THE INDEX

Every paper we have read

Each one summarised from the full article, not its abstract, and kept only if it speaks to physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology or nursing. Newest first.

35,183 PAPERS · PAGE 286 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• OTCohort2018Anxiety in Williams Syndrome: The Role of Social Behaviour, Executive Functions and Change Over Time.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParent-rated anxiety in Williams syndrome rose over four years, but the study could not show that change was real. Anxiety was linked to difficulty shifting attention, and to social-functioning problems.
• SLPRCT2018The Autism Family Experience Questionnaire (AFEQ): An Ecologically-Valid, Parent-Nominated Measure of Family Experience, Quality of Life and Prioritised Outcomes for Early Intervention.Journal of autism and developmental disordersThe total family-experience score favoured parent-mediated communication therapy plus usual care over usual care at 13 months and 6 years. The parent domain favoured it at follow-up, the family domain did not, and some child-domain effects did not last.
• PTOTCohort2018Prediction of falling risk after discharge in ambulatory stroke or history of fracture patients using Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest).Journal of physical therapy scienceIn ambulatory stroke patients, low scores on the BESTest sections for Anticipatory Postural Adjustments and Sensory Orientation were significantly associated with falls within six months. These two specific balance components may help identify high-risk patients who appear stable enough for discharge.
• SLPOther2018Extrinsic Cognitive Load Impairs Spoken Word Recognition in High- and Low-Predictability Sentences.Ear and hearingRemembering seven digits before listening made normal-hearing young adults less accurate at identifying final words in vocoded sentences. The effect shifted with degradation: severe degradation hurt words in predictable sentences, mild degradation hurt words in unpredictable sentences.
• SLPNarrative Review2018Listening Effort: How the Cognitive Consequences of Acoustic Challenge Are Reflected in Brain and Behavior.Ear and hearingListening to noisy or unclear speech uses cognitive resources, not just hearing. A person's working memory and attention can affect speech understanding, so poor performance may reflect effort or cognitive load, not only how audible the speech is.
• PTOTOther2018Comparing motor performance, praxis, coordination, and interpersonal synchrony between children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).Research in developmental disabilitiesChildren with autism showed lower gross and fine motor scores, more errors copying movements, slower movements, and poorer synchrony with a partner than typically developing children, in both higher and lower IQ groups among 24 children with autism and 12 typically developing children.
• PTCase Report2018VUB-CYBERLEGs CYBATHLON 2016 Beta-Prosthesis: case study in control of an active two degree of freedom transfemoral prosthesis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA powered transfemoral prosthesis let an amputee complete sit-to-stand, hurdles, slope and stairs with a handrail. Knee torque assistance was measured, but training was short and some tasks were not completed, so this is not evidence it helps patients.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Effects of Age and Sex on Hospital Readmission in Traumatic Brain Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationOlder adults with traumatic brain injury face higher hospital readmission risk than younger adults. However, younger adults readmit fastest, with the highest rate in the first week after discharge. Readmission reasons also shift by age, moving from mental health and injury issues in younger groups to circulatory and respiratory problems in older groups.
• PTCohort2018Inability to Perform the Repeated Chair Stand Task Predicts Fall-Related Injury in Older Primary Care Patients.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationThe chair stand score was not a predictor, but inability to perform the task was associated with higher fall-injury risk over two years. Total SPPB, gait, and balance scores were not predictors.
• PTOther2018The prevalence of the flat foot condition and insole prescription in people with Down's syndrome: a retrospective population-based study.Journal of physical therapy science58 of 215 people with Down's syndrome had flat foot, and 47 were prescribed insoles. First insoles came at 6.4 years on average, so PTs should check feet in children with Down's syndrome.
• SLPSurvey2018Patients' and Clinicians' Views of the Psychological Components of Tinnitus Treatment That Could Inform Audiologists' Usual Care: A Delphi Survey.Ear and hearingPatients and clinicians agreed many psychological care components could be included in audiologist-delivered tinnitus care, but no component was agreed to exclude. This is a view of what should be included, not proof it helps.
