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{"title":"Clinical Course of Metastatic Brachial Plexopathy in Patients With Breast Cancer","authors":"So Ra Han,&nbsp;Jae Yong Jeon","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.076","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.076","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To track the clinical courses of metastatic brachial plexopathy (MBP) in patients with breast cancer. MBP is a late complication of breast cancer that results in significant functional impairments such as pain and muscle weakness. However, there have been exceedingly rare studies of MBP that are limited to breast cancer or tracking the clinical course of MBP.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>This study retrospectively reviewed medical records of breast cancer patients with confirmed MBP who visited the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Seoul Asan Medical Center from January 2009 to September 2023.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>This study retrospectively reviewed medical records of breast cancer patients with confirmed MBP who visited the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Seoul Asan Medical Center from January 2009 to September 2023.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>A total of 29 participants (N=29) available with over 1 year of follow-up data were ultimately selected.</div></div><div><h3>Interventions</h3><div>Data on demographic, breast cancer–related, and MBP-related characteristics were collected.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>Changes in clinical symptoms were investigated at both 1-year and 2-year follow-up timepoints.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of the total 29 subjects, the mean age was 54.3±11.6 years, and the duration from breast cancer diagnosis to the MBP diagnosis averaged 7.3±7.2 years. At the time of MBP diagnosis, accompanying symptoms included upper limb muscle weakness (96.0%), pain (82.8%), shoulder joint limited range of motion (LROM) (47.8%), and malignant lymphedema (58.3%). Among those experiencing pain, 91.6% reported moderate to severe pain. All participants with shoulder LROM showed limited abduction. Regarding clinical course follow-up, upper limb weakness displayed diverse courses at 1-year and remained relatively stable at 2-year. In the case of pain, most participants showed no significant changes at 1 year (21 out of 28), but a tendency toward maintenance or worsening was noted at 2 years (13 out of 14). Shoulder LROM remained stable or worsened at 1 year (18 out of 22), with no significant changes observed at 2-year follow-up. All participants with lymphedema, except one, received rehabilitation therapy and most of them showed either improvement or maintenance (16 out of 19) at 1 year. This tendency persisted at 2-year follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study comprehensively analyzed the clinical courses of various symptoms accompanying breast cancer MBP. Our findings are expected to ultimately contribute to understand and predict the course of individual breast cancer MBP patients in future clinical practice.</div></div><div><h3>Disclosures</h3><div>none.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"106 4","pages":"Pages e29-e30"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mobility Simulation: An IPL Opportunity 4349","authors":"Andrea Frederick,&nbsp;Mindy Fabbro","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.051","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.051","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Objectives&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;To evaluate the impact of interprofessional simulation on student perception of interprofessional collaborative competencies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Design&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;The interprofessional simulation learning activity took place. The recruitment script/consent was read. They had access to a QR code link to the Interprofessional Collaborative Competencies Attainment Survey (ICCAS) through Microsoft Forms available on the SVSU OneDrive. Participants were asked to identify their professional program of study (Nursing or Occupational Therapy). No other demographic information was collected. The tool selected was the Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Scale (ICCAS). The ICCAS was developed by MacDonald, C., Archibald, D., Trumpower, D., Casimiro, L., Cragg, B., &amp; Jelly, W. (2010). The ICCAS is a 20 item retrospective pre/post designed self-assessment. Participants complete the tool only once at the conclusion of the simulation event. All items are positively worded and the participant is asked to rate their ability before and after activity with a score from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). The University of Ottawa's methodology for administering the ICCAS was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Paired &lt;em&gt;t&lt;/em&gt; tests were performed on presimulation and postsimulation responses for each item of the ICCAS to evaluate perceived changes to interprofessional competencies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Setting&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;This study was conducted at a public university in the United States.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Participants&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thirty-nine nursing students and 32 occupational therapy students completed the ICCAS tool after the simulation activity.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Interventions&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;The 3 simulations were designed using Society for Simulation in Healthcare best practices guidelines. Nursing and Occupational Therapy faulty had equal voice in planning and setting the objectives for the simulations. Objectives were reviewed with all participants. Participants were given presimulation information. Participants had time to ask questions and permission to step out of the simulation activity if they became stressed. Participants rotated to all 3 simulations, a newborn with a 100% brachial plexus injury, a 65-year-old ventilator dependent patient, and a home care patient with posttraumatic stress disorder. Participants participated in debriefing after each simulation activity.