Barbora Kolářová, Petra Gaul-Aláčová, Nicole Musilová, Anna Majerová, Margit Alt Murphy
{"title":"The Czech Fugl-Meyer assessment for post-stroke sensorimotor function: translation and cross-cultural adaptation and validation.","authors":"Barbora Kolářová, Petra Gaul-Aláčová, Nicole Musilová, Anna Majerová, Margit Alt Murphy","doi":"10.2340/jrm.v57.43010","DOIUrl":"10.2340/jrm.v57.43010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To ensure wider use of the internationally recommended Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) of sensorimotor function for people with stroke, official translations of the scale are needed. This study aimed to perform a translation and cross-cultural adaptation/validation of the FMA into the Czech language.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Translation and cross-cultural adaptation/validation.</p><p><strong>Subjects/patients: </strong>Five clinical experts and 1 external expert participated as reviewers; 11 individuals with stroke in the early subacute phase were included in the pilot testing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A standardized process using forward-backward translations, expert panel reviews, and pilot testing between and within the raters (inter- and intra-rater reliability) were employed to ensure conceptual, semantic, and operational validity of the new Czech FMA. Agreement between raters was assessed in 11 individuals with stroke on 2 consecutive days at University Hospital Olomouc by using Svensson's rank-based statistics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Percentage of agreement between and within raters ranged between 70-100% and 55-100%, respectively. Systematic disagreements, found in 7 out of 96 FMA items, were discussed and revised in the final version.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Czech FMA offers a more unified and standardized assessment of sensorimotor impairment in clinical and research settings. This will improve stroke rehabilitation care and allow for wider international collaboration.</p>","PeriodicalId":54768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"jrm43010"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12079045/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144048508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Global research trends in aquatic exercise therapy for musculoskeletal disorders: a bibliometric analysis.","authors":"Wei Guo, Xiaowei Feng, Weiping Du","doi":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42473","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v57.42473","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Aquatic exercise therapy has gained recognition as a valuable non-pharmacological intervention for managing musculoskeletal disorders. Despite the growing body of evidence supporting its efficacy, research on aquatic exercise therapy remains fragmented, with limited understanding of key trends, influential studies, and evolving themes within the field. This study aims to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to identify publication trends, key authors, and the evolution of research themes in aquatic exercise therapy for musculoskeletal disorders.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 117 articles were selected based on predefined search terms and inclusion criteria, resulting in 3,985 citations, with an average of 35.9 citations per article and an H-index of 37.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Publications surged between 2013 and 2024, accounting for 88.3% of total output. Peaks occurred in 2019 (n = 14) and 2022 (n = 368 citations). Key contributors include Mariana Arias Avila and Basia Belza, with journals such as BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders and Arthritis & Rheumatism-Arthritis Care & Research playing pivotal roles. Research trends shifted from disease-specific studies to broader quality-of-life outcomes, with keywords such as \"rheumatoid arthritis\", \"balneotherapy\", and \"quality of life\" emerging as focal points.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings underscore the growing importance of aquatic exercise therapy in clinical rehabilitation and suggest that future research should focus on long-term outcomes, underrepresented populations, and the integration of aquatic exercise therapy with emerging rehabilitation technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":54768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"jrm42473"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12053374/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144006402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Duncan Mortimer, Lucy Ymer, Adam McKay, Dana Wong, Kate Frencham, Natalie Grima, Monique Roper, Sylvia Nguyen, Jade Murray, Gershon Spitz, Jennie Ponsford
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy versus health education for sleep disturbance and fatigue following stroke and traumatic brain injury.","authors":"Duncan Mortimer, Lucy Ymer, Adam McKay, Dana Wong, Kate Frencham, Natalie Grima, Monique Roper, Sylvia Nguyen, Jade Murray, Gershon Spitz, Jennie Ponsford","doi":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42770","DOIUrl":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42770","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Evaluate cost, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy for sleep and fatigue (CBT-SF) vs health education (HE) and of CBT-SF vs treatment as usual (TAU) for sleep disturbance and fatigue in acquired brain injury.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Economic evaluation from Australian health system and societal perspectives based on data from a June 2017 to October 2023 randomized controlled trial.</p><p><strong>Subjects: </strong>Community-dwelling Australian adults with sleep disturbance and fatigue following acquired brain injury (n = 126).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Incremental health system costs based on cost of delivery and health service utilization since last follow-up. Incremental effectiveness based on participant-reported sleep quality, fatigue, and quality of life at each timepoint. Productivity gains/losses based on a 1-week activity diary at each timepoint.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Reductions in health service utilization from CBT-SF (-A$777, 95% CI: -A$4,232, A$2,678) offset higher delivery costs (A$333, 95% CI: A$109, A$556) relative to HE, with improvements in quality of life at 2 months post-treatment (0.02, 95% CI: -0.01, 0.05) and an additional 3.37 quality-adjusted life days per participant (95% CI: -4.18, 10.92). CBT-SF dominates HE (less costly and more effective) and is likely more cost-effective than HE (66-76%). CBT-SF is cost-effective relative to TAU under realistic assumptions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CBT-SF after acquired brain injury improved clinical and economic outcomes and was more likely to be cost-effective than HE. Further research is required to precisely estimate the cost-effectiveness of CBT-SF vs TAU and to demonstrate generalizability to routine practice and other settings. ANZCTR Trial registration numbers: 1261700087830; 12617000879369.