Disability and Rehabilitation

Admission characteristics associated with favourable mRS outcome differed by rehabilitation intensity.

The iodine-starch test is significantly associated with HDSS, but has poor test-retest reliability.

Although no significant between-group differences were observed in children's motor goal performance, the WECARE intervention significantly improved parents' knowledge, skills, and satisfaction with the support received, highlighting its clinical value in supporting parents of children with motor difficulties.

The experiences of young carers to a parent with HD share some similarities with other young carers to a parent with chronic illness. However, a key difference is the constant reminder of their possibility of inheriting the HD gene and the effects of this on their lives. This makes it difficult for them to envision a future beyond being a young carer.

REACH interventions were designed to empower parents to provide intervention activities with their infant. Parent engagement was high for Baby-CIMT and Baby-BIM. Some parents may need support to integrate intervention within family life and sustain engagement over time.

Multimodal intervention improved goal setting practices in AHPs, with most gains maintained at follow-up. The TDF informed intervention could be adapted for similar organisations seeking to strengthen goal-setting practice.

The findings emphasize that successful delivery of lifestyle care requires coordinated, well-aligned efforts among professionals and settings throughout the entire care trajectory.

KOOS-Child-Br is reliable, valid and responsive in children and adolescents with knee injuries.

Returning to work with post-stroke communication disorders can be a challenging journey, with a number of potential barriers and facilitators. One of the major barriers is a lack of specialist and/or cohesive support for people with post-stroke communication disorders who wish to return to work. There is therefore a need for interventions designed specifically to facilitate return to work for thi…

This study empirically links system-level issues to parents' experience of family-centred service. Implications for healthcare services and organizations include (i) training providers to have relevant knowledge and skills, (ii) reducing excessive waiting times for services, and (iii) improving the transparency of communication.

Patients report significant and lasting impacts on their lives following TIA, often without sufficient healthcare support. These findings highlight a need for improved, tailored healthcare strategies to meet the complex needs of this patient group.

Traumatic amputation has a significant impact on work participation. Recommendations based on the study's findings will inform the role of clinicians supporting vocational rehabilitation for people following traumatic amputation.

Standardized patient-reported outcome measures can predict IMPT success effectively. "<i>Treatment control</i>" (i.e., expected treatment effect) emerged as the most consistent predictor. Predictor relevance varied by outcome, underscoring the importance of careful outcome selection. These results support patient-centered care, and tailoring interventions to individual factors for optimal treatme…

The generic nature of the principles allows versatile application of these policy principles to numerous fields of rehabilitation practice. Specific application of the principles is discussed for hand therapy services in South Africa.

The RMI-Ar questionnaire is a valid and reliable outcome measure to use in clinical and research settings.

The PRIME-P IT demonstrates adequate psychometric properties, consistent with those of the original PRIME-P scale. These findings support its use for assessing PE in pediatric rehabilitation settings.

The RTSS framework effectively illustrated differences in intervention structure, intent, clinical reasoning, and mechanisms of action between Bobath- and non-Bobath-educated physiotherapists.

Parents view applications as valuable tools for improving information exchange, personalized rehabilitation, and home guidance. Effective pediatric rehabilitation applications must support multi-stakeholder coordination, integrate peer support and professional expertise to ensure reliable knowledge, empower parents, and ensure secure, accessible data.

The current study supports the benefits of communication intervention for people with brain tumour and reinforces the need for tailored, goal-based interventions.

The SPOTS is a new, promising, reliable, valid and sensitive tool for assessing advanced walking adaptability in patients with CND.