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Main Outcome Measures&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;The outcome of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an interprofessional simulation to improve student interprofessional collaboration and teamwork.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Using the ICCAS data, all 20 mean post simulation item scores were greater than preprogram counterparts. All students and each preprofessional group reported improved levels of interprofessional collaborative competence.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Results support that simulatio","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"106 4","pages":"Page e20"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Traumatic Brain Injury in US Veterans: Prevalence and Associations With Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Health","authors":"Justin E. Karr PhD ,&nbsp;Colton S. Rippey MS ,&nbsp;Troy J. Hubert MS ,&nbsp;Murray B. Stein MD, MPH ,&nbsp;Thomas G. Adams PhD ,&nbsp;Robert H. Pietrzak PhD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.11.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.11.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To examine the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the US veteran population, and physical, mental, and cognitive health conditions associated with TBI.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Retrospective cohort study.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>A nationally representative sample of US military veterans surveyed in 2019-2020.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Veterans with probable TBI (n=943; M=58.8 years, SD=16.4; 75.9% non-Hispanic White) and without probable TBI (n=3,033; M=63.3 years, SD=15.3; 78.6% non-Hispanic White) were categorized based on a 2-item modified Veterans Health Administration TBI screen or self-reported health professional diagnoses of concussion/TBI.</div></div><div><h3>Interventions</h3><div>Not applicable.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measure(s)</h3><div>Self-reported health professional-diagnosed physical and cognitive health conditions, disability with basic and instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs), positive screens for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder, or drug use disorder, and current suicidal ideation or prior suicide attempts.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among the full sample, 24.5% (95% confidence interval: 22.7, 26.3) had probable TBI. In adjusted analyses, probable TBI was independently associated with greater odds of rheumatoid arthritis (odds ratio [OR]=2.06), chronic pain (OR=1.87), kidney disease (OR=1.81), pulmonary disease (OR=1.74), arthritis (OR=1.65), migraine (OR=1.59), sleep disorders (OR=1.57), and osteoporosis or osteopenia (OR=1.51). Veterans with probable TBI also had higher odds of mild cognitive impairment (OR=4.53) and disability with ADLs (OR=2.18) and instrumental ADLs (OR=1.98), although ADL disability was explained by other physical health conditions. Probable TBI was associated with higher odds of probable current anxiety disorder (OR=2.82), major depressive disorder (OR=2.17), suicidal ideation (OR=1.78), PTSD (OR=1.72), drug use disorder (OR=1.54), and alcohol use disorder (OR=1.47).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Nearly 1-in-4 US veterans screen positive for probable TBI, which was associated with several physical and mental health conditions that adversely affect health and functioning. Results underscore the importance of multidisciplinary interventions that concurrently target the unique physical, mental, cognitive, and functional health needs of this population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"106 4","pages":"Pages 537-547"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142754502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cognitive Impairment After Stroke: Rehabilitation Strategies and SMART Goal Setting","authors":"Urvashy Gopaul PT, MSc, PhD,&nbsp;Pooja Jethani Dr.OT, OTR/L,&nbsp;Nabila Enam OTD, OTR/L,&nbsp;Anahita Amirpour RNA, MSc,&nbsp;Olivia Crozier BHSc,&nbsp;Marina Charalambous SLT, PhD,&nbsp;Mark Bayley MD","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.08.030","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.08.030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"106 4","pages":"Pages 641-647"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142963680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Optimizing Cancer Rehabilitation: Policy Implications 1137","authors":"Patricia Geels","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.045","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.045","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To evaluate the impact of the current inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) admission criteria, specifically the “60% rule,” on access to rehabilitation services for patients with cancer. It seeks to assess potential modifications to the criteria to better align with the needs of this patient population.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Using Bardach's Eightfold Path for Policy Analysis, this research conducts a comprehensive evaluation of the existing IRF admission criteria and their implications for cancer patients’ access to rehabilitation services. A literature review was conducted to gather evidence on the historical context, policy development, and current challenges related to IRF admission criteria.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>The study focuses on the United States health care system, particularly Medicare's reimbursement policies for IRFs under the Prospective Payment System.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>The participants include patients with cancer who may require postacute rehabilitation services, policymakers, health care providers, and stakeholders involved in the development and implementation of IRF admission criteria.</div></div><div><h3>Interventions</h3><div>The interventions assessed in this study include potential modifications to the existing IRF admission criteria, such as reducing the 60% rule threshold, expanding the list of compliant conditions to include cancer, or restricting the criteria to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>The main outcome measure is the impact of proposed modifications to the IRF admission criteria on access to rehabilitation services for patients with cancer. This includes assessing changes in admission rates, functional outcomes, health care utilization, and patient satisfaction.