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Ortiz-Rubio A, Håkansson C, Rasmussen HP, Lexell EM. Occupational balance and stroke impact among community-dwelling stroke survivors 65 years or older: a cross-sectional study. Aust Occup Ther J 2024; 71:746-755. [PMID: 38711275 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Occupational balance has been investigated in different populations but less in stroke survivors. Previous studies have focussed on occupational balance among stroke survivors of working age (15-64 years of age), showing they did not perceive they had occupational balance. There is, therefore, a lack of knowledge of how older stroke survivors perceive their occupational balance. The aims of this study were to describe occupational balance in community-dwelling stroke survivors 65 years or older and to investigate if there were any associations between their perceived stroke impact and occupational balance. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed with 58 stroke survivors, with a median age of 75 years at stroke onset and a median time since stroke onset of 11 months. The participants were recruited from a local stroke register and answered questionnaires on occupational balance and stroke impact. Data were analysed with descriptive statistics, correlations and logistic regression. RESULTS The participants had a median score of 29 (min 12 to max 33), indicating a very high occupational balance, a low stroke impact, and a good recovery (median 82.5; min 0 to max 100). An association between participation and occupational balance (OR 1.13; 95% CI 1.04-1.23) was found. CONCLUSION The stroke survivors perceived a low stroke impact and a high occupational balance. It is possible that older community-dwelling stroke survivors, of whom many have retired, juggle less occupations leaving them with more time to engage in those occupations they want to, leading to a better occupational balance.
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- Araceli Ortiz-Rubio
- Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Memory Disorders and Geriatrics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund/Malmö, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Memory Disorders and Geriatrics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund/Malmö, Sweden
- Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Stroke survivors’ preferences regarding study participation in rehabilitation research. BMC Med Res Methodol 2022; 22:36. [PMID: 35094690 PMCID: PMC8802413 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-022-01521-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background To pursue high quality research, successful participant recruitment is essential, but recruitment rates are often low. This is specifically true in target populations with impairments, for instance, among stroke survivors. Previous studies focusing on recruitment have mainly relied on information from professionals, and there is therefore a need to contribute with new methodological insights to how potential rehabilitation research participants describe their interest and preferences to participate in research. The purpose of this study was to generate knowledge about stroke survivors’ interest in participating in rehabilitation research, reasons for being interested or not, and preferred forms and foci of rehabilitation interventions. An additional aim was to describe preferences regarding survey administration modes and processes for recruitment to studies. Method This cross-sectional study recruited Swedish residents who had sustained a stroke, initially by using advertisement on the National Stroke Association’s website, flyers posted at local occupational and physical therapy offices and at local stroke/senior organization meetings. Secondly, participants were recruited through a local stroke register. The survey, administered either in a paper form returned by postal mail; online or as a phone interview with 128 stroke survivors. Results Most of the participants were interested in participating in rehabilitation research, particularly younger persons (p = 0.001) and those closer to stroke onset (p = 0.047). Contribution to research, possibility to try new rehabilitation interventions and meeting others in the same situation were reasons that attracted an interest to participate. Other important aspects were related to motivation, individual needs, as well as how skilled the people who provided the intervention were. Participants preferred group-based programs, and programs focusing on regaining lost functions were highly requested. A majority wanted to be contacted through postal mail (70%) and most of them (90%) used the paper form to respond to the survey. Conclusions A range of personal and external aspects, including challenges related to digitized administration modes, should be considered to achieve high participation rates in rehabilitation research targeting stroke survivors. The importance of addressing individual needs and prerequisites in an individualized manner should not be underestimated and might be a useful strategy to recruitment success.
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Brauer SG, Kuys SS, Paratz JD, Ada L. High-intensity treadmill training and self-management for stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation: a feasibility study. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2021; 7:215. [PMID: 34876235 PMCID: PMC8650326 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-021-00941-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Physical activity undertaken by stroke survivors is generally low. This trial investigated the feasibility of delivering a high-intensity treadmill and self-management program to people with stroke undergoing inpatient rehabilitation and determine whether physical activity, walking ability and cardiorespiratory fitness could be increased. METHOD A phase I, single-group, pre-post intervention study was conducted with stroke survivors undergoing inpatient rehabilitation who could walk. Participants undertook a high-intensity treadmill and self-management program for up to 30 min, three times a week for 8 weeks under the supervision of their usual physiotherapist. Feasibility was determined by examining compliance, satisfaction and adverse events. Clinical outcomes were amount of physical activity, walking ability, and cardiorespiratory fitness collected pre-training (week 0), post-training (week 8), and at follow-up (week 26). RESULTS Forty stroke survivors participated, completing 10 (SD 6) sessions, 94% at the specified training intensity, with high satisfaction and no adverse events related to the intervention. At week 8, participants completed 2749 steps/day (95% CI 933 to 4564) more physical activity than at week 0. Walking distance increased by 110 m (95% CI 23 to 196), walking speed by 0.24 m/s (95% CI 0.05 to 0.42), and VO2 peak by 0.29 ml/kg/min (95% CI 0.03 to 0.56). At week 26, increases in physical activity, walking distance and speed, and cardiorespiratory fitness were maintained. CONCLUSIONS A high-intensity treadmill training program embedded within a self-management approach during inpatient rehabilitation appears feasible and potentially may offer sustained improvements in physical activity, walking ability, fitness, and quality of life. A randomised trial is warranted. TRIAL REGISTRATION This feasibility study was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ( ACTRN12613000764730 ).
