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 302 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• OTCohort2019The modifying effect of positive emotion on the relationship between cognitive impairment and disability among older Mexican Americans: a cohort study.Disability and rehabilitationPositive emotion did not change the link between cognitive impairment and new disability over time in older Mexican Americans. It did appear to narrow the gap in current disability between impaired and normal cognition.
• OTCohort2019Pre-injury assessment of everyday executive function in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.Neuropsychological rehabilitationFamily or friend raters gave more consistent pre-injury executive-function ratings than patients did after moderate to severe TBI. They also rated patients as more impaired than patients rated themselves, both before and after injury.
• OTOther2019An initial investigation of the reliability and validity of the Compensatory Cognitive Strategies Scale.Neuropsychological rehabilitationA new questionnaire asking people with MS how often they use memory, attention, and organization strategies gave similar answers over about 2 months and was related to reported memory strategies, but it has not been tested to improve care.
• SLPOther2019Comparing the effects of clinician and caregiver-administered lexical retrieval training for progressive anomia.Neuropsychological rehabilitationTwo people with progressive word-finding difficulty trained with a clinician then a caregiver showed similar gains in naming trained items. Neither group showed significant improvement on untrained words, and standard naming tests remained stable despite functional changes.
• PTOTSurvey2019The role of perceived family social support and parental solicitous responses in adjustment to bothersome pain in young people with physical disabilities.Disability and rehabilitationIn young people with physical disabilities and pain, parental solicitous responses were associated with more pain interference and catastrophizing. General family support was associated with less pain interference. The protective effect of family support on catastrophizing depended on age.
• OTOther2019Characterising omission errors in everyday task completion and cognitive correlates in individuals with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.Neuropsychological rehabilitationOlder adults with multi-domain mild cognitive impairment and dementia omitted more action steps in everyday tasks than healthy adults and those with single-domain MCI. Dementia also showed more preparatory and concluding omissions. Memory was linked to all omission types.
• OTPilot2019Functional changes through the usage of 3D-printed transitional prostheses in children.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technologyIn 11 children without a separate control group, about 24 weeks of using a 3D-printed transitional prosthesis increased the affected-limb block-moving score, but wrist strength did not increase significantly.
• SLPCase-Control2019Detection of text-based social cues in adults with traumatic brain injury.Neuropsychological rehabilitationAdults with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury were less accurate than healthy adults at detecting subtle liking cues in simple written sentences. Their ratings were lower for all but one written sentence and context combination.
• PTOTSurvey2019Difficulty and independence in shopping among older Americans: more than just leaving the house.Disability and rehabilitationBroken steps and neighborhood disorder were linked to more shopping difficulty in older adults, but links weakened after health and physical capacity were considered. Check the route from the home when older adults report shopping difficulty.
• PTOTQualitative2019Defining and measuring recovery from myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome: the physician perspective.Disability and rehabilitationPhysicians treating ME and CFS separated recovery from improvement. They saw recovery as complete symptom remission and return to previous functioning without coping or medication. Improvement means better daily life with ongoing symptoms or treatment.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2018Determinants of Sickness Absence and Return to Work Among Employees with Common Mental Disorders: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitationWorkers with anxiety or depression stay off work longer when they have high job demands, low control, and poor supervisor support. Treating symptoms alone does not guarantee a return to work. Workplace accommodations and managing expectations are essential for reintegration.
• SLPOther2018Sustainability of an early detection program for autism spectrum disorder over the course of 8 years.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThe early detection program's effect on referral before age 3 was not sustained after support ended; children with ASD were more likely to be referred early only while the program was active.
• OTPilot2018Informant Report of Financial Capacity for Individuals With Chronic Acquired Brain Injury: An Assessment of Informant Accuracy.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationIn 22 pairs, informant reports did not track how people with chronic acquired brain injury performed on financial tasks. Overall scores looked similar, but informants misjudged 6 of 20 items. Some were overestimated and some underestimated.
