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 319 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• Qualitative2019Influence of the organizational environment on challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities: Professionals' views.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDProfessionals said challenging behaviour is shaped by organizational conditions, not only residents. Anxiety, unclear vision, poor staff safety and unstable teams made support harder; shared values and stable staffing were seen as helpful.
• SLPCohort2019Speech-in-Noise and Quality-of-Life Measures in School-Aged Children With Normal Hearing and With Unilateral Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingSchool-aged children with unilateral hearing loss needed speech to be louder relative to background noise than normal-hearing peers, especially when noise came from the normal ear. They also reported poorer hearing-related quality of life.
• PTSurvey2019Predictors of Clinical Reasoning Using the Reasoning 4 Change Instrument With Physical Therapist Students.Physical therapyStudents from programs with behavioral medicine content scored higher on behavior-change reasoning. Curriculum orientation accounted for only 3% of the variation in input from client scores and 4% of the variation in functional behavioral analysis scores.
• PTOTRCT2019Brain-Machine Interface in Chronic Stroke: Randomized Trial Long-Term Follow-up.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairPatients with severe chronic stroke arm paresis who received contingent brain-machine interface training plus physiotherapy had higher combined hand and arm motor scores six months later than before. Sham training plus physiotherapy did not significantly change scores. BMI was not tested without physiotherapy.
• OTCohort2019Transactional Relations Between Parenting Stress and Child Autism Symptoms and Behavior Problems.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParenting stress predicted later increases in child internalizing and externalizing behavior problems, while child ASD symptoms predicted later parenting stress. These bidirectional links varied by parent and time, suggesting interventions should target both parental distress and child behavior simultaneously.
• SLPCase-Control2019Maternal Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain in Relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disorders in Offspring.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchHigher gestational weight gain was linked to ASD, while pre-pregnancy obesity showed no clear link after accounting for other factors. Maternal overweight or obesity was linked to developmental delay, a group that included speech delay.
• OTSystematic Review2019Family factors associated with participation of children with disabilities: a systematic review.Developmental medicine and child neurologyLower parental education, lower socio-economic status, poorer parental mental health, lower self-efficacy, less support, less time, and less activity orientation were associated with reduced participation in children with disabilities. Family income was inconsistent.
• OTSystematic Review2019Interventions for sleep difficulties in adults with an intellectual disability: a systematic review.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRSleep interventions for adults with intellectual disability were too varied to compare, and only one study had low risk of bias. Seven reported better sleep, but the review cannot say which intervention helped which patient.
• PTOther2019Correlation of falls in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with objective measures of balance, strength, and spasticity.NeuroRehabilitationIn ambulatory adults with ALS, lower-limb strength was related to recent self-reported falls. Walking speed, spasticity, and Berg Balance scores were not.
• PTRCT2019Practice Structure and Locomotor Learning After Stroke.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTVariable speed-ratio walking did not improve locomotor learning over constant practice after chronic stroke. Both groups adapted on the first day and showed reduced initial asymmetry on the second day, but retention and adaptation rates did not differ between groups.
• SLPOther2019Reconceptualizing developmental language disorder as a spectrum disorder: issues and evidence.International journal of language & communication disordersIn a kindergarten DLD sample, children did not form clear diagnostic subtypes; language and performance IQ scores varied along a shared continuum. The results support a spectrum model rather than subtype labels.
• PTOther2019Vestibular Physical Therapy in Individuals With Cognitive Impairment: A Theoretical Framework.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTThis paper outlines how to adapt vestibular therapy for patients with cognitive impairment using strength-based strategies, but it reports no results. It offers a guide for practice, not evidence that the approach works.
• SLPOther2019Measuring word retrieval in narrative discourse: core lexicon in aphasia.International journal of language & communication disordersVerb words from age-matched picture-book lists tracked aphasia severity, while noun, adjective and adverb lists did not. With only 11 people with aphasia, this is an early measure check, not proof verb counts diagnose severity.
