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Activity monitor placed at the non-paretic ankle is accurate in measuring step counts during community walking in post-stroke individuals : a validation study
(Wiley, 2019-01-28)
Background: Different environmental factors may affect the accuracy of step-count activity monitors (AM). However, the validationconditions for AM accuracy largely differ from ecological environments.Objectives: To assess ...
Interventions used by allied health professionals in sexual rehabilitation after stroke : a systematic review
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-12-15)
Background: Although sexuality can be affected post-stroke, few individuals receive sexual rehabilitation because of clinicians’ lack of knowledge regarding evidence-based interventions.
Objective: To document and ...
Assessment methods in sexual rehabilitation after stroke : a scoping review for rehabilitation professionals
(Taylor and Francis, 2021-03-09)
Purpose: The aim was to identify and describe the assessment methods used by rehabilitation professionals to evaluate sexuality for individuals post-stroke, as well as the domains of sexuality addressed.
Methods: Seven ...
The effectiveness of dance therapy as an adjunct to rehabilitation of adults with a physical disability
(Frontiers media, 2020-08-26)
Background/Objective: To determine the added benefit on participants’ mobility and
participation of a 12-week dance therapy (DT) intervention combined with usual physical
rehabilitation for adults with varied physical ...
The impact of semantic dementia on everyday actions : evidence from an ecological study
(Cambridge University Press, 2012-11-19)
In theory, semantic memory may trigger and support the execution of everyday activities. This study explored this question by comparing three patients with semantic dementia to 40 normal controls performing different ...
Integration in the community following a severe traumatic brain injury : a qualitative study exploring the presence of occupational rights violations over a lifetime experience
(Routledge, 2020-08-31)
Introduction: Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a chronic condition associated with an ongoing need to adapt to a multitude of life changes. To ease transitions and optimize occupational development, people with TBI ...
Advancing social inclusion of people with disabilities through awareness and training activities : a collaborative process between community partners and researchers
(Elsevier, 2021-05-23)
Objective
The main objectives were to 1) search and map current disability awareness and training activities in Quebec, Canada, 2) collectively reflect on these practices, and 3) develop a five-year strategic plan.
Methods
We ...
Slow and faster post-stroke walkers have a different trunk progression and braking impulse during gait
(Elsevier, 2018-12-26)
Background
Braking forces absorbed by the leading paretic limb are greater than expected with regard to gait speed and not correlated with propulsive forces generated by the non-paretic limb in individuals with severe ...
Perceived needs and difficulties in meal preparation ofpeople living with traumatic brain injury in a chronicphase : supporting long-term services and interventions
(Wiley, 2019-10-08)
Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a chronic medical condition with life-long consequences. Meal preparation is one the most significant activities impacted by TBI even after more than 10 years post-trauma. ...
Reliability and minimal detectable change of the mini-BESTest in adults with spinal cord injury in a rehabilitation setting
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-06-03)
Background: The mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (mini-BESTest) is a valid tool for assessing standing balance in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Its reliability has not yet been investigated with this ...