M,Grill E,Stier-Jarmer M,Strobl R,Gutenbrunner C,Fialka-Moser V,Stucki G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the psychometric properties of the Northwick Park Dependency Scale (NPDS). DESIGN:Review of existing literature and psychometric analysis in relation to other standardized measures of disability in a large neurorehabilitation cohort. SETTING:A regional post-acute specialist inpatient neurorehabil...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Siegert RJ,Turner-Stokes L

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to investigate whether position sense acuity of the upper extremity and tracking performance, pen pressure and muscle activity in a tracking task are affected in subjects with neck and upper extremity pain. METHODS:Twenty-three subjects with neck and upper extremity pain and 26 healthy controls part...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Huysmans MA,Hoozemans MJ,van der Beek AJ,de Looze MP,van Dieën JH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined characteristics of patients with acquired brain injury associated with wait times for inpatient rehabilitation compared with a control population of patients with acquired spinal cord injury. METHODS:This cross-sectional study was based on 9458 patients captured in the National Rehabilita...

journal_title：Journal of rehabilitation medicine

authors： Colantonio A,Gerber G,Bayley M,Deber R,Kim H,Yin J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00