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 333 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTOther2020National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Burn Model System: Review of Program and Database.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThe Burn Model System database followed 5912 survivors long-term and records physical and occupational therapy use, but it covers four centers and more severe burns, so it is not representative of all U.S. burn patients.
• SLPOther2020Language Performance in Preschool-Aged Boys with Nonsyndromic Autism Spectrum Disorder or Fragile X Syndrome.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBoys with fragile X syndrome showed stronger language than boys with nonsyndromic autism on some measures after age, nonverbal IQ and autism severity were accounted for. Boys with autism more often had language below their nonverbal ability.
• PTOTRCT2020One-Year Comparison of a Community-Based Exercise Program Versus a Day Hospital-Based Exercise Program on Quality of Life and Mental Health in Severely Burned Children.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationBoth community-based and day-hospital exercise programs improved quality of life and physical function in severely burned children, with no significant difference between the two groups. Parents reported more emotional and social improvements in the community group, but overall outcomes were similar.
• SLPCohort2019Behavioral characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in very preterm birth children.Molecular autismOverall observed autism severity was similar between preterm children with autism and term children with autism. Parent-reported social interaction showed a different pattern. Preterm children had worse nonverbal social behaviors, but better peer relationships and socioemotional reciprocity.
• Cohort2019Helmet use and bicycle-related trauma injury outcomes.Brain injuryHelmet use was not clearly linked to lower injury severity or shorter ICU stay overall, but it was linked to shorter hospital stays and lower death rates. The study cannot prove helmets alone caused this.
• SLPOther2019Priming sentence comprehension in aphasia: Effects of lexically independent and specific structural priming.AphasiologyAfter reading a sentence with a particular structure, people with aphasia and healthy older adults were more likely to choose that structure for a later ambiguous sentence. Repeating the verb did not add extra help.
• PTOTSurvey2019Level of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs towards patients with chronic low back pain among final year School of Therapeutic Sciences students at the University of the Witwatersrand - A cross-sectional study.The South African journal of physiotherapyFinal-year therapeutic science students scored 6.01 out of 12 on pain knowledge and 63.1 out of 105 on beliefs that chronic pain justifies impairment. Physiotherapy students scored higher than occupational therapy students.
• PTOTOther2019Upper limb impairments, process skills, and outcome in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.Developmental medicine and child neurologyIn 108 children with one-sided cerebral palsy, upper limb strength and movement control, plus task planning and organization, were most strongly tied to self-care independence. Better affected-hand sensation supported manual ability, while spasticity was less directly linked.
• PTQualitative2019Self-directing return-to-work: Employees' perspective.Work (Reading, Mass.)Sick employees described self-directing return to work as choosing tasks and timing, but supervisor pressure, unclear stakeholder roles, and uncertainty about recovery often blocked that choice.
• SLPOther2019Hearing in Adults: A Digital Reprint of the Main Report From the MRC National Study of Hearing.Trends in hearingA 1980s UK hearing survey of 48,313 adults is now available as a searchable digital reprint. Age was the strongest factor linked with hearing loss; noise, social class and sex had smaller links.
• PTSurvey2019Amputees' Attitudes Toward Participation in Amputee Support Groups and the Role of Virtual Technology in Supporting Amputees: Survey Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesAmputees joined support groups mainly for practical information and peer connection. Distance and not knowing about local groups were common barriers. Younger amputees were more open to virtual options, but overall interest varied.
• PTOTCohort2019Outcomes of an interdisciplinary work rehabilitation program.Work (Reading, Mass.)After a comprehensive interdisciplinary program that typically involved physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician, case managers, athletic trainers, psychologists, and vocational counselors, more patients worked at discharge and lifted more pounds. Single components cannot be separated.
• SLPOther2019Consumer-Grade Headphones for Children: Limited Effectiveness of "Level Limiters" When Used With Portable or Home Media Players.Trends in hearingChildren's headphones sold as volume limited could produce sound above 85 dB(A) with laptops or CD players. Only one Bluetooth pairing showed a true limiter. Parents should not assume these labels make listening safe.