• PTRCT2019The contralateral knee may not be a valid control for biomechanical outcomes after unilateral total knee arthroplasty.Gait & postureAfter unilateral knee replacement, the non-operated knee with arthritis moved less than the non-operated knee without arthritis, despite similar pain. Not all measures differed, but it should not be assumed to be a normal control.
• PTOTCohort2019Estimated Life-Time Savings in the Cost of Ongoing Care Following Specialist Rehabilitation for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the United Kingdom.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationSpecialist inpatient rehabilitation for severe traumatic brain injury was associated with large estimated reductions in ongoing care costs, but this observational cost analysis assumed gains would persist without rehabilitation.
• PTOTOther2019Physiological and kinematic effects of a soft exosuit on arm movements.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationThe exosuit cut biceps muscle effort by 64.8% and delayed fatigue, but it slowed reaction times by 200 ms and reduced movement accuracy. Therapists should not assume the device supports natural movement quality, as the suit interfered with tracking and smoothness.
• PTRCT2019A single session of trip-specific training modifies trunk control following treadmill induced balance perturbations in stroke survivors.Gait & postureOne session of trip-specific training improved trunk control in chronic stroke survivors, but did not reduce falls. Those who fell before training showed the most improvement, resembling non-fallers, though effects were absent at the largest perturbation level.
• PTSurvey2019Outpatient Physical Therapist Attitudes Toward and Behaviors in Cardiovascular Disease Screening: A National Survey.Physical therapyOnly 14.8% of outpatient physical therapists checked resting blood pressure and heart rate at every new patient exam, despite many reporting moderate or greater risk caseloads. Lack of time and clinic policy were common barriers.
• Other2018Neuroglia in the autistic brain: evidence from a preclinical model.Molecular autismIn rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid, male offspring showed autistic-like behavior and modest, region- and age-dependent changes in brain support cells. Many support-cell marker changes did not match protein findings, and differences were smaller in adulthood.
• PTOTOther2018Reliability and validity of transfer assessment instrument version 3.0 in individuals with acute spinal cord injury in early rehabilitation phase.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoThe Transfer Assessment Instrument 3.0 consistently rated wheelchair transfers in early spinal cord injury rehab. Raters agreed closely on scores, and the tool aligned with overall transfer quality judgments. Use it to standardize transfer evaluation and identify techniques risking upper limb injury.
• OTSLPNarrative Review2018Changing Developmental Trajectories of Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Strategies for Bridging Research to Community Practice.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRIn toddlers with autism, a parent-implemented model combining coaching, routines, communication targets, and instruction produced greater gains in engagement and communication than weekly group support. The paper did not isolate which parts mattered.
• PTSystematic Review2018Effectiveness of surgical versus conservative treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review, meta-analysis and qualitative analysis.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoSurgery improved CTS symptoms more at six months, but overall function did not show a clear advantage. The conservative treatments studied had fewer complications.
• SLPCase-Control2018Functional MRI connectivity of children with autism and low verbal and cognitive performance.Molecular autismChildren with autism and very low verbal and cognitive performance can complete MRI scanning without sedation using video, noise reduction, comfort items, and parent contact. Their scans showed lower connections inside some networks than higher-functioning autistic children, and higher between some networks than typical children.
• SLPOther2018Normative Data for a Rapid, Automated Test of Spatial Release From Masking.American journal of audiologyFor normal-hearing adults, age predicts how well you hear one voice in noise, but hearing loss predicts how much benefit you get from spatial separation. These norms let clinicians compare a patient's score to expected values for their age and hearing level.
• SLPOther2019Cross-Cultural Content Validity of the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale in Sweden.Journal of autism and developmental disordersNine Swedish experts rated the adapted APERS-P-SE as clear, comprehensive and relevant for assessing preschool program quality for children with ASD. Practical use scored lowest, and further work is needed to see how it performs in use.
