Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal最新文献

{"title":"Establishment of a normative database of drivers’ job demands for a valid functional assessment of fitness for driving","authors":"Y.H.P. Poon MSc, W.K.R. To MSc, C.W. Tse MSc, Y.F. Ly MSc, K.P. Kwok MSc, M.Y.A.B. Suen MSc","doi":"10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44774,"journal":{"name":"Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"Page 98"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136594982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pain management programme for Chinese patients: A 10-year outcome review","authors":"M.C. Chu FFPMANZCA , R.K.Y. Law MPhil , L.C.T. Cheung MSc , M.L. Ma MNurs , E.Y.W. Tse MSc , T.C.M. Wong PhD , P.P. Chen FFPMANZCA","doi":"10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44774,"journal":{"name":"Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 96-97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136657410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Catastrophising, pain, and disability in patients with nonspecific low back pain","authors":"Michael Opeoluwa Ogunlana MSc,&nbsp;Adesola Christiana Odole PhD,&nbsp;Adebayo Adejumo PhD,&nbsp;Nse Odunaiya MEd","doi":"10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Attention has been drawn to examining the contributions of “catastrophising” to the prediction of pain and disability in individuals with low back pain (LBP).</p></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>This study investigated the proportion of patients with LBP who engaged in catastrophic thinking about pain and its association with pain intensity and disability. We also investigated the components of pain catastrophising that is predictive of disability.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A total of 275 participants with nonspecific LBP completed the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, the quadruple visual analog scale, and the Revised Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (RODQ). The associations among pain intensity, disability, and catastrophising were investigated using <em>t</em> test. The components of catastrophising that best predicts disability were investigated using multiple linear regressions, and the level of significance was set at 0.05.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The majority (85.5%) of the participants had LBP for more than 6 weeks, with 45.5% of the participants having moderate disability and 52.7% being high catastrophisers. High catastrophisers to pain had a significantly higher rating of pain intensity (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) and higher score on the RODQ than low catastrophisers to pain. The main components of catastrophising that predicts disability were magnification (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) and rumination (<em>p</em> = 0.006).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Clinicians should screen patients with nonspecific LBP for a heightened level of catastrophic thinking and endeavour to manage such when present.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44774,"journal":{"name":"Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 73-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.03.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37268828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Community ambulation training programme for enhancing ability of elderly in safe outdoor ambulation","authors":"Y.Y. Man MSc,&nbsp;P.M. Cheung BSc,&nbsp;P.Y.H. Poon MSc","doi":"10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44774,"journal":{"name":"Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"Pages 100-101"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.024","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136510260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Could Tai Chi retard ageing-associated cognitive and physical decline in the elderly?","authors":"C.K. Fong BSc,&nbsp;C.C. Chan BSc,&nbsp;Y.H. Lu BSc, K.H. Ma, BSc,&nbsp;K.Y. Wong BSc,&nbsp;S.P.C. Ngai PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44774,"journal":{"name":"Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"Page 100"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.021","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136517720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of the Hong Kong Chinese Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire Short Form","authors":"E. Lee PhD ,&nbsp;T. Wong MPhil ,&nbsp;J. Lau MSc ,&nbsp;R. Tsang MSc ,&nbsp;S. Kwong MSc ,&nbsp;M. Poon MSc ,&nbsp;E. So MSc ,&nbsp;R. Law MPhil,&nbsp;Working Group on Validation of Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire, Coordinating Committee in Physiotherapy, Hospital Authority","doi":"10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44774,"journal":{"name":"Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"Page 97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136621914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using STarT Back Screening Tool for managing chronic low back pain and treatment for subgroup with high risk of psychosocial factors","authors":"J. Lau MSc,&nbsp;A. Yeung MSc,&nbsp;I. Wong MPhil","doi":"10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44774,"journal":{"name":"Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"Page 95"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hkpj.2015.09.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136696642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exercise training improves functional walking capacity and activity level of Nigerians with chronic biventricular heart failure","authors":"O.A. Ajiboye PhD ,&nbsp;C.N. Anigbogu PhD ,&nbsp;J.N. Ajuluchukwu MD ,&nbsp;S.I. Jaja PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.hkpj.2014.11.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hkpj.2014.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Exercise training (ET) has been recommended as an adjunctive therapy in chronic heart failure but the role of ET in people with biventricular heart failure (BVF) has not been explored in Nigeria.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study aimed to investigate the role of ET on functional walking capacity and activity level of Nigerians with BVF.