• SLPPilot2018The Electrically Evoked Auditory Change Complex Evoked by Temporal Gaps Using Cochlear Implants or Auditory Brainstem Implants in Children With Cochlear Nerve Deficiency.Ear and hearingIn five deaf children with cochlear nerve deficiency, a scalp brain response to brief silence in implant stimulation could be recorded, but it did not reliably match what children detected. It is not yet a tool for choosing implant type.
• PTPilot2018Evaluation of left-right difference of impulse in impact forces at stance phase: comparison of measurements on flat land and stairs.Journal of physical therapy scienceLeft-right knee imbalance while walking on flat ground did not track age, weight, height, or BMI in 8 healthy people and 1 patient. Stair knee imbalance was nearly absent in healthy 20 to 40 year olds and tracked age in those 49 and older.
• Other2018Connectivity-Based Parcellation of the Amygdala Predicts Social Skills in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn adolescents with autism, a specific brain connection volume predicted social skill impairment. This is a biological marker from scans, not a treatment outcome, and does not change current therapy practices.
• PTSystematic Review2018Exertional Tolerance Assessments After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationExertional testing after concussion may be safe and can reveal symptom or heart-rate changes, but no standard treadmill or bike protocol is established. Use individualized testing and expect temporary symptom flare.
• PTOther2018The effects of flexion-distraction and drop techniques on disorders and Ferguson's angle in female patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.Journal of physical therapy scienceBoth groups improved in disability scores and Ferguson's angle after eight weeks. One group received flexion-distraction and drop, the other spinal decompression. Both also received hot pack, interferential current, and ultrasound. The groups were not compared directly, and no component's contribution was separated.
• SLPOther2018Binaural Pitch Fusion in Bilateral Cochlear Implant Users.Ear and hearingBilateral cochlear implant users showed broad binaural pitch fusion, with some fusing across much of the electrode array and others not at all. This can average pitch cues between ears and may interfere with speech perception.
• PTOther2018Relationship between the thoracolumbar flexion angle and pelvic posterior movement during trunk flexion.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 15 subjects, larger thoracolumbar flexion angles were linked with less backward hip displacement during trunk flexion. This describes movement, not a treatment effect.
• OTSLPOther2018Sensory Sensitivity and Food Selectivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn children with ASD, Atypical oral sensory sensitivity was associated with more food refusal (48.2% vs 33.2%) and lower vegetable variety (4.2 vs 8.6). Atypical oral over-sensitivity was associated with more food refusal (52% vs 25%) and lower fruit and vegetable variety.
• SLPRCT2018Hearing aid fitting and developmental outcomes of children fit according to either the NAL or DSL prescription: fit-to-target, audibility, speech and language abilities.International journal of audiologyChildren fitted to either NAL or DSL hearing aid targets showed similar direct speech and language results. Parents rated everyday listening higher for DSL, especially in quiet, but the audibility advantage did not show up on measured speech and language tests.
• SLPCase Report2018The role of short-term memory impairment in nonword repetition, real word repetition, and nonword decoding: A case study.Clinical linguistics & phoneticsA 65-year-old woman with short-term memory impairment repeated real words without error but made many sequencing and substitution mistakes on nonwords. This suggests her memory deficit disrupted new sound sequences while leaving stored word patterns intact.
• SLPOther2017Validating a Rapid, Automated Test of Spatial Release From Masking.American journal of audiologyA headphone test of speech in noise gave repeatable thresholds in adults with hearing thresholds below 30 dB HL or 41 dB HL. More spatial separation improved performance, but this was not tested in patients.
• OTOther2017The effects of aging and HIV disease on employment status and functioning.Rehabilitation psychologyOlder adults with HIV were least likely to be employed and had high disability rates. Among those still working, self-reported work functioning was poorer only compared with younger adults without HIV.
• Case Report2017Cybathlon experiences of the Graz BCI racing team Mirage91 in the brain-computer interface discipline.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOne pilot with incomplete locked-in syndrome after stroke trained a brain-computer interface, but in the race it repeatedly chose one command, and he failed to qualify.
• SLPOther2017Vocalic transitions as markers of speech acoustic changes with STN-DBS in Parkinson's Disease.Journal of communication disordersTurning STN-DBS on or off, with medication unchanged, did not show a group-level change in glide F2 slope, coarticulation pattern, or intelligibility. People with Parkinson's had shallower glide F2 slopes and lower intelligibility than controls, with mixed individual responses.
