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Perceptions of physiotherapists towards research: a mixed methods study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
OBJECTIVES: To explore the perceptions of physiotherapists towards the use of and participation in research. DESIGN: Concurrent mixed methods research, combining in-depth interviews with three questionnaires (demographics, Edmonton Research ...
Hale, L.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Translational Considerations for Injectable Biomaterials and Bioscaffolds to Repair and Regenerate Brain Tissue

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The repair and regeneration of brain tissue faces both biological and technical challenges. Injectable bioscaffolds offer new opportunities to stimulate tissue regrowth in the brain by recruiting neural stem cells. Here, the translational issues are reviewed that need to be address to advance this promising new therapeutic approach from the bench to ...
Michel Modo, Alena Kisel
wiley   +1 more source

Patient autonomy in cardiac inpatient rehabilitation—A COVID-19-specific exploratory trend study

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has changed nearly all societal domains, including medical rehabilitation. Social distancing measures impacted patients as well as health professionals during the rehabilitation process.
Valentina Mitgutsch, Harald Stummer
doaj   +1 more source

Aptamer‐Based Delivery Systems for VEGF and NGF Modulation in Ocular Therapies

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Aptamer‐based delivery systems targeting NGF and VEGF hold significant potential for precise and sustained treatment of complex diseases affecting both the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. This review critically summarizes current strategies for NGF and VEGF delivery as well as VEGF sequestration, providing a clinical perspective on how ...
Nadine Best   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between burnout and working motivation among rehabilitation doctors: a multicentre cross-sectional study in China

open access: yesScientific Reports
Burnout and working motivation are two interconnected concepts that significantly influence doctors’ working performance and overall well-being. However, the relationship between burnout and working motivation among rehabilitation doctors remain unclear.
Xinyue Zhou   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rehabilitative care in a specialist palliative day care centre: A study of patient's perspectives. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This qualitative study set out to explore cancer patients’ perceptions of a rehabilitative care approach, which they experienced in an independent specialist palliative day care centre.
Belchamber, C.A., Gousy, M.H.
core   +1 more source

Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in nursing care for post-stroke limb dysfunction rehabilitation

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology
Stroke-induced limb dysfunction has a significant impact on patients’ functional independence and quality of life. While rehabilitation efficacy depends largely on patient motivation, psychological factors often impede treatment adherence and functional ...
Jie Bai, Kecheng Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Learning to Escape: Prison Education, Rehabilitation and the Potential for Transformation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article examines motivations behind participation in education based on interviews with Irish prisoners. It begins by considering the relationship between education and rehabilitation, especially the latter’s re-emergence in a more authoritarian ...
Behan, Cormac
core   +1 more source

Therapists’ experiences and perceptions of teamwork in neurological rehabilitation: Critical happenings in effective and ineffective teamwork [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This article reports the second part of an exploratory study into occupational therapists` and physiotherapists` perceptions and experiences of team-work in neurological rehabilitation: the factors that were thought to influence effective and ineffective
De Souza, LH, Suddick, K
core   +1 more source

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