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The analysis reveals that the current IRF admission criteria, particularly the 60% rule, present barriers to access for patients with cancer despite evidence of functional improvement with rehabilitation services. Proposed modifications, such as expanding the list of compliant conditions to include cancer, have the potential to increase access and improve outcomes for this patient population.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Modifications to the IRF admission criteria are necessary to better meet cancer patients’ rehabilitation needs. Expanding eligibility criteria and aligning policies with initiatives such as the Cancer Moonshot can enhance access to rehabilitation services and improve the quality of life for individuals with cancer.</div></div><div><h3>Disclosures</h3><div>I am employed as an assistant professor in the Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences at Indiana University South Bend. I have no other financial or nonfinancial disclosures to report.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"106 4","pages":"Pages e17-e18"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating Hand Motor Coordination of Chronic Stroke Survivors Through the Combination of Features Extracted From a High-density EMG Sleeve 4361","authors":"Nicholas Tacca,&nbsp;Bryan Schlink,&nbsp;Philip Putnam,&nbsp;Michael Darrow,&nbsp;Sam Colachis,&nbsp;Collin Dunlap,&nbsp;Lauren Wengerd,&nbsp;David Friedenberg,&nbsp;Eric Meyers","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.037","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.037","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Objectives&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;To investigate whether hand motor coordination of stroke survivors can be explained through a combination of features extracted from a high-density electromyography (HD-EMG) sleeve.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Design&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Standardized clinical assessments were evaluated in participants with stroke and scored by a licensed occupational therapist. Assessments included the upper extremity section of the Fugl-Meyer and the Modified Ashworth Scale test to assess finger and wrist spasticity. After clinical assessments, subjects performed 12 functional hand and wrist movements while HD-EMG was recorded using a wearable sleeve. Movements were visually evaluated based on an observed movement score (0=no movement, 1=visible movement, 2=incomplete movement, and 3=normal movement). After data collection, a variety of HD-EMG features, or views, were calculated from EMG, namely cocontraction, muscle correlation, muscle synergies, and motor unit firing coherence.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Setting&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;This study was performed at Battelle Memorial Institute.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Participants&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;This study enrolled able-bodied adults (n=7) and chronic stroke subjects with upper limb hemiparesis (n=7). Participants with stroke had hand impairment that interferes with their ability to perform activities of daily living and were classified as stage 1-6 on the hand subscale of the Chedoke McMaster Stroke assessment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Interventions&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Not applicable.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Main Outcome Measures&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Main outcome measures include the correlation of HD-EMG features, or a combination of features, with the upper extremity section of the Fugl-Meyer and Modified Ashworth Scale scores.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stroke subjects had higher cocontraction and reduced muscle coupling when attempting to open their hand and actuate their thumb. Muscle synergies decomposed in the stroke population were relatively preserved. Alterations in synergy composition demonstrated reduced coupling between digit extensors and muscles that actuate the thumb, as well as an increase in flexor activity in the stroke group. Average synergy activations during movements revealed differences in coordination, highlighting overactivation of antagonist muscles and compensatory strategies. Motor units decomposed in the stroke population had a lower firing coherence across movements, demonstrating reduced neural drive to muscles. When combining features using canonical correlation analysis, the first latent component was correlated with upper extremity section of the Fugl-Meyer hand subscore (&lt;em&gt;R&lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;=0.85). Latent component weightings revealed interpretable measures of motor coordination and muscle coupling alterations.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;These results demonstrate the feasibility of predicting motor function through features decomposed from a wearable HD-EMG sleeve, which could be leveraged to improve stro","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"106 4","pages":"Pages e14-e15"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Accompaniment Music on Rehabilitation Compliance and Performance During Music-based Training in Stroke 8252","authors":"Yi-An Chen,&nbsp;Ella Atkinson,&nbsp;Alaina Nickerl,&nbsp;Dhruv Pargai,&nbsp;Gil Weinberg,&nbsp;Martin Norgaard,&nbsp;Molly Rowland,&nbsp;Annie Solomon,&nbsp;Sara Johnstone","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.039","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.039","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To investigate the impact of accompaniment music on patient compliance and performance during a 2-week in-home upper extremity music-based training (MBT) in stroke survivors.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>This is a within-subject feasibility study to understand how music influences participants’ engagement and performance during home training.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>Participants’ home.