• PTOther2018Electromyographic activity of selected trunk, core, and thigh muscles in commonly used exercises for ACL rehabilitation.Journal of physical therapy scienceForward lunges and squats activated quadriceps most, while glute bridges activated hamstrings and glutes; sit-ups and double leg raises activated abdominals. These are healthy female muscle-activation comparisons, not ACL outcome evidence.
• PTRCT2018Effect of pulsed high intensity laser therapy on delayed caesarean section healing in diabetic women.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn diabetic women with delayed caesarean wounds, adding pulsed high-intensity laser to standard care produced smaller wounds and better appearance than sham laser. Standard care included glycaemic control, nutrition, moist dressings, topical management, oedema reduction, surgical debridement, antibiotics.
• PTSurvey2018Factors affecting physical therapists' job satisfaction: questionnaire survey targeting first-year physical therapists.Journal of physical therapy scienceFirst-year physical therapists who were more satisfied reported good staff relations, salary satisfaction, seeing physical therapy as challenging, wanting direct contact with people, and respecting faculty. These are associations, not causes.
• PTOther2018Influence of adequate pelvic floor muscle contraction on the movement of the coccyx during pelvic floor muscle training.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 63 women, adequate pelvic floor contraction was associated with more upward movement of the coccyx tip than inadequate contraction. The coccyx tip may be a self-check cue, but training effectiveness was not tested.
• SLPOther2018Olivocochlear Efferent Activity Is Associated With the Slope of the Psychometric Function of Speech Recognition in Noise.Ear and hearingAt a fixed noise level, brain-to-ear feedback activity was not linked to word or sentence recognition. In this small lab study, stronger feedback activity was linked to greater improvement in recognition as the noise became less severe.
• Cohort2018The Link Between Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics and Rehabilitation Outcomes After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationEarly brain blood flow regulation after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage was associated with rehabilitation discharge function and recovery speed. In 21 patients at one rehab hospital, autoregulatory range and rising slope explained up to 47% of outcome variation.
• Other2018Motor modules during adaptation to walking in a powered ankle exoskeleton.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationThe number and organization of muscle coordination patterns stayed the same when eight healthy men walked with powered versus unpowered ankle exoskeletons. Practice made the patterns fit the recorded signals better, and timing changed more than muscle weightings.
• OTQualitative2018Understanding parents' concerns about their children with autism taking public school transportation in Los Angeles County.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents of children with autism described school bus rides becoming unsafe when substitute drivers and aides did not know their children by name. The children were briefly lost, and trust in school transport broke, even though families still valued the bus for independence.
• PTPilot2018Volition-adaptive control for gait training using wearable exoskeleton: preliminary tests with incomplete spinal cord injury individuals.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn four people with incomplete spinal cord injury, knee movement increased more when a wearable robot adjusted stiffness with their effort and brain signals than when stiffness was fixed. This was a small feasibility test, not proof of lasting walking gains.
• Other2018The Self-Reference Effect on Perception: Undiminished in Adults with Autism and No Relation to Autism Traits.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdults with autism showed the same self-bias as comparison adults: faster and more accurate matching for self-related shapes and labels. Autism traits were not related to this bias, so the study found no evidence that autism reduces it.
• PTOther2018Does the relative muscle activation of the vastus medialis, rectus femoris, and vastus lateralis, during the various activities, change in relation to the quadriceps angle?Journal of physical therapy scienceAmong 17 healthy women, larger quadriceps angle was linked to more rectus femoris relative to vastus medialis during step-up and sit-to-stand. In walking, it was linked to lower vastus lateralis relative to rectus femoris. It does not show this causes or treats knee pain.
• SLPSurvey2018A quantitative study of attitudes toward the research participation of adults with intellectual disability: Do stakeholders agree?Disability and health journalAdults with intellectual disability expressed stronger belief that they want to participate in research and can make their own decisions than IRB members and family did. IRB members showed lower support for direct participation than researchers or service providers.