</p>","PeriodicalId":54768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"jrm42770"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12041795/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Survey of changes in subjective symptoms among Japanese polio survivors over 10 years.","authors":"Fumi Toda, Koshiro Sawada, Daisuke Imoto, Kazuya Hayashi, Shun Fujii, Eiichi Saitoh, Yohei Otaka","doi":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v57.42213","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To define long-term changes in subjective symptoms among polio survivors in Japan.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Prospective cohort study.</p><p><strong>Patients: </strong>Sixty-five polio survivors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Surveys were conducted on subjective symptoms including muscle weakness and limb atrophy during 2007 and 2021. The results of manual muscle tests of the upper and lower limbs on both sides during 2007 were summed and scored, and the side with lower scores was defined as the poor side. The participants were classified as younger or older groups based on the median age at the first survey (i.e., 58 years old) and the subjective symptoms were compared between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>As a whole, muscle atrophy and weakness progressed in the lower and upper limbs while fatigue was reduced. Muscle weakness progressed especially in the lower limbs on the poor side in the younger group, and in the older group it progressed in the lower limbs on the good side and the upper limbs on the poor side.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The timing of progressive muscle weakness differed between the upper and lower limbs of younger and older polio survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":54768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"jrm42213"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12041669/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experiences of participation in cardiorespiratory training among people with post-stroke fatigue: a qualitative study.","authors":"Maria Svedjebrant, Anna Bråndal, Ylva Nilsagård","doi":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v57.42282","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To explore the experiences of 8-week thrice-weekly supervised intense cardiorespiratory interval training at home in people with post-stroke fatigue.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Qualitative, using semi-structured individual interviews.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eleven people with post-stroke fatigue were recruited from a study investigating the effects of supervised intense cardiorespiratory interval training. The interviews were conducted 1-2 weeks after the intervention period and analysed inductively with qualitative content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The theme \"Supervised cardiorespiratory interval training at home was perceived as feasible and safe, reducing fatigue and contributing to enhanced self-efficacy in both exercise and everyday life\" was based on 4 main categories: \"Experiences of performing the intervention and testing, \"Perceived impact of the intervention on fatigue\", \"Perceived impact of the intervention on self-efficacy\", and \"The reinforcing experiences of exercise transfer to everyday life\". The informants reported that participating in the intervention made them feel physically and mentally stronger and no longer restricted by a lack of confidence in performing activities that increased their heart rate.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Participating in supervised intense cardiorespiratory interval training provided a model on how to train, which was transferable to other contexts in everyday life. The training improved exercise self-efficacy and gave the informants the confidence to challenge themselves in everyday life.</p>","PeriodicalId":54768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"jrm42282"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12016664/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144053179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commentary on \"Effect of baseline values on inpatient rehabilitation outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective observational study\".","authors":"Ahmad Furqan Anjum","doi":"10.2340/jrm.v57.43092","DOIUrl":"10.2340/jrm.v57.43092","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"jrm43092"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11995727/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143804880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Richard Levi, Ulrika Birberg Thornberg, Ida Blystad, Anestis Divanoglou, David Engblom, Felipe Leon, Sofia Morberg Jämterud, Kristin Zeiler
{"title":"Reconceptualizing rehabilitation research via an enactive framework and a radically interdisciplinary cross-analysis: a study protocol on fatigue in post COVID-19 condition (PCC).","authors":"Richard Levi, Ulrika Birberg Thornberg, Ida Blystad, Anestis Divanoglou, David Engblom, Felipe Leon, Sofia Morberg Jämterud, Kristin Zeiler","doi":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42254","DOIUrl":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42254","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To present a radically interdisciplinary research approach to ill-defined symptoms, with a focus on fatigue as a major symptom of post COVID-19 condition, where multiple and, to date, rarely combined approaches may yield a fuller understanding of these symptoms.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Protocol for a mixed-methods study comprising an interdisciplinary cross-analysis.</p><p><strong>Patients: </strong>35 persons with post COVID-19 condition and severe fatigue were included, and 35 age-, sex-, and educationally matched controls who recovered from COVID-19 without post COVID-19 condition.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were assessed by a multidisciplinary research team as follows: physician assessment; blood and urinalysis; spirometry and physical performance tests; neuropsychological tests; structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging; extended immunological tests (cytokines); and qualitative phenomenological analysis of interviews. Data will be analysed in accordance with established methods in each of these research fields and by a cross-analysis methodology developed from within an enactive framework. This framework encompasses a focus on neuroscientific, physiological, and experiential aspects of the person as a living being in their sociocultural world.