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Community-dwelling individuals with chronic stroke and mild to moderate hemiplegia.</div></div><div><h3>Interventions</h3><div>During the 2-week MBT, participants were asked to exercise their upper extremities for at least 1 h/d with a piano keyboard and an iPad installed with a stroke-specific MBT app. The MBT included 2 training modes, nonmusic versus music, which were switched alternatively throughout the 2 weeks. Under the nonmusic mode, participants’ keystrokes were visually cued although they could hear the musical notes that they played on the keyboard. Under the music mode, accompaniment music with a steady pulse and visual guides cued key presses.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>The app usage time (total and daily) and keynote press accuracy were measured to understand participants’ training compliance and performance, respectively. We compared the results between the 2 different modes to explore the impact of the accompaniment music on stroke survivors.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We recruited 5 stroke survivors and observed the average total usage of 131 minutes for nonmusic mode and 142 minutes for music mode across all the participants. The average daily app usages were 22.9 min/d and 26.56 min/d under nonmusic and music modes, respectively. We also observed a difference in keynote press accuracy between the nonmusic mode (averaged 0.115s delay) and the music mode (averaged 0.097s delay).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Our preliminary results showed that stroke participants had greater use of the MBT app for rehab exercises under the music mode than the nonmusic mode. Participants’ keynote press accuracy was also more precise when they could hear the accompaniment music. These findings suggest that accompaniment music may play an important role in affecting not only participants’ engagement but also their performance. Data collection will be continued to demonstrate a robust result and explore the potential explanations for the observed differences.</div></div><div><h3>Disclosures</h3><div>none.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"106 4","pages":"Page e15"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unpacking the Complexity of Implementing Robotic Technology for Multiple Disciplines: A Mixed Methods Study 4355","authors":"Julie Pryor,&nbsp;Louise Pearce,&nbsp;Jason Redhead,&nbsp;Cathie Sherrington,&nbsp;Leanne Hassett","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.040","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.040","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To study the integration of robotic technologies across inpatient, outpatient and community rehabilitation services.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Mixed methods over a 12-month period, using descriptive statistics to analyze device usage data and thematic analysis of semistructured clinician interviews.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>A rehabilitation center in Australia.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Clinicians from physiotherapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, speech pathology and dietetics, and allied health assistants working in inpatient, outpatient and community services.</div></div><div><h3>Interventions</h3><div>Not applicable.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>Device-specific usage and multidisciplinary experiences and perceptions of introducing robotic rehabilitation technologies.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Device usage increased from 219 to 511 uses per month 11 months later, totaling 4262 uses across 25 different devices by 271 patients with a range of neurological conditions across the year. In about 20% of therapy sessions multiple devices were used. The 25 interviewed clinicians understood that the new technologies were additions to their clinical toolkit requiring them to think and practice differently, but they struggled with discipline-technology fit and were overwhelmed by the volume of training required for each device. Early on, clinicians from disciplines that typically target impairments found it easier to integrate technology than disciplines with a dominant participation focus, but this changed over time as evidenced in increasing diversity of session goals and the clinicians’ stories. Although technology was found to enhance patient engagement, it also required many clinicians to upskill to effectively navigate patients’ high expectations of robotic technologies. Key factors in successful implementation were clinician buy-in, a well-designed staff training model, real time on the ground support, and responsiveness to differences between inpatient, outpatient and community services.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Ultimately, clinicians came to embrace technology's role in rehabilitation but emphasized its use alongside traditional therapy methods, guided by strong clinical reasoning and clear goals. This study adds value by using implementation science and including multiple perspectives.</div></div><div><h3>Disclosures</h3><div>none.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"106 4","pages":"Page e16"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coding, Tracking and Trending Injury Data to Improve Practice and Safety for Caregivers and Their Patients 1145","authors":"Teresa Boynton","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.050","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.050","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Objectives&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;(1) To describe how an employee injury coding project led to improved safety for caregivers and patients throughout a large hospital system. (2) To accurately investigate the underlying causes of employee injuries in order to implement effective injury prevention action plans including for rehabilitation units. (3) To understand the link between employee injury data, patient outcomes/NDNQI data and safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) programs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Design&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Developed an injury coding system in order to accurately track data for 11 hospitals using over 15 years of workers’ compensation data. Accurate data led to implementing effective plans based on each category of cause of injury. Effective action plans led to significant decreases in frequency and severity of injuries, positive trending and sustainable programs. In addition to impacting caregiver safety, patient outcomes (eg, falls, pressure injuries) were positively impacted by improved mobility practices.