• SLPOther2018Correspondence of the Boston Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury-Lifetime and the VA Comprehensive TBI Evaluation.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationThe VA clinical TBI evaluation agreed with the research interview for only 73 of 104 Veterans. It missed 18 injuries found by the research interview and called 13 Veterans injured when the research interview did not diagnose them.
• PTOTOther2018Clinical relevance of the modified physical performance test versus the short physical performance battery for detecting mobility impairments in older men with peripheral arterial disease.Disability and rehabilitationThe modified physical performance test flagged mobility limitations in more men with peripheral arterial disease than the short physical performance battery. It caught problems with stairs, coat handling, and picking up small objects that the short battery missed.
• OTRCT2018Strengthened General Self-Efficacy with Multidisciplinary Vocational Rehabilitation in Women on Long-Term Sick Leave: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitationCompared with usual transfer, multidisciplinary vocational rehabilitation raised women's general self-efficacy from 2.29 to 2.74 on a 1 to 4 scale. Acceptance and commitment therapy alone did not.
• Other2018The Work Role Functioning Questionnaire v2.0 Showed Consistent Factor Structure Across Six Working Samples.Journal of occupational rehabilitationThe questionnaire's separate areas of work functioning worked consistently across working samples, but a single overall score did not behave the same everywhere. Use the separate area scores when comparing workers.
• OTRCT2018Calendaring and alarms can improve naturalistic time-based prospective memory for youth infected with HIV.Neuropsychological rehabilitationFor young adults with HIV, using a content-free daily phone alarm together with a calendar entry improved remembering to text at a set time; alarm alone looked helpful but was not clear, and calendar alone did not help.
• OTOther2018Repeatability and Safety of the Functional Capacity Evaluation-One-Handed for Individuals with Upper Limb Reduction Deficiency and Amputation.Journal of occupational rehabilitationFive of eight one-handed functional capacity tests gave stable scores across two sessions in 23 people with upper limb absence; three did not. The test was safe with precautions, but pain and learning effects mean individual scores need cautious interpretation.
• PTOther2018Dynamic Balance Is Related to Physiological Impairments in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationPeople with MS who had recently fallen repeatedly had worse foot vibration sense, longer balance reaction delays, more spasticity, and higher pyramidal and cerebellar signs than non-fallers. It does not show that treating these signs reduces falls.
• PTOther2018Mobility Analysis of AmpuTees (MAAT I): Quality of life and satisfaction are strongly related to mobility for patients with a lower limb prosthesis.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalSelf-rated mobility was strongly related to quality of life and moderately related to satisfaction in 509 lower limb prosthesis users. This does not show that improving mobility causes better quality of life or satisfaction.
• PTOTSystematic Review2018Functional Impairments and Work-Related Outcomes in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitationBreast cancer survivors' physical problems, especially limited shoulder and arm movement, were linked to poorer work outcomes. Cognitive problems were reported by survivors but not consistently linked to work outcomes. Emotional issues affected work in interviews but not in measured outcomes.
• PTRCT2018A modified walk-in system versus scheduled appointments in a secondary-care prosthetic and orthotic clinic.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalFor shoe-insole patients, modified walk-in cut median wait from referral to appointment from 175 to 135 days, while adding 9.9 minutes in the waiting room. Satisfaction did not change.
• PTCohort2018Predictive Value of the Fear-Avoidance Model on Functional Capacity Evaluation.Journal of occupational rehabilitationA higher cumulative psychological risk score was linked to lower lifting performance on functional capacity tests, especially when patients gave a safe maximal effort. Lower perceived capacity was also linked to poorer lifting. This is an association, not proof of cause.
• PTCohort2018A comparison of computerized adaptive testing and fixed-length short forms for the Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility (PLUS-MTM).Prosthetics and orthotics internationalFor adults using a prosthetic leg, the adaptive PLUS-M gave usable mobility scores after 5 items on average and took 68.9 seconds. The 7-item form took 82.9 seconds, and the 12-item form took 124.5 seconds. Fixed forms produced similar scores.
