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{"title":"Symptom reduction in mal de débarquement syndrome with attenuation of the velocity storage contribution in the central vestibular pathways.","authors":"Jun Maruta, Catherine Cho, Theodore Raphan, Sergei B Yakushin","doi":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1331135","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1331135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The velocity storage mechanism of the central vestibular system is closely associated with the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), but also contributes to the sense of orientation in space and the perception of self-motion. We postulate that mal de débarquement syndrome (MdDS) is a consequence of inappropriate sensory adaptation of velocity storage. The premise that a maladapted velocity storage may be corrected by spatial readaptation of the VOR has recently been translated into the development of the first effective treatment for MdDS. However, this treatment's initial impact may be reversed by subsequent re-triggering events. Presently, we hypothesized that MdDS symptoms could alternatively be reduced by attenuating the velocity storage contribution in the central vestibular pathways.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Forty-three patients with MdDS (aged 47 ± 14 yo; 36 women) were randomly assigned to two treatment groups and followed for 6 months. The horizontal VOR was tested with chair rotation during laboratory visits, and the strength of velocity storage was quantified with model-based parameters-the time constant (Tc) and the gain of coupling from the vestibular primary afferent signals (g₀). To attenuate velocity storage, Group 1 underwent a progressively intensifying series of low-frequency earth-vertical oscillatory rotation coupled to conflicting visual stimuli. Group 2 underwent an established protocol combining head tilts and visual stimulation, designed to correct maladapted spatial orientation but not change the velocity storage strength. The symptom severity was self-rated on an 11-point scale and reported before and up to 6 months after the treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In Group 1, velocity storage was modified through reduction of g₀ (<i>p</i> < 0.001) but not Tc. The symptom rating was at least halved initially in 43% of Group 1 (<i>p</i> = 0.04), the majority of whom retained a similar level of improvement during the 6-month follow-up period. In Group 2, no systematic change was induced in the parameters of velocity storage strength, as expected. The symptom rating was at least halved initially in 80% of Group 2 (<i>p</i> < 0.001), but paralleling previous findings, symptoms often returned subsequently.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Attenuation of velocity storage shows promise as a lasting remedy for MdDS that can complement the VOR readaptation approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":73102,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10937418/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140133409","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":"Low-profile prosthetic foot stiffness category and size, and shoes affect axial and torsional stiffness and hysteresis.","authors":"Joshua R Tacca, Zane A Colvin, Alena M Grabowski","doi":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1290092","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1290092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Passive-elastic prosthetic feet are manufactured with numerical stiffness categories and prescribed based on the user's body mass and activity level, but mechanical properties, such as stiffness values and hysteresis are not typically reported. Since the mechanical properties of passive-elastic prosthetic feet and footwear can affect walking biomechanics of people with transtibial or transfemoral amputation, characterizing these properties can provide objective metrics for comparison and aid prosthetic foot prescription and design.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We characterized axial and torsional stiffness values, and hysteresis of 33 categories and sizes of a commercially available passive-elastic prosthetic foot model [Össur low-profile (LP) Vari-flex] with and without a shoe. We assumed a greater numerical stiffness category would result in greater axial and torsional stiffness values but would not affect hysteresis. We hypothesized that a greater prosthetic foot length would not affect axial stiffness values or hysteresis but would result in greater torsional stiffness values. We also hypothesized that including a shoe would result in decreased axial and torsional stiffness values and greater hysteresis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Prosthetic stiffness was better described by curvilinear than linear equations such that stiffness values increased with greater loads. In general, a greater numerical stiffness category resulted in increased heel, midfoot, and forefoot axial stiffness values, increased plantarflexion and dorsiflexion torsional stiffness values, and decreased heel, midfoot, and forefoot hysteresis. Moreover, for a given category, a longer prosthetic foot size resulted in decreased heel, midfoot, and forefoot axial stiffness values, increased plantarflexion and dorsiflexion torsional stiffness values, and decreased heel and midfoot hysteresis. In addition, adding a shoe to the prosthetic foot resulted in decreased heel and midfoot axial stiffness values, decreased plantarflexion torsional stiffness values, and increased heel, midfoot, and forefoot hysteresis.