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The Development and Content Validation of the Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool

Nursing Reports, 2021
Background/Objectives: When aging adults are hospitalized due to a major health event, they often turn to care partners (‘family members or friends’) for support.
Beth Fields, Richard Schulz, Lauren Terhorst, Madeline Carbery, Juleen Rodakowski   +4 more
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Simultaneous bilateral training for improving arm function after stroke [PDF]

, 2009
Background Simultaneous bilateral training, the completion of identical activities with both arms simultaneously, is one intervention to improve arm function and reduce impairment.
Morris, J., Morris, Jacqui; id_orcid, Morris, Jacqui, Langhorne, Peter, Langhorne, P, Pollock, Alex, Morris, J, Pollock, A., Langhorne, P., Van Wijck, Frederike, Coupar, Fiona, Coupar, F., van Wijck, F.   +12 more
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A scoping review of resilience among transition-age youth with serious mental illness: tensions, knowledge gaps, and future directions

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction The study of resilience among transition-age youth (aged 16–29 years) living with serious mental illness (SMI) has provided a promising new direction for research with the capacity to explore individuals’ strengths and resources.
Amy E. Nesbitt, Catherine M. Sabiston, Melissa L. deJonge, Skye P. Barbic, Nicole Kozloff, Emily J. Nalder   +5 more
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Process evaluation findings of a fall prevention and management program for wheelchair and scooter users with multiple sclerosis

PEC Innovation, 2022
Objective: To describe process evaluation findings of a clinical trial to evaluate the Individualized Reduction of Falls (iROLL) program, a 6-session, group-based intervention designed to reduce fall incidence among people living with multiple sclerosis (
Toni Van Denend, Elizabeth W. Peterson, JongHun Sung, Laura A. Rice   +3 more
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Clinical Outcomes of Custom Foot Orthoses in Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. [PDF]

J Foot Ankle Res
ABSTRACT Background Progressive collapsing foot deformity (PCFD) is a painful and function‐limiting condition most commonly affecting middle‐aged and older adults. Although custom foot orthoses (CFOs) are routinely prescribed as a conservative intervention, evidence from large clinical cohorts remains limited.
Robb K, Ryan M, Moisan G.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Shoulder-specific rehabilitation combined with aerobic exercises versus solely shoulder-specific rehabilitation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: study protocol for a randomized controlled superiority trial

Trials, 2022
Background Musculoskeletal disorders are very common in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The upper limb is one of the regions that is most frequently affected generally presenting limited joint mobility, pain, and a decreased muscle strength.
Fernanda A. P. Habechian, Mauricio E. Flores Quezada, Ann M. Cools, Birgitte Hougs Kjaer, Rodrigo I. Cuevas Cid, Gisele G. Zanca   +5 more
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A process evaluation of an on-line fall prevention and management program for individuals who use wheelchairs or scooters living with multiple sclerosis

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundFalls and resulting injury are a significant concern for individuals living with multiple sclerosis (MS) that use a wheelchair and/or scooter to support mobility. Effective fall prevention efforts are vital to support the health, wellbeing, and
Toni Van Denend, Elizabeth W. Peterson, Amy Roder McArthur, Amy Roder McArthur, Rebecca Yarnot, Jacqueline Kish, Jacqueline Kish, Sydney Steinkellner, Arman Sandhu, Laura A. Rice   +9 more
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Bimanual Reach to Grasp Movements in Youth With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Reaching and grasping (prehension) is one of the earliest developing motor skills in humans, but continued prehension development in childhood and adolescence enables the performance of increasingly complex manual tasks.
Rachel A. Rodgers, Brittany G. Travers, Andrea H. Mason   +2 more
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Exploring Knowledge of the Concept of Physical Literacy among Rehabilitation Professionals, Students and Coaches Practicing in a Pediatric Setting

Disabilities, 2023
Approximately 22% of Canadian children with physical disabilities meet the daily physical activity recommendations. Physical activity is attributed to physical literacy, a conceptualization of the domains required to be physically active throughout life.
Margaux Hebinck, Roxanne Pelletier, Mariève Labbé, Krista L. Best, Maxime T. Robert   +4 more
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Re-assessing the social climate of physical (in)activity in Canada

BMC Public Health, 2023
Social-ecological models suggest that a strategy for increasing population physical activity participation is to reconstruct the “social climate” through changing social norms and beliefs about physical activity (PA).
Matthew James Fagan, Leigh M. Vanderloo, Ananya Banerjee, Leah J. Ferguson, Eun-Young Lee, Norman O’Reilly, Ryan E. Rhodes, John C. Spence, Mark S. Tremblay, Guy Faulkner   +9 more
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