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AdultSLPAgingDementia
This study looked to identify the relationship between the physical and cognitive abilities of elderly individuals in a community-dwelling environment. The individuals in the physical frailty group did have a lower measure of their executive function ...
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AdultSLPCancerDysphagia
Caregivers are indispensable members of the care support team for individuals with head and neck cancer (HNC). Even though the need is recognized, there are very few ways to measure the impacts of dysphagia in HNC on caregivers. In addition to this, ...
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AdultSLPDementia
Age-related hearing loss is a modifiable risk factor for dementia in older adults. This study demonstrated that 18 months after a hearing aid fitting, there was a significant improvement in speech perception and self-reported quality of life. The par ...
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AdultSLPMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
Successful communication is important for a person’s quality of life. Mainstream smart speakers are a novel way to encourage intelligible speech for individuals with communication difficulties. This article found adults with intellectual disabiliti ...
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AdultOTMental Health
Outcomes for the use of art in therapy overlap with the goals of occupational therapy (OT) with older adults in long-term care, which include improving and maintaining health and well-being through engagement in occupations. There is a lack of eviden ...
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AdultOTCaregiverDementia
This study aimed to verify the effects of client-centered occupational therapy (OT) on individuals with dementia. Twenty participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group (client-centered OT) and a control group (general OT). Pretest, post ...
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AdultPTStroke
Researchers in Thailand recruited 240 persons with stroke to determine classification of patient severity based on scores using the Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement (STREAM). They were able to determine the most challenging activity of th ...
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AdultPTKneesOrthopaedics
There are many unanswered questions regarding the optimal dose-response for strength training for knee osteoarthritis. This randomized controlled trial compared high-intensity, low-intensity strength training, and attention control for people with kn ...
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AdultPTFeetOrthopaedics
There are many clinical tests that can be utilized for tibialis posterior tendinopathy but reliability is not always clear. This article review summarizes findings from a prospective cohort study that sought to determine the reliability of common tes ...
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AdultPTRespiratory Care
Many people with pulmonary embolism (PE) suffer from decreased functional capacity and may benefit from rehabilitation. This research article analyzed data of 22 people with PEs who attended outpatient rehabilitation to see if they achieved improved ...
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AdultOTHealth Literacy
The objective of this study was to test the feasibility of an assistive technology-based pillbox intervention on medication adherence, the feasibility of the trial procedures, and the preliminary effectiveness of the pillbox intervention on medicatio ...
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AdultOTHealth LiteracyMental Health
There is a need for evidence-based OT interventions to help adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who often experience chronic challenges in their life roles. The objective of this study was to determine the preliminary effectiv ...
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AdultSLPAgingDementia
The Nun Study is a longitudinal study learning about the relationship between aging and Alzheimer’s disease for 678 Catholic sisters from the School Sisters of Notre Dame congregation. The Nuns participated in discussing risk factors, annual examin ...
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AdultSLPDysphagia
The presence of oropharyngeal dysphagia does increase the risk for aspiration, but the person’s ability to cope with aspirated materials needs to be considered before a diet change is recommended. This tutorial for SLPs provides information about c ...
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AdultPTChronic Pain
There are still many unanswered questions regarding how much pain is safe during musculoskeletal rehabilitation. This piece summarizes findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis that sought to determine if painful exercise is superior compar ...
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AdultPTStroke
Researchers in Canada at a specialized fall clinic had the goal to better understand the use of reactive stepping responses after stroke. They performed chart review of individuals post-stroke in an inpatient setting. They discovered that there was n ...
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AdultOTMultiple Sclerosis
This systematic review aimed to identify current evidence for interventions targeting instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) among adults with multiple sclerosis (MS). A total of nineteen randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criter ...
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AdultOTAging
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the role social networks play in facilitating/constraining engagement in desired occupations for older adults with age-related vision loss (ARVL). Using a constructivist narrative methodology, five old ...
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AdultSLPDysphagia
Saliva supports deglutition, oral health, and swallowing function. The SLP's dysphagia assessments can include critical questions to learn more about saliva production and how it may impact swallowing function. This information about saliva productio ...
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AdultSLPMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
This study aims to explore the validity and reliability of SLP’s severity rating for dysarthria. It was determined the SLP’s severity ratings for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) were valid and reliable. The authors provided a ...