• OTOther2019Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Hong Kong Version of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HK-KOOS) for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.Occupational therapy internationalThe HK-KOOS gave reliable, culturally adapted self-report scores for knee osteoarthritis in Hong Kong. It did not match the original questionnaire's grouping, and 20% of participants scored lowest in Sports/Rec.
• SLPOther2019Complex Acoustic Environments: Review, Framework, and Subjective Model.Trends in hearingListeners rated everyday acoustic scenes mainly by how comfortable or noisy they felt and by how varied the sounds were. Background speech made some people report more effort and distraction, and this did not track with hearing loss.
• PTOTCohort2019Emergency department utilization among pediatric spina bifida patients.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineChildren with spina bifida, especially those with higher lesion levels, used the emergency department frequently. Shunt concerns drove most visits, but only 10% of those with shunt complaints had a malfunction. Urinary issues were the most common reason for hospital admission.
• OTOther2019The importance of including position and viewing direction when measuring and assessing the lighting conditions of office workers.Work (Reading, Mass.)Vertical light at eye level can be 12 to 15 times higher when looking toward a window than when looking away, even though observed workers spent 92.5% of workstation time looking at screens. Average room light measurements can miss this.
• PTCase Report2019Newly developed hybrid assistive limb for pediatric patients with cerebral palsy: a case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter one 20-minute session that included standard physical therapy, a smaller walking assist device, a harness, orthoses, and crutches, an 11-year-old with cerebral palsy walked faster, from 0.92 to 1.10 m/sec. The contribution of the device alone cannot be separated.
• OTSurvey2019Supporting choices about HIV disclosure in the workplace: A cross-Canada survey of strategies.Work (Reading, Mass.)About a third of surveyed providers were only a little or not confident supporting HIV workplace disclosure decisions. Web/print referrals were common but rated less effective by users than intensive counseling. OTs can note that Canadian accommodations often do not require naming a diagnosis.
• PTOther2019The 2-minute walk test is not a valid method to determine aerobic capacity in persons with Multiple Sclerosis.NeuroRehabilitationIn people with MS and severe fatigue, walking distance in 2 minutes did not accurately estimate peak oxygen uptake. It accounted for only 19.5% of the differences, so use it to judge walking, not aerobic capacity.
• PTOTSurvey2019Pain neuroscience education: Which pain neuroscience education metaphor worked best?The South African journal of physiotherapyPatients recovering from lumbar surgery rated eleven pain education metaphors as similarly helpful. No single story stood out. The combination of all metaphors helped patients understand their pain, suggesting a flexible approach to education may work better than relying on one specific analogy.
• OTQualitative2019A Service User Perspective Informing the Role of Occupational Therapy in School Transition Practice for High School Learners with TBI: An African Perspective.Occupational therapy internationalMost adolescents with TBI and their caregivers said school reentry was poorly prepared and poorly supported. They wanted clear communication between health and school, practical accommodations, emotional support, accessible buildings, and timely funding.
• PTRCT2019The effects of a physiotherapist-led exercise intervention on peripheral neuropathy among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Kigali, Rwanda.The South African journal of physiotherapyPhysiotherapist-led aerobic exercise added to antiretroviral therapy, routine care, analgesics, antidepressants, multivitamins, routine medical consultations, CD4 testing and counselling reduced neuropathy symptoms in adults living with HIV, but not vibration or ankle reflex signs. The symptom benefit remained after a further 12 weeks.
• Other2019Screening for Both Child Behavior and Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Primary Care.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPScreening in 349 families found 28% had behavior problems and 25% reported social stressors. Of families referred for behavior problems, 80% completed doctor follow-up, but documentation goals were rarely met.
• SLPQualitative2020"I would have told you about being forgetful, but I forgot": the experience of cognitive changes and communicative participation after head and neck cancer.Disability and rehabilitationFive survivors of head and neck cancer outside the nasopharynx described memory lapses, attention problems, slowed processing and word finding as unexpected after treatment. They said these changes strained work, social eating and conversation, and felt providers had not warned or helped them.