• SLPSystematic Review2018Patient Adherence to Dysphagia Recommendations: A Systematic Review.DysphagiaOnly twelve original studies directly measured patient adherence to dysphagia recommendations. Most were in head and neck cancer and relied on self-report. Difficulty and fatigue were common barriers; motivation, support, written instructions, and weekly calls were reported as facilitators.
• PTOTPilot2018Upper limb robotic rehabilitation for chronic stroke survivors: a single-group preliminary study.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter six weeks of assist-as-needed arm robot training, 21 high-functioning chronic stroke survivors had higher upper limb scores and faster reaching. No control group was used, so the robot alone cannot be credited.
• PTOTOther2018Effects of a 12-week marching in place and chair rise daily exercise intervention on ADL and functional mobility in frail older adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceFrail nursing home residents who marched in place and rose from a chair for 25 minutes daily for 12 weeks improved their ability to perform daily tasks and their walking speed. The exercise group also generated significantly more power when standing up. The non-exercise group showed no such gains.
• OTOther2018The Relationship Between Hand Function and Overlapping Motor Representations of the Hands in the Contralesional Hemisphere in Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairThe size and excitability of the affected hand motor map were not related to hand function in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Overlap with the less-affected hand motor map was related. This is a mapping finding, not evidence that therapy works.
• SLPCohort2018Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Implantation: Surgical, Electrophysiologic, and Behavioral Outcomes.Ear and hearingFive children with an auditory brainstem implant detected sound from 125 Hz to 6 K Hz at 20 to 50 dB HL, but none showed open-set speech perception. S1 and S2 had surgical complications. All children needed visual language support.
• PTRCT2018Effects of smoking and aerobic exercise on male college students' metabolic syndrome risk factors.Journal of physical therapy science8 weeks of basketball did not show clear changes in lipids or glucose, but it lowered waist size in exercising smokers and non-smokers and lowered blood pressure only in exercising non-smokers. Smoking students who did not exercise had increases in blood pressure and waist size.
• SLPPilot2018Assessing working memory in children with ADHD: Minor administration and scoring changes may improve digit span backward's construct validity.Research in developmental disabilitiesIn children with ADHD, standard digit span backward did not relate to working memory. Giving longer lists and scoring partial credit were linked more strongly with working memory and school achievement, but these changes have no clinical norms.
• PTSurvey2018The feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes, awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards exergames.Journal of physical therapy scienceSurveyed physiotherapists valued exergames for balance and motivation, but feared falls and poor movement quality. Older people had often seen exergames, rarely used them, and more than half who answered would try them if suggested.
• SLPOther2017Computerized Sign Language-Based Literacy Training for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationSign language-based computer training did not significantly improve reading comprehension in deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Word reading showed a borderline improvement. Children with better imitation of unfamiliar signs progressed faster in word reading, suggesting sign phonological skills support decoding.
• SLPCohort2017Specificity of executive function and theory of mind performance in relation to attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms in autism spectrum disorders.Molecular autismIn adolescents with autism, executive function difficulties tracked with ADHD symptoms, while theory of mind difficulties tracked with autism symptoms. These links held after controlling for IQ and shared parent reporting biases, suggesting distinct cognitive profiles for each symptom domain.
• SLPOther2017Comparison of the Spectral-Temporally Modulated Ripple Test With the Arizona Biomedical Institute Sentence Test in Cochlear Implant Users.Ear and hearingIn 25 cochlear implant users, SMRT scores tracked AzBio speech-in-noise scores across unilateral, bilateral, and bimodal groups. The first SMRT run acted as practice; the second was used. This suggests SMRT may help evaluate map changes, but it is not proven.
• PTOther2017Comprehensive measurement of stroke gait characteristics with a single accelerometer in the laboratory and community: a feasibility, validity and reliability study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA low-cost lower-back accelerometer was feasible and consistent over two community weeks, but it did not agree with the laboratory walkway for step length or asymmetry. Do not use it alone for those features.
• OTSLPCase Report2017Mutations in RAB39B in individuals with intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and macrocephaly.Molecular autismTwo brothers in one family with autism, intellectual disability, no functional language, fine motor problems, and head circumference on the 98th percentile shared a maternal RAB39B mutation. Their sister had mild intellectual disability and autism traits, not autism; their mother had tremor.