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 303 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPCase-Control2019Impaired Recognition of Basic Emotions from Facial Expressions in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Assessing the Importance of Expression Intensity.Journal of autism and developmental disordersYoung people with autism were less accurate than controls at recognising emotions from faces, but this difference disappeared once verbal and non-verbal reasoning abilities were accounted for. Low-intensity expressions were too ambiguous for both groups to identify reliably.
• OTOther2019Motor Memory Deficits Contribute to Motor Impairments in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersWhen visual feedback was removed, people with autism spectrum disorder produced less pinch force than controls, especially in the last 6 seconds. With visual feedback, the groups did not differ.
• PTCase Report2019Motor skill training in musculoskeletal pain: a case report in chronic low back pain.Disability and rehabilitationA man with chronic low back pain reported less pain, less medication use, and met sitting, standing, and bed mobility goals after six motor skill training visits over 12 weeks. This describes his experience, not proof that the training works.
• OTCohort2019Friendships and social participation as markers of quality of life of adolescents and adults with fragile X syndrome and autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAdolescents and adults with fragile X syndrome and autism rarely had mutual friends. The fragile X group was more likely to have a friend than the autism group, but behavior problems may explain the difference.
• PTOTSurvey2019The future of the provision process for mobility assistive technology: a survey of providers.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technologyProviders ranked transfer aids and new wheelchair power sources most important. They said clients often choose equipment but rarely get adequate long-term maintenance support. Insurance approval was the biggest barrier.
• SLPCase-Control2019Associations between parental broader autism phenotype and child autism spectrum disorder phenotype in the Study to Explore Early Development.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAt least one parent with broader autism phenotype was linked to children with confirmed autism being in a mild language and motor delay class with anxiety, depression, attention and sleep problems. This does not show that therapy works.
• SLPSurvey2019Race influences parent report of concerns about symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceBlack parents of toddlers diagnosed with ASD reported fewer ASD-specific concerns than White parents, especially social and repetitive behavior concerns, even though Black children had more severe social symptoms. Speech concerns were common in both groups.
• OTSLPCase-Control2019Brief Report: The ADOS Calibrated Severity Score Best Measures Autism Diagnostic Symptom Severity in Pre-School Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn preschool children with autism, the ADOS calibrated severity score was less tied to expressive language abilities, adaptive behavior, and background factors than the ADOS total score or clinician ratings.
• PTOTCohort2018Epidemiology of hip fracture in nursing home residents with multiple sclerosis.Disability and health journalNursing home residents with multiple sclerosis had lower hip fracture rates than matched residents without MS, except in residents requiring extensive or total transfer assistance. Within MS, wandering, low BMI, antidepressants and opioids were linked to higher fracture risk.
• PTCase-Control2018Energy Impairments in Older Adults With Low Back Pain and Radiculopathy: A Matched Case-Control Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationOlder adults with chronic low back pain radiating to or below the knee used more oxygen per meter walking at their own pace and walked slower than matched pain-free peers. Their peak walking oxygen was lower, but that result depended on removing an outlier.
• PTOTPilot2018Can telerehabilitation games lead to functional improvement of upper extremities in individuals with Parkinson's disease?International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptationParkinson's patients who played a home 'Fruit Picking' game for three weeks wrote letters and moved light objects faster, and scored better on hand dexterity and motor exams. No control group was used, so these gains cannot be separated from time or other factors.
• SLPOther2018Emotion awareness and cognitive behavioural therapy in young people with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceYoung people with autism scored lower than matched controls on telling, describing, and analysing emotions. In the autism groups, overall scores did not differ between CBT and no CBT, but the CBT group scored lower on telling emotions apart and higher on attending to others.
• OTSLPPilot2018Social Participation and Navigation (SPAN): Description and usability of app-based coaching intervention for adolescents with TBI.Developmental neurorehabilitationFour adolescents with brain injury used an app, a website, and weekly coaching for four weeks. Feedback was positive and two achieved social participation goals. Measured social and behavior scores did not show a clear change.