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Setting&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Acute care/hospital settings both rural and large urban hospitals with impact on associated outpatient/ambulatory care settings.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Participants&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Employee injury data from 11 hospitals collected over a period of 15 years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Interventions&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Use of accurate coding of injuries to allow for accurate tracking of causes, and implementing injury prevention programs, including SPHM practices that also focused on patient initiatives and outcomes (eg, falls, pressure injuries).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Main Outcome Measures&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Decrease in frequency and severity of caregiver injuries associated with unit-specific and cause-specific SPHM interventions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;(1) Accurate coding and tracking of employee injuries led to (2) focused action plans and (3) implementing effective injury prevention programs and practices, which led to (4) significant and sustainable decreases in both frequency and severity of employee injuries and (5) improved patient outcomes through early and often mobilization using SPHM practices.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Obtaining enough information to accurately code and track the underlying causes of employee injuries leads to improved practice and safety for both caregivers and patients. More research is needed directly linking SPHM practices to improved patient outcomes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Disclosures&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Teresa Boynton worked for Banner Health for 26+ years as the Ergonomics and Injury Prevention Specialist, and Safe Patient Handling and Mobility lead. She developed the Banner Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool linked to SPHM practices. She then worked for Hill-Rom as a Clinical Consultant and developed Banner Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool 2.0. She worked with hospital systems to implement SPHM practices that are unit-specific focused on caregiver and patient safety and avoiding complicati","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"106 4","pages":"Page e20"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Conducting Meta-analyses and Systematic Reviews in Long COVID: Challenges and Lessons Learned 4353","authors":"Eva Pettemeridou,&nbsp;Maria Loizidou,&nbsp;Jelena Trajkovic,&nbsp;Stefanie De Smet,&nbsp;Maria Constantinou,&nbsp;Fofi Constantinidou","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.052","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2025.01.052","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To identify and address the methodological challenges and lessons learned in conducting meta-analyses and systematic reviews in the emerging field of long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID).</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>This study results from a larger systematic review in response to methodological difficulties, specifically related to participant inclusion/exclusion criteria, sample sizes and study comparability issues. Forty-one studies were included.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>The study synthesized evidence from a wide range of settings, including hospital and outpatient clinics.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>The intended participants were individuals suffering from long COVID, identified through variable inclusion/exclusion criteria across studies, with a focus on cognitive and psychological symptoms. Challenges were noted in the heterogeneous application of these criteria and in the variable sample sizes across studies.</div></div><div><h3>Interventions</h3><div>Five studies were included that reported on interventions aiming at alleviating cognitive and psychological symptoms in long COVID, although very few randomized controlled trials were identified, highlighting a gap in the literature.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>Outcome measures varied across studies but generally included assessments of cognitive and psychological functioning through neuroimaging, neurophysiology, and clinical scales.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Significant challenges were observed, including issues related to the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes framework, such as unequal sample sizes and inappropriate comparisons between large samples of neurotypical participants and small samples of long COVID participants. Additionally, the inclusion/exclusion criteria for long COVID were inconsistently applied, with few studies adhering to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or World Health Organization guidelines.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>These findings underscore the complexity of researching long COVID, particularly in synthesizing evidence across studies with varied methodologies, sample sizes, and clinical definitions. The findings highlight the need for standardized criteria for defining neuropsychological symptoms associated with long COVID and for designing studies with methodologies that can be more readily compared and aggregated in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Guidelines for future research projects on long COVID will be discussed in more detail.</div></div><div><h3>Disclosures</h3><div>Eva Pettemeridou is acting as the Communications and Social Media Officer of the International Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. All authors receive a salary from a joint research grant conducting work on long COVID.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"106 4","pages":"Pages e20-e21"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143761245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}