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Our results suggest that manufacturers should adjust the design of each category to ensure the mechanical properties are consistent across different sizes and highlight the need for prosthetists and researchers to consider the effects of shoes in combination with prostheses. Our results can be used to objectively compare the LP Vari-flex prosthetic foot to other prosthetic feet to inform their prescription, design, and use for people with a transtibial or transfemoral amputation.</p>","PeriodicalId":73102,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10932964/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140121497","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":"Effects of a comprehensive structured patient education intervention on disease-related knowledge and behaviour change among people living with type 2 diabetes in the Philippines.","authors":"Maria Rosan Trani, Imelda Bilocura, Shazna Bersabal, Rhea Karla Panilagao, Bj Rosos Toledo, Eduardo Garrido, Crystal Aultman, Paul Oh, Gabriela Lima de Melo Ghisi","doi":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1374850","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1374850","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Addressing the ongoing needs of individuals with diabetes, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like the Philippines, requires a focus on regular follow-ups with healthcare teams, adherence to healthy behaviors, and effective patient education to prevent long-term complications. The aim of this study was to ascertain the impact of a comprehensive educational program for those living with diabetes in the Philippines.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a prospective study, a convenience sample of patients living with diabetes attending a cardiac rehabilitation or an outpatient diabetes clinic in the Philippines received a 12-week education intervention. Participants completed surveys at pre- and post-intervention assessing disease-related knowledge, health literacy, dietary habits, and tobacco use. Physical activity was measured by steps taken per day using wearable devices and by self-report of minutes of moderate or vigorous-intensity exercise per week. Satisfaction with the educational materials was also evaluated by a survey composed of Likert-type scale and open-ended questions. Descriptive statistics, paired <i>t</i>-tests or chi-square were used for data analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 184 individuals living with diabetes type 2 (mean age = 54.4 ± 12.4, 32% female) completed both assessments. There was significant improvement in disease-related knowledge (<i>p</i> < 0.001), daily steps measured by a wearable device and self-reported minutes of moderate/vigorous-intensity exercise (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and the number of fruit and vegetable servings consumed per day (<i>p</i> = 0.001). No significant changes were observed in health literacy levels. One participant stopped using tobacco at post-education. Educational materials were highly satisfactory to participants. Lack of time, family responsibilities, and poor internet access were the main barriers to learning reported by participants. Suggestions to improve the education provided included assessment of information needs at the start of the education, having short summaries about the topics, follow-ups post-intervention, and inviting family members to sessions.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Results of this study demonstrated the positive effects a comprehensive structured patient education intervention on disease-related knowledge and behaviour changes among people living with type 2 diabetes in the Philippines.</p>","PeriodicalId":73102,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10933123/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140121496","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":"Resilience and adolescence-transition in youth with developmental disabilities and their families: a scoping review.","authors":"Naomi Zukerman, Emily Bottone, Maya Low, Tatiana Ogourtsova","doi":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1341740","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1341740","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs, e.g., cerebral palsy) and their caregivers face lifelong and impactful challenges, particularly during life-transition periods such as adolescence. One's resilience emerges as an essential ability to navigate this vulnerable phase. Resilience is a complex concept that embeds multiple factors on various levels. Little is known about what resilience factors are pivotal in youth with NDDs and their families as they transition into adolescence and how these are addressed as part of existing targeted interventions.