• PTRCT2018Effect of Wheelchair Stroke Pattern on Upper Extremity Muscle Fatigue.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationIn 18 AB men, 10 minutes of wheelchair propulsion with either the SC or P stroke produced no clear difference in arm strength after propulsion or perceived effort. A possible link between shorter distal upper extremity length and less shoulder fatigue needs future testing.
• PTCohort2018Associations Between Muscle Synergies and Treatment Outcomes in Cerebral Palsy Are Robust Across Clinical Centers.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn children with cerebral palsy, a score from muscle signals before treatment was linked to better gait and walking speed after treatment across clinical centers. Higher scores pointed to better outcomes.
• SLPSurvey2018Hooked on a feeling: Repetitive cognition and internalizing symptomatology in relation to autism spectrum symptomatology.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn adults with varying autism traits, repetitive thinking predicted depression and rejection sensitivity. This suggests that internalizing symptoms may stem from a general tendency to dwell on thoughts, rather than just social difficulties. Clinicians should assess for perseverative cognitive styles when evaluating mood in this population.
• PTOther2018Step count accuracy of StepWatch and FitBit One™ among individuals with a unilateral transtibial amputation.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalFor people with one transtibial amputation, both StepWatch and FitBit One counted steps well during straight walking. During turning or stepping tasks, accuracy was worse. In daily life, FitBit usually counted fewer steps than StepWatch.
• PTOTSurvey2018Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Fatigability Index for Full-Time Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationFull-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injury reported physical and mental fatigue across many activities. The new physical and mental scales each behaved mainly as one overall score, but they were tested in a self-selected sample and are not proof of treatment benefit.
• OTSLPOther2018Problem Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Association with Verbal Ability and Adapting/Coping Skills.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 346 psychiatric inpatients with autism, minimally verbal people did not have more problem behaviors than verbal people. Verbal people had more aggression and oppositional behavior. Lower coping skills were associated with more problem behaviors.
• PTNarrative Review2018Sex Differences in Common Sports Injuries.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationFemale athletes have higher reported risk for bone stress, ACL, and concussion, with different recovery patterns. Therapists should target movement, strength, and energy availability, but sex alone should not dictate treatment.
• OTSLPCase-Control2018Predictors of Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMood disorders, sleep problems, and higher social communication severity were associated with psychiatric hospitalization in children and adolescents with ASD. Higher adaptive functioning and married caregiver status were associated with lower likelihood.
• PTOther2018Relationships Among Perceived Functional Capacity, Self-Efficacy, and Disability After Dysvascular Amputation.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationAmong 38 men after dysvascular transtibial amputation, higher self-efficacy for chronic disease management was associated with less disability. Self-efficacy was partly linked to the association between perceived mobility and disability, but did not fully account for it.
• SLPOther2018Talking About Death or Suicide: Prevalence and Clinical Correlates in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Psychiatric Inpatient Setting.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAmong 107 inpatient youth with autism who could use sentences, parents reported 17 talked often and 7 very often about death or suicide. Anxiety and mood disorders, not age or IQ, were associated with more frequent reports.
• PTOTPilot2018Preliminary findings of altered functional connectivity of the default mode network linked to functional outcomes one year after pediatric traumatic brain injury.Developmental neurorehabilitationOne year after mild to moderate brain injury, children showed altered brain network connections associated with poorer complex motor inhibition. Basic motor speed and simple inhibition were not related. This is preliminary evidence from 11 injured and 11 uninjured children.
• OTCohort2018Factors associated with sustained community employment among adults with autism and co-occurring intellectual disability.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAmong adults with autism and intellectual disability, only 14.3% kept paid community work for 18 months. Daily living skills, family income, mother's social network, school inclusion, and living in larger-population areas were linked with staying employed.