• OTQualitative2019The self-management balancing act of spousal care partners in the case of Parkinson's disease.Disability and rehabilitationSpousal care partners of people with Parkinson's described juggling caregiving with their own work, leisure and friendships. They used planning ahead, social contact and outside help while carrying both burden and compassion.
• PTQualitative2019Interpreting intracorporeal landscapes: how patients visualize pathophysiology and utilize medical images in their understanding of chronic musculoskeletal illness.Disability and rehabilitationPeople with long-term joint pain often pictured what they thought was happening inside their bodies. Some said images or knee models helped them understand their pain and what to do; others found doctors' explanations did not match their sensations.
• PTOther2019Amputee Locomotion: Joint Moment Adaptations to Running Speed Using Running-Specific Prostheses after Unilateral Transtibial Amputation.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationIn eight men running with running-specific prostheses, intact limbs produced larger knee and hip moments than prosthetic limbs, but similar to control limbs. Faster speed increased intact-limb hip flexion and knee swing moments more than prosthetic-limb moments.
• PTOTSystematic Review2019Racial and ethnic disparities in stroke outcomes: a scoping review of post-stroke disability assessment tools.Disability and rehabilitationPost-stroke disability research used many different outcome measures, and most appeared in only one study. The studies often did not show that measures work equally well across racial and ethnic groups. Only one study examined American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander groups.
• OTSLPPilot2019Examining sensory ability, feature matching and assessment-based adaptation for a brain-computer interface using the steady-state visually evoked potential.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technologyEye movement control shaped performance on a flicker-based brain-computer interface: participants with better eye control exceeded chance, while participants with severe eye movement impairment performed poorly. Direction-specific results suggest adapting the screen layout to each person's visual field.
• SLPOther2019Construct validity of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10).Disability and rehabilitationThe EAT-10 mostly reflects one swallowing-symptom pattern and patients use its 0-4 ratings as expected, but two items did not behave as expected and scores correlate only weakly with aspiration and diet findings. Use it for patient-reported symptoms, not to replace swallow testing.
• OTSurvey2019User surveys support designing a prosthetic wrist that incorporates the Dart Thrower's Motion.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technologyPeople with trans-radial prosthetic wrists reported lower satisfaction and higher difficulty with Dart Thrower's Motion tasks, and interviewees wanted a wrist that adds this motion even if it is more complex.
• OTSLPOther2019Factor Analysis of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale in a Sample of Two Year Olds with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 282 toddlers with autism diagnoses, CARS items grouped into three domains: social communication, repetitive behaviors and sensory sensitivities, and emotional reactivity. Total scores alone may hide uneven symptom profiles.
• SLPCase Report2018New Swallowing Method to Improve Pharyngeal Passage of a Bolus by Creating Negative Pressure in the Esophagus-Vacuum Swallowing.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationA man with severe swallowing problems after a stroke found that forcefully contracting abdominal muscles while elevating shoulders helped swallow. Tests showed bolus sucked into esophagus by negative pressure despite weak pharynx. His oral intake improved, but a case report cannot show it works.
• Cohort2018Mortality and Associated Morbidities Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Medicare Statin Users.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationStatin use after traumatic brain injury was linked to lower mortality and lower risk of stroke, depression, and ADRD in older Medicare patients. This is association, not proof that statins cause benefit.
• OTCohort2018Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes of a Vocational Rehabilitation Program for Patients with Acquired Brain Injury in The Netherlands.Journal of occupational rehabilitationIn a Dutch vocational rehabilitation program for acquired brain injury, 86% returned to useful employer tasks after 4 months. At 3 to 6 years, 64% of those still had paid work, averaging 26.5 hours weekly.
• OTOther2018Fatigue Is Associated With Global and Regional Thalamic Morphometry in Veterans With a History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationIn Veterans with mild TBI, higher self-reported fatigue was associated with smaller thalamic volume and localized shape reductions in the front and inner upper right thalamus. The finding links fatigue to brain structure, not to PTSD or depression alone.