• OTSurvey2020Impact of Work-Related Burn Injury on Social Reintegration Outcomes: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationAdult burn survivors injured at work reported worse work and employment outcomes than those injured elsewhere, including fear of going to work and feeling limited at work. Other social reintegration areas showed no differences after accounting for other factors.
• OTCohort2020Using a Biopsychosocial Model to Understand Long-Term Outcomes in Persons With Burn Injuries.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationPre-burn emotional health and avoidance coping were linked to burn adjustment over two years. Avoidance coping was associated with more distress, depressive symptoms and PTSD at one year, and more PTSD at two years.
• Qualitative2020Stakeholder perspectives for possible residual limb monitoring system for persons with lower-limb amputation.Disability and rehabilitationProsthesis users and prosthetists wanted a socket monitoring system mainly for short-term troubleshooting. They asked for nearly invisible sensors, pressure and temperature data, customizable alerts, and reassurance about safety and cost.
• OTCohort2020Satisfaction With Life Over Time in People With Burn Injury: A National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Burn Model System Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationBurn survivors split into two groups over 2 years: 224 kept high life satisfaction, while 154 started lower and got worse. Older age, unemployment before injury, and poorer mental health at discharge were more common in the worsening group.
• SLPOther2020Attention in individuals with aphasia: Performance on the Conners' Continuous Performance Test - 2nd edition.Neuropsychological rehabilitationAbout half of 114 adults with chronic aphasia missed target letters on a computer attention test, and 65.8% showed a profile consistent with neurological impairment. Attention was worse with more severe aphasia and did not differ by fluent versus non-fluent type.
• SLPOther2020Typicality-based semantic treatment for anomia results in multiple levels of generalisation.Neuropsychological rehabilitationSemantic feature work on unusual category examples helped people with aphasia name trained items. Untrained typical items improved more than untrained atypical items. Improvement was uneven, and transfer to broader language tasks was limited.
• OTSurvey2020The smartphone in the memory clinic: A study of patient and care partner's utilisation habits.Neuropsychological rehabilitationPatients and care partners in a memory clinic often use smartphones daily, but mainly for email and general features. They use built-in reminders, calendars, alarms and voice features less often, so these aids are not yet common.
• OTSurvey2020Long-Term Social Reintegration Outcomes for Burn Survivors With and Without Peer Support Attendance: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationBurn survivors who reported attending peer support groups scored better on social interaction, activities, and work. When researchers accounted for sex, burn size and time since injury, the social interaction association remained. That is association, not proof.
• PTOTSLPRCT2020Frontal lesions predict response to prism adaptation treatment in spatial neglect: A randomised controlled study.Neuropsychological rehabilitationPrism adaptation improved daily functional neglect only in stroke patients with frontal lesions. Those without frontal lesions saw no benefit over standard care. Paper-and-pencil tests missed this difference entirely. Use functional observation to guide treatment selection.
• PTOTQualitative2019Culture, Health, Function, and Participation Among American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Youth With Disabilities: An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationFamilies said American Indian and Alaska Native children with disabilities often watched cultural events instead of taking part, because terrain, equipment, and transport blocked them. Providers did not ask about these cultural participation needs.
• PTCohort2019Low Back Pain in Adults With Transfemoral Amputation: A Retrospective Population-Based Study.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationTransfemoral amputation was associated with more low back pain visits in dysvascular amputation. Early low back pain events were more likely in both amputation causes. Prosthesis findings were unclear.
• Meta-Analysis2019Executive function deficits in children born preterm or at low birthweight: a meta-analysis.Developmental medicine and child neurologyChildren born preterm or low birthweight had lower group scores than term-born controls on working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility. The three score differences were similar, and a gestational-age association was unstable.