• OTOther2019Vocational Rehabilitation of Young Adults with Psychological Disabilities.Journal of occupational rehabilitationYoung adults with psychological disabilities in German vocational rehabilitation waited longer to start rehabilitation and obtained employment less often than other rehabilitants. Interviewees described needing early access and gradual work routines.
• PTOTSLPOther2019The Gestalt of functioning in autism spectrum disorder: Results of the international conference to develop final consensus International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health core sets.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceExperts chose a list of autism functioning areas to assess: daily tasks, participation, environment and supports across ages. This is a framework, not evidence that a treatment works.
• OTSLPQualitative2019Educator perspectives on the postsecondary transition difficulties of students with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceEducators said students with autism relied on parents for choices and supports after high school. They also identified casual conversation, problem solving, and schedule management as key transition difficulties.
• PTOTRCT2019Effect of Reassuring Information About Musculoskeletal and Mental Health Complaints at the Workplace: A Cluster Randomized Trial of the atWork Intervention.Journal of occupational rehabilitationThe modified atWork programme (manager sessions, mental-health and back-pain employee sessions, one review session) did not reduce sick leave more than the original programme (back-pain employee sessions and peer support). Sick leave showed no significant difference between groups, and most other outcomes were similar.
• SLPCohort2019Autism spectrum disorder screening with the CBCL/1½-5: Findings for young children at high risk for autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practice24-month-olds diagnosed with ASD had higher CBCL Withdrawn and DSM-PDP scores than those not diagnosed. A score of 60 or higher identified 10 of 13, but three diagnosed children scored 50 to 51, so a normal score did not rule out ASD.
• PTOTCohort2019Psychosocial Comorbidities Related to Return to Work Rates Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.Journal of occupational rehabilitationOlder age and higher depression or anxiety scores predicted failure to return to work after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. State anxiety at three months was linked to not returning to work at twelve months. Screen for both mood and anxiety disorders to identify patients needing support.
• SLPRCT2019An exploratory longitudinal study of social and language outcomes in children with autism in bilingual home environments.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism in bilingual homes showed language and social gains comparable to matched children in monolingual homes. Bilingual exposure did not predict worse outcomes; one gesture measure favoured bilingual homes, but differences were small and not consistent.
• SLPRCT2019Examining the Effectiveness of Naturalistic Social Skills Training in Developing Social Skills and Theory of Mind in Preschoolers with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersPlay Time/Social Time helped preschoolers with ASD start and keep peer interactions, and both it and I Can Problem Solve reduced difficult social situations. Neither clearly improved understanding others' minds.
• OTCohort2018Prematurity may negatively impact means-end problem solving across the first two years of life.Research in developmental disabilitiesPreterm infants took longer to shift toward goal-directed object-to-goal problem solving through 24 months. Full-term infants were more likely to pull a towel or spin a turntable to get a toy. Early object exploration was associated with later success, so offer varied object play.
• SLPPilot2018Coaching parents to assess and treat self-injurious behaviour via telehealth.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRWith live video coaching, parents of two boys with self-injury implemented functional assessment and taught a communication response. Each boy's self-injury decreased while switch or picture card requests increased. This shows a possible home method, not proof it works.
• SLPOther2018Lagging skills contribute to challenging behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disability.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn 182 children with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disability, challenging behaviors were associated with higher depression, poorer inhibition, and rigidity. Communication was not associated. This does not prove cause or treatment.
• PTOTOther2018Hand-Use-at-Home Questionnaire: validity and reliability in children with neonatal brachial plexus palsy or unilateral cerebral palsy.Clinical rehabilitationParents can use the Hand-Use-at-Home questionnaire to report how often a child with one weak arm spontaneously uses it at home. Scores were stable over two to four weeks and related to severity, but ability alone did not fully predict use.