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Sixty-six patients with chronic BVF in New York Heart Association Class II and III (mean age 54.0 ± 1.6 years) recruited from a Nigerian tertiary hospital participated in the study. They were randomized into either the exercise group or control group. These patients were on their prescribed medications and underwent education/counselling sessions. In addition, patients in the exercise group performed aerobic and resistance training thrice weekly for 12 weeks. Functional walking capacity was assessed using the 6-minute walk test, oxygen consumption was estimated using the Duke Activity Status Index questionnaire while the Veterans' Specific Activity questionnaire was used to assess the activity level.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The exercise group had significant improvements in all components of functional walking capacity and activity level. No significant improvement was observed in controls (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Supervised and structured ET is safe and beneficial for patients with BVF.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44774,"journal":{"name":"Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal","volume":"33 1","pages":"Pages 42-49"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hkpj.2014.11.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91644902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Screening for noncommunicable disease risk factors at a workplace in India: A physiotherapy initiative in a healthcare setting","authors":"Aditi Ravindra Ketkar MPT,&nbsp;Sundar Kumar Veluswamy MPTh, PhD,&nbsp;Nivedita Prabhu MPT,&nbsp;Arun Gundmi Maiya PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.hkpj.2014.12.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hkpj.2014.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for two-thirds of all deaths globally. Physiotherapists have the requisite expertise to initiate and lead NCD risk factor screening and prevention programmes. The workplace can provide an ideal setting for physiotherapists to screen for risk factors and implement prevention programmes.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study was designed to identify the common modifiable risk factors for NCD among employees of a healthcare institution.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A cross-sectional study of NCD risk factors was conducted in a large healthcare teaching institution. Employees from four of the seven constituent institutes of the healthcare institution were evaluated using the World Health Organisation STEPS Instrument (Steps I and II). Continuous variables were expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Categorical variables and the prevalence of risk factors were expressed as frequencies and percentages.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 247 employees (response rate 68.2%) participated in the study. Poor dietary habits, suboptimal blood pressure, and physical inactivity were identified as the most common modifiable NCD risk factors in this population.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Knowledge of NCD risk factors can be used by physiotherapists to implement health promotion programmes in the workplace as a means of reducing NCD-related economic and social burdens in India.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44774,"journal":{"name":"Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal","volume":"33 1","pages":"Pages 3-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hkpj.2014.12.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90004803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Walking devices used by community-dwelling elderly: Proportion, types, and associated factors","authors":"Patcharawan Suwannarat PT, PhD Candidate ,&nbsp;Thiwabhorn Thaweewannakij PT, PhD ,&nbsp;Supapon Kaewsanmung PT, MSc ,&nbsp;Lugkana Mato PT, PhD ,&nbsp;Sugalya Amatachaya PT, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.hkpj.2014.11.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hkpj.2014.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Advancing age is likely to increase the requirement for walking devices. However, the existing evidence mostly involves all types of external devices used from participants in developed countries with or without medical problems. The findings may be different from the data on the use of walking devices exclusively, particularly for the elderly who live in a rural community of a developing country.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study explored the proportion, types, and factors associated with the use of walking devices in 343 elderly aged ≥ 65 years who live in a rural area of Thailand.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The participants were interviewed and assessed for their walking device used and functional mobility.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The data demonstrated that 74 participants (22%) used a walking device for mobility. Most of them used a modified walking stick (70%), followed by a standard single cane (27%), and a walker (3%). Although most of these participants used a walking device due to their own determination with only a few of them using it according to medical prescription, their functional ability was significantly poorer than those who walked without a walking device (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05). Being unable to walk faster than 1 m/s and having a caregiver had the strongest relationship with the use of a walking device. The findings may be related to the study's locations. Being in a rural community of a developing country with a low level of education, participants may encounter some difficulty in accessing proper medical services. Therefore they used a device that could possibly help them to execute daily activities independently.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Our findings may provide an insight into planning programmes for health monitoring and promotion, and medical services for community-dwelling elderly who live in a similar context.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44774,"journal":{"name":"Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal","volume":"33 1","pages":"Pages 34-41"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2015-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.hkpj.2014.11.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90004805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}