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This review explored the concept of resilience in youth with NDDs and their families. Specific aims included describing salient resilience factors in adolescents with NDDs and their families and to describe how resilience is addressed as part of targeted interventions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the Arskey and O'Malley framework, six steps were undertaken, including a comprehensive literature search (<i>n</i> = 5 databases), transparent study selection, detailed data extraction with a coding scheme (<i>n</i> = 46 factors), results' collating with numerical and inductive content analysis, and consultation with three key stakeholders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study screened 1,191 publications, selecting fifty-eight (<i>n</i> = 58; <i>n</i> = 52 observational and <i>n</i> = 6 intervention) studies. Findings revealed that resilience in this context is closely linked to more than forty factors across four levels (individual; family; school/peers; and community). Pivotal factors include social and emotional competence, optimism, and family/peer relationships. While existing interventions targeting resilience show promising results, few programs are available and generalizable to different NDDs. Stakeholders highlighted the importance of addressing resilience factors that are not targeted in existing interventions: caregivers' self-efficacy and self-esteem, as well as youth's and caregiver's confidence. Preferences for and advantages of online delivery for support programs and individual/group features also emerged.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The review emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to support youth with NDDs and their families during adolescence transition. To enhance their resilience, recognizing caregivers' roles, customizing interventions, and exploring new implementation formats are avenues that align with the current evidence and opportunities for practical development in this field.</p>","PeriodicalId":73102,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10927845/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140112342","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":"South African adolescents' lived experiences of acquired hearing loss following multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment.","authors":"Tarryn Sparg, Lucretia Petersen, Pat Mayers, Christine Rogers","doi":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1336346","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1336346","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The impact of acquiring hearing loss might be exacerbated during adolescence, as this normal transition from childhood to adulthood is characterised by identity construction and social intensity. This study aimed to describe the lived experiences of South African adolescents with acquired hearing loss following aminoglycoside treatment for multidrug resistant tuberculosis.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>The study adopted a descriptive phenomenological design and in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted in English, isiZulu and Afrikaans. The data was managed and analysed according to a modified version of Hycner's framework.</p><p><strong>Study sample: </strong>Six participants aged 16-24 years with bilateral, mild to profound hearing loss acquired from aminoglycoside treatment were recruited from two South African provinces.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three themes emerged which created a triple burden for participants. They endured socio-economic hardship encompassing limited economic and emotional support. Participants battled the consequences of life-threatening MDR-TB including illness, hospitalisation, stigma, and other challenges. Finally, participants were left with life-changing hearing loss.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings indicate the necessity of holistic management of adolescents with aminoglycoside-related acquired hearing loss and serves as motivation to improve ototoxic monitoring practices and patient uptake of monitoring services and calls for the cessation, or at least cautious use, of aminoglycosides.</p>","PeriodicalId":73102,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10925655/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140103006","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":"The effect of liquid consistency on penetration-aspiration: a Bayesian analysis of two large datasets.","authors":"James C Borders, Catriona M Steele","doi":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1337971","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1337971","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Thickened liquids are commonly recommended to reduce the risk of penetration-aspiration. However, questions persist regarding the impact of bolus consistency on swallowing safety. The common practice of summarizing Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS) scores based on worst scores is a bias in prior analyses. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of liquid consistency on PAS scores using a Bayesian multilevel ordinal regression model approach, considering all scores across repeated bolus trials. A second aim was to determine whether PAS scores differed across thickener type within consistency.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed two prior datasets (D1; D2). D1 involved 678 adults with suspected dysphagia (289 female; mean age 69 years, range 20-100). D2 involved 177 adults (94 female; mean age 54 years, range 21-85), of whom 106 were nominally healthy and 71 had suspected dysphagia. All participants underwent videofluoroscopy involving ≥3 boluses of 20% w/v thin liquid barium and of xanthan-gum thickened barium in mildly, moderately and extremely thick consistencies. D2 participants also swallowed trials of slightly thick liquid barium, and starch-thickened stimuli for each thickened consistency. Duplicate blinded rating yielded PAS scores per bolus, with discrepancies resolved by consensus. PAS ratings for a total of 8,185 and 3,407 boluses were available from D1 and D2, respectively. Bayesian models examined PAS patterns across consistencies. We defined meaningful differences as non-overlapping 95% credible intervals (CIs).