• PTCase Report2018Nonoperative Management of a Severe Proximal Rectus Femoris Musculotendinous Injury in a Recreational Athlete: A Case Report.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationA 37-year-old recreational athlete with a severe proximal rectus femoris musculotendinous injury returned to competitive soccer after 12 weeks of nonoperative care: ice, compression, ibuprofen, and staged physical therapy. This is a single outcome, not proof the approach works for others.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Participation in Daily Life: Influence on Quality of Life in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationHigher overall participation linked to better psychosocial and total quality of life in children with cerebral palsy. However, simply doing activities more often correlated with lower quality of life scores. Satisfaction with participation did not predict quality of life.
• OTSystematic Review2018Systematic Review of Caregiver and Dyad Interventions After Adult Traumatic Brain Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationSome caregiver and dyad interventions after adult TBI reduced caregiver depression and burden in 3 studies with positive results, but the evidence is too mixed to recommend one approach.
• SLPOther2018Verbal Ability and Psychiatric Symptoms in Clinically Referred Inpatient and Outpatient Youth with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersVerbal youth with ASD showed more depressive, generalized anxiety, and oppositional symptoms than minimally verbal youth; minimally verbal youth showed more hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms. These are associations from one time point, not evidence that language ability causes symptoms.
• SLPOther2018Characterizing psychiatric comorbidity in children with autism spectrum disorder receiving publicly funded mental health services.Autism : the international journal of research and practice92% of children with autism in public mental health care had another psychiatric diagnosis, averaging 2.80 other psychiatric diagnoses. ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, anxiety, and mood problems often overlapped.
• PTSLPNarrative Review2018Delirium Screening and Management in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationAdmission 3D-CAM screening in an inpatient rehab facility found delirium in 41 of 399 first admissions. Patients with brain disorders screened positive more often than orthopedic patients, and those with delirium were transferred back to acute hospitals more often.
• PTOTCohort2018Validation of the Work-Disability Physical Functional Assessment Battery.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThe Work-Disability Physical Functional Assessment Battery (WD-FAB) showed moderate validity against a physical work performance evaluation, but patients reported higher function than their therapists. The test worked best for upper body function and was less reliable for mobility and position tolerance in this high-functioning sample.
• OTSLPQualitative2018The importance of context in early autism intervention: A qualitative South African study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceSouth African caregivers of young children said early autism intervention should consider family language, culture, home setting, cost, and stigma. They preferred in-home therapy, language-matched providers, and speech or occupational therapists over local community workers.
• PTOTCohort2018Which Neuromuscular Attributes Are Associated With Changes in Mobility Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationFor older adults with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis, low trunk endurance, weak legs and stiff knees predicted mobility decline over two years. These three attributes were also predictive in those without stenosis, suggesting rehabilitation targets should focus on these impairments regardless of diagnosis.
• OTPilot2018Preliminary efficacy of a daily living skills intervention for adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceSeven adolescents with high-functioning autism completed a 12-week group program teaching daily living skills. Participants showed significant improvement in cooking, laundry, and morning routines, with gains maintained at six-month follow-up. Money management skills improved less, suggesting this area needs more practice time.
• PTOTCohort2018Two-Year Longitudinal Changes in Lower Limb Strength and Its Relation to Loss in Function in a Large Cohort of Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationOver two years, strength normalized to body size declined in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, widening the gap with healthy peers. However, changes in leg strength only modestly predicted loss of walking ability. Plantar flexor strength was a better predictor of losing function than knee extensor strength.
• SLPOther2018Utilizing two-tiered screening for early detection of autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceA second clinician-administered play screen after a positive parent questionnaire reduced false alarms with published scoring, but missed more children. In 109 toddlers, a revised seven-item version caught more children while still reducing false alarms.
• PTCohort2018Mobility Analysis of AmpuTees II: Comorbidities and Mobility in Lower Limb Prosthesis Users.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationIn lower limb prosthesis users, age, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and anxiety or panic disorders were linked to lower mobility. When other linked conditions were taken into account, vascular disease and age differences were smaller than a clinically important change.