• SLPOther2019Long-Term maintenance of anomia treatment effects in primary progressive aphasia.Neuropsychological rehabilitationNaming treatments improved initially misnamed words at one month, and slowed decline of already named words; some orthographic gains persisted to 15 months in primary progressive aphasia.
• OTOther2019Longitudinal Associations Between Fatigue and Perceived Work Ability in Cancer Survivors.Journal of occupational rehabilitationAmong 89 cancer survivors, people whose fatigue scores dropped over 18 months tended to report better work ability. A five-point drop in general fatigue tracked with a one-point gain on a 10-point work ability scale.
• PTCase-Control2019Subtle Motor Signs in Children With Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationChildren with chronic moderate or severe TBI had subtle motor problems even when walking independently: worse overall motor scores, worse timed motor scores, and more unwanted movement in larger muscles on the same side than matched controls. The sample was small.
• SLPRCT2019Does Theory of Mind Training Enhance Empathy in Autism?Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism who completed eight weeks of Theory of Mind training showed a small but significant improvement in how they reacted to an adult’s emotions during unscripted interactions. The control group showed no change. This suggests gains can transfer to real-life social moments.
• PTPilot2019Oxygen uptake on-kinetics before and after aerobic exercise training in individuals with traumatic brain injury.Disability and rehabilitationAfter 12 weeks of supervised treadmill exercise, seven adults with traumatic brain injury reached a steady level of oxygen use faster at a set treadmill workload. No control group was used.
• PTCohort2019Trunk Muscle Composition 2 Months After Hip Fracture: Findings From the Baltimore Hip Studies.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationTwo months after hip fracture, older white patients had smaller trunk muscles than older white non-fracture controls, especially side abdominal muscles. Their muscle fat content measured by CT appeared lower, not higher.
• PTOTSystematic Review2019Factors influencing participation in physical activity after dysvascular amputation: a qualitative meta-synthesis.Disability and rehabilitationPeople after leg amputation related to diabetes or circulation problems described activity as shaped by tailored education, support, confidence, prosthesis fit, symptoms, and environment. Walking was often seen as safe and feasible. These themes identify targets, not tested effects.
• PTCohort2019Analyzing walking speeds with ankle and wrist worn accelerometers in a cohort with myotonic dystrophy.Disability and rehabilitationFor adults with myotonic dystrophy, ankle-worn accelerometers tracked walking better than wrist-worn ones. Wrist readings did not match walking distance in this group, so ankle placement is more useful when measuring walking.
• OTCohort2019Do Differences in Work Disability Duration Between Men and Women Vary by Province in Canada?Journal of occupational rehabilitationWomen were less likely to transition off workers' compensation disability benefits than men in the first weeks and months, but around two to ten months the pattern often reversed. Province and claim duration changed the difference.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2019Self-management of a musculoskeletal condition for people from harder to reach groups: a qualitative patient interview study.Disability and rehabilitationPatients with musculoskeletal conditions reported that clinicians focused on medication and cure, leaving them feeling hopeless about self-management. They relied on family, neighbours, and community networks for practical support and understanding, rather than finding clear guidance in rushed clinical consultations.
• OTCohort2019The Influence of Multi-morbidity on the Work Ability of Ageing Employees and the Role of Coping Style.Journal of occupational rehabilitationIn employed Dutch adults, having more chronic health problems was linked to lower self-rated work ability. Mental health problems showed a stronger link than physical problems. Active coping was linked to better work ability, avoidant coping to worse.
• PTOTQualitative2019Older adults' perceptions of wearable technology hip protectors: implications for further research and development strategies.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technologyMost participants thought the hip protector idea was good, but many said they would not wear it. They worried about underwear style, visibility, dexterity, incontinence pads, mobile signal, and cost.
• Pilot2020Brief Report: A Gaming Approach to the Assessment of Attention Networks in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typical Development.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBoth a traditional attention task and a racing-wheel game detected alerting, orienting and executive control scores in young autistic and non-autistic adults. The game's executive control score was not consistent, so it is not yet a dependable assessment.