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Across D1 and D2, penetration occurred on 10.87% of trials compared to sensate (0.68%) and silent aspiration (1.54%), with higher rates of penetration (13.47%) and aspiration (3.07%) on thin liquids. For D1, the probability of a PAS score > 2 was higher for thin liquids with weighted PAS scores of 1.57 (CI: 1.48, 1.66) versus mildly (1.26; CI: 1.2, 1.33), moderately (1.1; CI: 1.07, 1.13), and extremely thick liquids (1.04; CI: 1.02, 1.08). D2 results were similar. Weighted PAS scores did not meaningfully differ between thin and slightly thick liquids, or between starch and xanthan gum thickened liquids.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These results confirm that the probability of penetration-aspiration is greatest on thin liquids compared to thick liquids, with significant reductions in PAS severity emerging with mildly thick liquids.</p>","PeriodicalId":73102,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10920265/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095290","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":"Ensuring quality of life in palliative care physiotherapy in developing countries.","authors":"Babatunde Gbolahan Ogundunmade, Davidson Okwudili John, Nnenna Nina Chigbo","doi":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1331885","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1331885","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Palliative care (PC) focuses on the body, mind, and spirit and can also provide pain and symptom relief, clarifying and focusing the provision of care on the patient's desires and goals, and helping them understand their disease and its treatment plans. Although PC is widely recognized for its applicability near the end of life or during terminal illness, it is also applicable and beneficial for patients with diseases in their earlier stages. Near the end of life, palliative care often focuses on providing continual symptom management and supportive care. Although palliative care has been noted to improve some life expectancy, its primary aim is to improve quality of life via focusing on the comfort of the patient, maintaining dignity, reducing intensive care utilization, and avoidance of expensive hospitalizations. One major challenge to quality of life for patients in PC is the physical and functional decline that occurs with disease progression. These issues can be addressed by specialized PC physiotherapy. Uniform provision of high-quality PC services (and physiotherapy in palliative care) faces substantial challenges in resource-challenged settings, including low- and middle-income countries. When properly integrated into PC teams and adequately supported, physiotherapy within PC can address common symptoms (pain, breathlessness, weakness) and assist patients to remain in an adapted home setting to optimize their quality of life, safety, and dignity.</p>","PeriodicalId":73102,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10920222/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095289","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":"Current learning strategies in fire evacuation for seniors and people with disabilities in private seniors' residences and long-term care homes: a scoping review.","authors":"William Thériault, Guillaume Blanchet, Claude Vincent, Isabelle Feillou, Jean Ruel, Ernesto Morales","doi":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1305180","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1305180","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current strategies for teaching evacuation methods in private seniors' residences (PSR) and long-term care (LTCH) homes may pose risks to people with disabilities (PWD) and seniors' physical and psychological health. This study aimed to address the following questions: (1) Which are the current fire evacuation learning strategies used with PWD or seniors? (2) What are the barriers and facilitators for PWD and seniors' during fire evacuation and learning strategies in PSR and LTCH? (3) What is the existing equipment that could be used with PWD seniors?. A scoping review of grey and scientific literature was done in six databases and Google scholar. Additional information was found on Québec government websites. This review identified 13 scientific papers and 22 documents. Twenty barriers (personal = 9, environmental = 11), and 14 facilitators (personal = 4, environmental = 10) were extracted. The current fire evacuation learning strategies currently used can be grouped into three categories: drills; training; promotion of a fire safety plan. Six types of evacuation equipment were found; however, their use has been scarcely documented. Safety for seniors during fire evacuation is still an important issue to be improved. Increasing awareness and creating new practices and tools that consider the strengths and difficulties of seniors seems to be a promising avenue for improving evacuation.