• SLPOther2019The stability of joint engagement states in infant siblings of children with and without ASD: Implications for measurement practices.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchMeasuring joint engagement depends on group and state. In siblings of children with ASD, more reciprocal play needed 4 sessions; less needed 1. In other siblings, more needed 2 sessions and less needed 7 sessions and 2 coders.
• PTOther2019The FreeD module for the Lokomat facilitates a physiological movement pattern in healthy people - a proof of concept study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn healthy adults, Lokomat FreeD increased pelvic movement and reduced relative chest movement, but hip and trunk muscle activity patterns did not differ from the fixed pelvis condition.
• SLPCase Series2019Deciphering the mechanisms of phonological therapy in jargon aphasia.International journal of language & communication disordersFor a man with severe jargon aphasia, phonological therapy improved naming on two trained word lists, but gains did not last and did not spread to untrained words.
• SLPOther2019A novel method for measuring learning opportunities provided by parents to young children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceA new video coding method counts how often parents turn play into teaching moments. Higher counts correlated with better child language and cognition scores 12 weeks later, but not with autism symptom severity. The study shows the method works; it does not prove that more teaching moments cause progress.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Spinal Cord Injuries: A Population-Based Study.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationMothers with spinal cord injury, paralysis, or spina bifida faced high risks of infection, blood clots, and preterm birth. Infants were often born early or small. However, these babies did not have higher rates of hospitalization or death in their first two years compared to other infants.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2019Questioning the "SPIN and SNOUT" rule in clinical testing.Archives of physiotherapyThe common SPIN and SNOUT rules for interpreting diagnostic tests are unreliable because they ignore disease prevalence. Clinicians should instead use likelihood ratios combined with a patient-specific pre-test probability to determine the true chance of a condition.
• OTPilot2019Evaluating the effects of multisystemic therapy for adolescents with intellectual disabilities and antisocial or delinquent behaviour and their parents.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDFor adolescents with intellectual disabilities and delinquent behaviour, the main outcomes did not differ at treatment end. At 6 months, more adolescents lived at home after MST-ID than standard MST, and rule-breaking and police contact decreased after MST-ID.
• SLPCohort2019Medical Referral Patterns and Etiologies for Children With Mild-to-Severe Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingChildren with mild-to-severe hearing loss received very different medical workups. In this cohort, 26.4% had no documented referral in five categories, but 34.2% of those imaged had abnormalities. NICU stay, oxygen, ventilator use, aminoglycosides, and family history were more common than in normal-hearing children.
• PTCohort2019The Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment: a study of the reliability, construct validity and responsiveness in patients sustaining trauma.Clinical rehabilitationIn trauma patients, the Dutch Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment reliably measures four areas of function and tracks recovery, but its upper-extremity subscale misses mild arm problems.
• OTOther2019Temperament Similarities and Differences: A Comparison of Factor Structures from the Behavioral Style Questionnaire in Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParent temperament ratings did not cleanly match the Behavioral Style Questionnaire's original subscales in children with autism or typical children. Some traits grouped similarly, but autism showed an extra negative social interaction pattern, and several subscales did not score consistently.
• Qualitative2019Exploring issues relating to disability cultural competence among practicing physicians.Disability and health journalPhysicians in interviews used outdated disability terms, spoke to caregivers instead of patients with intellectual disability, and described patients with disability as more challenging. These themes describe physician attitudes, not tested interventions.
• PTOther2019Locomotion and cadence detection using a single trunk-fixed accelerometer: validity for children with cerebral palsy in daily life-like conditions.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA single accelerometer on the chest or lower back accurately detects walking and estimates cadence in children with cerebral palsy. Accuracy drops for GMFCS levels II-III, especially on the chest, and is most reliable for walking periods lasting at least 20 seconds.
• SLPCase-Control2019Mathematical thinking in children with developmental language disorder: The roles of pattern skills and verbal working memory.Journal of communication disordersChildren with developmental language disorder had weaker math and verbal working memory than matched peers, but similar pattern skills. Pattern skill predicted calculation in both groups, while verbal working memory partly accounted for calculation differences.