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The biopsychosocial model needs to be implemented in research according to methods that allow radically different research paradigms, typically seen as incommensurable, to inform each other in a non-reductionist manner. One application of such an approach is therefore described.</p>","PeriodicalId":54768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"jrm42254"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11995433/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143797079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interventions in subacute paediatric inpatient neurorehabilitation: an umbrella review.","authors":"Ivan Robertson, Denise Taylor, Jimmy Chong","doi":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42328","DOIUrl":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42328","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rehabilitation is vital for optimizing recovery following neurological injuries. However, much of what is done for the paediatric population relies heavily on the adult literature or is based on expert opinion. No previous attempt has been made to collate high-quality evidence pertaining to the subacute period.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To summarize and appraise the evidence from systematic reviews regarding the efficacy of inpatient neurorehabilitation interventions for paediatric patients in the 6 months immediately following neurological injury.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A systematic search was conducted of PubMed, Ovid Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, and Cochrane databases, as well as using Google Scholar. Selection required an appraisal of efficacy of an inpatient rehabilitation intervention delivered within 6 months of injury.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>1,250 papers were found. Titles and abstracts were compared against the selection criteria, with 52 papers being selected for full-text review. None of these met the selection criteria. Exclusions were often due to setting and chronicity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This review reveals a critical lack of systematically reviewed evidence within the scope investigated. There is a pressing need for evaluation of current interventions. In the future, alternative approaches to identifying and appraising different forms of available evidence could be considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":54768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"jrm42328"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11977415/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of sarcopenia on gait independence in older orthopaedic patients: a comparison of 2 diagnostic algorithms.","authors":"Taiki Ikemoto, Mitsunori Tokuda, Yuki Morikawa, Kotoha Kuroda, Naoki Nakayama, Naho Terada, Misuzu Niina, Daisuke Matsumoto","doi":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42051","DOIUrl":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to compare the impact of sarcopenia on gait recovery using the Sarcopenia Special Interest Group of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISarcoPRM) and the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 (AWGS2019) algorithms in older orthopaedic patients.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A prospective observational study.</p><p><strong>Patients: </strong>A total of 153 orthopaedic patients (78.4% women; average age 79.3 ± 6.7 years) were included during hospitalization.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sarcopenia was defined using the ISarcoPRM and AWGS2019 algorithms on admission. Functional ambulation categories assessed gait independence before admission and on discharge. The impact of sarcopenia on worsened gait independence on discharge was evaluated using multivariate logistic regression analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sarcopenia based on the ISarcoPRM algorithm (prevalence=56.2%) was significantly associated with worsened gait independence (odds ratio: 3.94, 95% confidence interval: 1.51-10.25, p = 0.005), unlike sarcopenia based on AWGS2019 (prevalence=36.6%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Sarcopenia assessed using the ISarcoPRM algorithm was associated with worsened gait independence on discharge in older orthopaedic patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":54768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"jrm42051"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11971940/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143733231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comprehensive rehabilitation of a serviceman with triple limb amputation following combat polytrauma: a case study from Ukraine's wartime context.","authors":"Serhii Kolisnyk, Oleh Muryn, Olha Svyst","doi":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42950","DOIUrl":"10.2340/jrm.v57.42950","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The ongoing war in Ukraine has led to a significant rise in combat-related polytrauma injuries, including high-level multiple amputations, delayed evacuations, infectious complications, and limited access to rehabilitation services. This clinical case demonstrates a comprehensive, patient-centred approach to the rehabilitation of a 25-year-old serviceman with triple amputations caused by a mine-blast injury. The patient progressed through pre-prosthetic and prosthetic rehabilitation stages, achieved independent mobility with prosthetics, transitioned to the K3 functional level, and adapted to his independent life. The success of this case underscores the importance of a multidisciplinary approach, modern technologies, and adherence to evidence-based rehabilitation practices. The leading role of the physical and rehabilitation medicine physician was pivotal in coordinating and adjusting the rehabilitation process, ensuring the optimal use of available resources, and aligning the patient's care with clinical goals. Challenges such as delays in rehabilitation initiation and limited resources highlight the need to expand inpatient rehabilitation capacity and standardize protocols. A coordinated bio-psycho-social rehabilitation model must be the framework for increasing the effectiveness of rehabilitation services and optimizing functioning and quality of life after severe injuries. Implementing multidisciplinary approaches tailored to wartime settings is crucial for combatants' effective recovery and reintegration.</p>","PeriodicalId":54768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"jrm42950"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11971939/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143722667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}