</p>","PeriodicalId":73102,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10914951/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140051182","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":"Effects of blood flow restriction therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis: protocol for an overview of systematic reviews.","authors":"Felipe Alves Machado, Gustavo J Almeida, André Luiz Maia do Vale, Alexandre Lima de Araújo Ribeiro, Graziella França Bernardelli Cipriano, Gerson Cipriano Junior, Wagner Rodrigues Martins","doi":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1318951","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1318951","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common and prevalent musculoskeletal disease associated with population aging, negatively impacting function and quality of life. A consequence of knee OA is quadriceps muscle weakness. Musculoskeletal rehabilitation using low load exercises, associated with Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) may be a useful alternative to high load exercises when those cannot be tolerated. Several systematic reviews have reported inconclusive results due to discrepancies in study findings, heterogeneity of results, evaluated time points, and research questions explored.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To perform an overview of systematic reviews with meta-analyses, synthesizing the most recent evidence on the effects of muscle strength training with BFR for knee OA.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Systematic reviews that include primary controlled and randomized clinical trials will be considered for inclusion. Articles will be considered only if they present a clear and reproducible methodological structure, and when they clearly demonstrate that a critical analysis of the evidence was carried out using instrumented analysis. Narrative reviews, other types of review, overviews of systematic reviews, and diagnostic, prognostic and economic evaluation studies will be excluded. Studies must include adults aged 40 years and older with a diagnosis of knee OA. Two authors will perform an electronic search with guidance from an experienced librarian. The following databases will be searched: PubMed via MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials), PEDro, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) via EBSCO host, Web of Science, and the gray literature. The search strategy used in the databases will follow the acronym PICOS (population, intervention, comparison, outcome, and study design). Screening (i.e., titles and abstracts) of studies identified by the search strategy will be selected using Rayyan (http://rayyan.qcri.org). The quality assessment will be performed using the \"Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews\" (AMSTAR-2) tool.</p><p><strong>Systematic review registration: </strong>PROSPERO, CRD42022367209.</p>","PeriodicalId":73102,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10867121/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139742891","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":"Assessing the effectiveness of serious game training designed to assist in upper limb prothesis rehabilitation.","authors":"Bart Maas, Corry K Van Der Sluis, Raoul M Bongers","doi":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1353077","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fresc.2024.1353077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Controlling a myoelectric upper limb prosthesis is difficult, therefore training is required. Since training with serious games showed promising results, the current paper focuses on game design and its effectivity for transfer between in-game skill to actual prosthesis use for proportional control of hand opening and control of switching between grips. We also examined training duration and individual differences.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Thirty-six participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: a task-specific serious game training group, a non-task-specific serious game training group and a control group. Each group performed a pre-test, mid-test and a post-test with five training sessions between each test moment. Test sessions assessed proportional control using the Cylinder test, a test designed to measure scaling of hand aperture during grabbing actions, and the combined use of proportional and switch control using the Clothespin Relocation Test, part of the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure and Tray Test. Switch control was assessed during training by measuring amplitude difference and phasing of co-contraction triggers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Differences between groups over test sessions were observed for proportional control tasks, however there was lack of structure in these findings. Maximum aperture changed with test moment and some participants adjusted maximum aperture for smaller objects. For proportional and switch control tasks no differences between groups were observed. The effect of test moment suggests a testing effect. For learning switch control, an overall improvement across groups was found in phasing of the co-contraction peaks. Importantly, individual differences were found in all analyses.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>As improvements over test sessions were found, but no relevant differences between groups were revealed, we conclude that transfer effects from game training to actual prosthesis use did not take place. Task specificity nor training duration had effects on outcomes. Our results imply testing effects instead of transfer effects, in which individual differences played a significant role. How transfer from serious game training in upper limb prosthesis use can be enhanced, needs further attention.</p>","PeriodicalId":73102,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10859406/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139725190","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}