• OTOther2019Development of a Brief Screen for Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Young Children: The Young Child PTSD Screen.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPIn 284 trauma-exposed young children, a brief parent screen flagged every child with five or more PTSD symptoms, but it also flagged many below that threshold. A negative result was reassuring; a positive result needs full assessment.
• SLPMeta-Analysis2019Toddler Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy.Journal of autism and developmental disordersPooled toddler autism screening tools identified 0.72 of children with ASD and cleared 0.98 of children without ASD. A negative screen should not rule out autism.
• SLPSurvey2019Understanding the Reasons, Contexts and Costs of Camouflaging for Autistic Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults who camouflaged in both formal and personal settings, or who switched between settings, reported more stress than those who camouflaged little. Those who camouflaged highly in both settings also reported more anxiety than those who camouflaged little. No depression difference was found.
• PTOTSLPRCT2019Ergometer cycling improves the ambulatory function and cardiovascular fitness of stroke patients-a randomized controlled trial.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding ergometer cycling to standard physiotherapy improved walking speed, endurance, and blood pressure in sub-acute stroke patients compared to physiotherapy alone. The cycling group walked faster and covered more distance, but the study was small and short.
• PTSurvey2019Are Productivity Goals in Rehabilitation Practice Associated With Unethical Behaviors?Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationMost clinicians observed unethical behaviors like inappropriate discharges or billing rarely or never. However, skilled nursing facilities reported the highest frequency. Organizations emphasizing productivity over ethics or evidence-based practice had significantly higher odds of clinicians observing these behaviors.
• SLPRCT2019Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Problem-Solving Intervention Following Adolescent Traumatic Brain Injury: Family Outcomes.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationOnline problem-solving after teen brain injury worked differently based on household size. Two-parent families did better with the family-based program, showing less depression. Single-parent families did better with the teen-only version, showing less conflict and better cohesion. Match the format to the family structure.
• PTOTMeta-Analysis2019Gait and Balance Impairments in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationBreast cancer survivors show slower walking and poorer balance than normative values, especially when vision or proprioception is challenged. Use functional reach and gait speed tests to screen for fall risk during and after treatment, as single-leg stance results were inconsistent.
• PTOther2018Side-to-side elbow range of movement variability in an ulnar neurodynamic test sequence variant in asymptomatic people.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoFor the ulnar neurodynamic test, side-to-side elbow range differences must exceed 23 degrees at resistance or 22 degrees at symptom onset to be considered clinically relevant. Smaller differences fall within normal variation and measurement error. Range comparison is less useful than symptom reproduction.
• SLPNarrative Review2018Understanding Dyslexia in the Context of Developmental Language Disorders.Language, speech, and hearing services in schoolsDyslexia and developmental language disorder are separate but often co-occur. Many children with dyslexia have language weaknesses beyond word reading. Speech-language pathologists should assess and monitor vocabulary, grammar and discourse, not only decoding.
• SLPQualitative2018Audiological follow-up in a risk-based newborn hearing screening programme: An exploratory study of the influencing factors.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsTen caregivers who returned for infant hearing follow-up said friendly audiologists, clear communication, and reminders helped. Distance, transport, and unfamiliar facilities made return hard. They wanted hearing screening co-located with other child health visits.
• PTOTSystematic Review2018Musculoskeletal disorder and pain associated with smartphone use: A systematic review of biomechanical evidence.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoSmartphone use in lab studies showed more neck flexion, higher upper trapezius activity, lower pain thresholds and larger thumb tendons in frequent users. These are associations, not proof that changing posture prevents pain.
• PTOTOther2019Actigraph assessment for measuring upper limb activity in unilateral cerebral palsy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWrist sensors used during play separated children with unilateral cerebral palsy from typically developing peers, and greater hand difficulty showed greater asymmetry. This supports actigraphy as an objective measure of arm use.