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- Sandra G Brauer
- Discipline of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- School of Physiotherapy, Australian Catholic University, Banyo, Queensland, Australia
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- Burns, Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Basílio ML, Samora GAR, Pereira DAG, Parreira VF, Ada L, Teixeira-Salmela LF. Upper Limb Energy Demand During Unilateral Arm Crank Submaximal Exercise Testing in Individuals With Chronic Stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2021; 102:1755-1763. [PMID: 33831371 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate upper limb (UL) energy demand during unilateral arm crank submaximal exercise testing in individuals with stroke compared with healthy controls and the relationship between UL energy demand and UL activity in individuals with stroke. DESIGN Cross-sectional, observational study. SETTING Research laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Individuals with chronic stroke (n=14) and controls (n=12), matched for age, sex, and body mass index (N=26). INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES UL energy demand was measured as peak oxygen consumption (V̇o2)/peak load during unilateral arm crank submaximal exercise testing. UL activity was measured using the Box and Block Test (BBT) and Grooved Pegboard Test (GPT). RESULTS The energy demand of the paretic side compared with the nonparetic side of the stroke group was 0.43 mL/kg/min/W (95% confidence interval, 0.03-0.83, P=.005) greater than the dominant compared with the nondominant side of the control group. The median difference between sides in peak V̇o2/peak load was 52% for the group with stroke compared with 11% for the control group. Positive correlations between the median percentage difference between the paretic and the nonparetic side of peak V̇o2/peak load and BBT were 0.72 (P=.004) and of V̇o2/peak load and GPT was 0.77 (P=.002). CONCLUSIONS The higher energy demand of the paretic UL during unilateral arm crank submaximal exercise testing than the nonparetic and both UL of the controls together with the strong relationship between energy demand and UL activity suggest that the energy demand of the paretic UL has the potential to affect real-life UL activity after stroke.
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- Marluce Lopes Basílio
- NeuroGroup, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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- Cardiorrespiratory Performance Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Cardiorrespiratory Performance Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Cardiorrespiratory Performance Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Brito SAFD, Aguiar LT, Garcia LN, Peniche PDC, Reis MTFD, Faria CDCDM. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and aerobic treadmill training after stroke: Feasibility of a controlled trial. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2020; 29:104854. [PMID: 32404287 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.104854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the feasibility and safety of a randomized controlled trial that performed cardiopulmonary exercise testing and 12 weeks of aerobic treadmill training in individuals in the chronic phase after stroke. METHODS The following data were recorded: number of individuals contacted to participate, that attended in the evaluation session, and that were included (recruited) in the study; retention, attendance and adherence rates; reasons for exclusion, withdrawal, non-attendance and non-completing exercise; adverse events. RESULTS From 230 individuals that were contacted, 39 (17%) attended the evaluation session and 22 (9.6%) were recruited in the study, 11 in each group (control and experimental). The main source of recruitment was other research projects (43.5%). The main reason for exclusion was unavailability (22%). Six out of 39 individuals (15.4%) that attended in the evaluation session were not able to perform the cardiopulmonary exercise testing. All subjects included showed a respiratory exchange ratio ≥1.0 (considered as maximal effort in the CPET). Retention rate was 81% and the main reason of withdrawal was unavailability (75%). The overall attendance rate was 88% and the main reason for non-attendance was illness/sickness (20.8%). The adherence rate was 99% and the reasons for non-completing sessions were illness/sickness (60%) or delay (40%). No serious adverse events occurred. CONCLUSION Recruitment rate was low, retention rate was moderate, attendance and adherence rates were high. No serious adverse events occurred. It was feasible and safe to execute a randomized clinical trial that performed cardiopulmonary exercise testing and 12 weeks of aerobic treadmill training.
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- Sherindan Ayessa Ferreira De Brito
- Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP: 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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Ferreira IS, Pinto CB, Saleh Velez FG, Leffa DT, Vulcano de Toledo Piza P, Fregni F. Recruitment challenges in stroke neurorecovery clinical trials. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2019; 15:100404. [PMID: 31360793 PMCID: PMC6639562 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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There are multiple available treatments to enhance stroke rehabilitation, although few interventions have confirmed significant clinical improvements on motor function in pivotal Randomized Clinical Trials. Development of large Randomized Clinical Trials is limited by several barriers and low enrollment rate is considered an important factor. Consequently, most of the evidence comes from small sample size studies, often leading to limited conclusions. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), about 80% of clinical trials in the United States do not achieve their timelines, increasing research costs and postponing regulatory approval of new therapies. Given that the success of a Randomized Clinical Trial is dependent on enrolling an adequate number of subjects, effective strategies to enhance recruitment rates are highly desirable. In addition, given the resources and time limitations, it is important to understand which strategies are most cost-effective. In this manuscript, we summarize and discuss nine recruitment strategies used in an NIH R21 sponsored clinical trial, including medical records review and online advertising, among others. In addition, we developed an index to compare the time spent benefit of each approach and guide the allocation of the recruitment efforts. For this trial, online advertising and referral from health care professionals other than physicians were the strategies with greater time-benefit, leading to the largest number of stroke subjects enrolled.
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- Isadora Santos Ferreira
- Laboratory of Neuromodulation & Center for Clinical Research Learning, Physics and Rehabilitation Department, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuromodulation & Center for Clinical Research Learning, Physics and Rehabilitation Department, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.,Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Psychology Institute, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuromodulation & Center for Clinical Research Learning, Physics and Rehabilitation Department, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.,University of Chicago Medical Center, Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuromodulation & Center for Clinical Research Learning, Physics and Rehabilitation Department, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.,Laboratory of Pain Pharmacology and Neuromodulation: Pre-Clinical Studies - Pharmacology Department, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuromodulation & Center for Clinical Research Learning, Physics and Rehabilitation Department, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.,Albert Einstein Hospital, Intensive Care Department, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuromodulation & Center for Clinical Research Learning, Physics and Rehabilitation Department, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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