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Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To quantify the degree of financial distress and identify its determinants in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given the frequent prolonged use of expensive disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We identified adults enrolled in the FORWARD databank with either RA or noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease (NIMSKD) completing the ...
Amber Brown Keebler, Yunju Im, Sofia Pedro, Ted R. Mikuls, Edward S. Peters, Kaleb Michaud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and preliminary evaluation of a novel low cost VR-based upper limb stroke rehabilitation platform using Wii technology. [PDF]

, 2014
Purpose: This paper proposes a novel system (using the Nintendo Wii remote) that offers customised, non-immersive, virtual reality-based, upper-limb stroke rehabilitation and reports on promising preliminary findings with stroke survivors.
Alyson Warland, Cherry Kilbride, Emmanuel Tsekleves, Holden M, Ioannis Theoklitos Paraskevopoulos, Wilson PH   +5 more
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Addressing Economic Insecurities Can Improve Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Lupus

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Background Economic insecurities, such as food, housing, transportation, and financial challenges, are modifiable risk factors and influence patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We examined: 1) associations between economic insecurities and PROs; 2) the impact of screening and addressing economic insecurities during ...
Jay Patel, Tripti Singh, Meredith Ingersoll, Shelby Gomez, Amanda Weber, Sarah E. Panzer, Sancia Ferguson, Christie M. Bartels, Shivani Garg   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organization of Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Services: Changes between 2013 and 2018 in Services Provided by Health System in Mongolia

Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Objectives: Stroke related disabilities significantly decrease patients’ quality of life and post-stroke rehabilitation service is essential. Therefore, we studied post-stroke rehabilitation services and facilities provided in Mongolia between 2013 and ...
Batchimeg Shirmen, Batgerel Oidov, Narantsetseg Tsegmid, Batzorig Bayartsogt, Ryenchindorj Erkhembayar, Tsagaankhuu Guntev, Baljinnyam Avirmed   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Visual feedback alters force control and functional activity in the visuomotor network after stroke. [PDF]

, 2018
Modulating visual feedback may be a viable option to improve motor function after stroke, but the neurophysiological basis for this improvement is not clear.
Archer, Derek B, Coombes, Stephen A, Kang, Nyeonju, Marble, Shannon, Misra, Gaurav, Patten, Carolynn   +5 more
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Use of a Molecular Signature Response Classifier to Inform Treatment Selection Improves Clinical Disease Activity Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating a Biologic or Targeted Synthetic Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drug

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We assessed the effectiveness of PrismRA to improve clinical outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating treatment with a biologic or targeted synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (b/tsDMARD). Methods PrismRA incorporated 19 gene expression features and four clinical features to assess a patient's likelihood of
Fenglong Xie, Timothy Beukelman, Nicholas P. McCormick, Jeffrey R. Curtis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Haptic Bracelets: Gait rehabilitation after Stroke [PDF]

, 2016
Restoring mobility and rehabilitation of gait are high priorities for rehabilitation of neurological conditions. Cueing using metronomic rhythmic sensory stimulation has been shown to improve gait, but most versions of this approach have used auditory ...
Georgiou, Theodoros, Holland, Simon, van der Linden, Janet   +2 more
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Questioning Classic Patient Classification Techniques in Gait Rehabilitation: Insights from Wearable Haptic Technology [PDF]

, 2016
Classifying stroke survivors based on their walking abilities is an important part of the gait rehabilitation process. It can act as powerful indicator of function and prognosis in both the early days after a stroke and long after a survivor receives ...
AR Lindquist, CE Benoit, CK Balasubramanian, CL Richards, CM Kim, D Taylor, DC Norvell, G Chen, J Adamson, J Perry, KK Patterson, KK Patterson, KK Patterson, L Nolan, LD Alexander, M Roerdink, M Roerdink, MH Thaut, MH Thaut, S Holland, S Pouwels, S Prassas, SE Lord, SJ Olney, SJ Olney, SJ Olney, TA Pelton   +26 more
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Assessing the impact of a home-based stroke rehabilitation programme: a cost-effectiveness study

Disability and Rehabilitation, 2019
Background: Stroke is often a severe and debilitating event that requires ongoing rehabilitation. The Community Stroke Rehabilitation Teams (CSRTs) offer home-based stroke rehabilitation to individuals for whom further therapy is unavailable or ...
Laura Allen, A. John-Baptiste, M. Meyer, M. Richardson, M. Speechley, David Ure, M. Markle-Reid, R. Teasell   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Soft Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) can be actuated via electromechanical, electrochemical, or electrothermal effects. a) Electromechanical effects include Maxwell stress, electrostriction, and the electroclinic effect. b) Electrochemical effects arise from electrode redox reactions.
Yakui Deng, Min‐Hui Li
wiley   +1 more source