• Other2018Patterns of fixation during face recognition: Differences in autism across age.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceBoth groups looked longer and more often at eyes than mouths. Differences between people with autism and typically developing people varied by age and task stage. Children with autism looked less at eyes, while adults showed weak mouth-looking differences.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Risk Factors for Self-injurious Behavior in an Inpatient Psychiatric Sample of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Naturalistic Observation Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 302 psychiatric inpatients with autism, 67.5% had self-injury at home, but only 24.8% showed daily self-injury in the hospital. Lower cognitive ability and high parent-rated self-injury predicted hospital risk. Most children with home self-injury did not display it in the hospital.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Cluster Analysis of Vulnerable Groups in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn acute traumatic brain injury rehab, 148 patients formed four vulnerability clusters. Clusters differed in length of stay and functional independence gains, and elderly medically complex patients were the oldest cluster.
• Qualitative2018Shifting to Value-Based Principles in Sickness Insurance: Challenges in Changing Roles and Culture.Journal of occupational rehabilitationSwedish insurance officials described a shift toward client-centered case management, but found their discretion limited by strict rules and performance quotas. They struggled to balance administrative demands with coordinating rehabilitation, often prioritizing urgent benefit payments over holistic support.
• PTOTOther2018Comparison of Self-Report Versus Sensor-Based Methods for Measuring the Amount of Upper Limb Activity Outside the Clinic.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationSelf-reported and sensor-measured upper limb use correlate moderately but disagree frequently. Only five participants were consistently accurate. Therapists should not assume a patient's report of arm use matches objective data, nor use the two measures interchangeably.
• PTOTCohort2018Discharge Patterns for Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients Going From Acute Care Hospitals to Inpatient and Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationAcross 122,084 Medicare patients, discharge to intensive rehabilitation versus skilled nursing varied widely by hospital, not just by stroke severity. Patients sent to skilled nursing were older, female, and had more comorbidities and lower function. Hospital-level patterns drove these decisions more than clinical factors alone.
• PTOTNarrative Review2018Factors Influencing Functional Outcomes and Return-to-Work After Amputation: A Review of the Literature.Journal of occupational rehabilitationAmputation recovery varies widely in walking, pain, prosthetic use, and work. Younger age, education, adjustment, prosthetic use, and job modifications were linked to return to work, not tested as causes.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Work Disability Trajectories Among Individuals with a Sick-Leave Spell Due to Depressive Episode ≥ 21 Days: A Prospective Cohort Study with 13-Month Follow Up.Journal of occupational rehabilitationMost people on sick leave for depression returned to work within four to nine months. Those who stayed absent were more often unemployed, had prior sick leave, or used more healthcare. Trajectories varied widely, so early risk factors help predict who might need longer support.
• Other2018A model to facilitate implementation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health into prosthetics and orthotics.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalThis is a conceptual model article, not a clinical study. It describes how the ICF could be used in prosthetics and orthotics, but reports no patients or outcomes.
• OTCohort2018Predictors of Return to Work 6 Months After the End of Treatment in Patients with Common Mental Disorders: A Cohort Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitationIn patients with common mental disorders, high occupational status and better self-rated work ability at end of treatment were linked to successful return to work at 6 months. Work participation did not change over the follow-up. This does not show that treatment caused it.
• OTQualitative2018A Latent Content Analysis of Barriers and Supports to Healthcare: Perspectives From Caregivers of Service Members and Veterans With Military-Related Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationCaregivers described barriers as the most frequent topic about accessing services. They reported delayed appointments, documentation problems, financial strain, and navigation difficulties, but also valued stipends, care coordinators, counseling, and community groups.
• PTRCT2018Behavior-Change Intervention Targeting Physical Function, Walking, and Disability After Dysvascular Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThe main chair-to-walk timing test did not improve more with the behavior-change telephone program than with control calls. The behavior-change group increased daily steps and reduced sitting time, but this small pilot does not prove better function.
• PTOTNarrative Review2018Evaluation of Performance-Based Outcome Measures for the Upper Limb: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationMost upper-limb performance tests used for amputees and stroke patients assess one-hand tasks in front of the body, rely on subjective judgments, and rarely capture sensation or movement quality. Few cover all movement zones or two-handed daily use.