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.

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• Qualitative2020"He told me it would be extremely selfish of me to even consider [having kids]": The importance of reproductive health to women with spina bifida and the lack of support from their providers.Disability and health journalWomen with spina bifida described poor understanding of pregnancy ability, provider discouragement, and unprepared care. Five of six women who had been pregnant had an unplanned pregnancy because they assumed they could not get pregnant.
• Cohort2020The Association of Lifetime and Deployment-Acquired Traumatic Brain Injury With Postdeployment Binge and Heavy Drinking.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationLifetime TBI with loss of consciousness before deployment was linked to higher odds of binge and heavy drinking at 3 months post-deployment. Deployment-acquired TBI alone was not associated with these outcomes in the main models, though a subset analysis suggested increased heavy drinking risk for those with both types of injury.
• Qualitative2020To Disclose or Not to Disclose: A Multi-stakeholder Focus Group Study on Mental Health Issues in the Work Environment.Journal of occupational rehabilitationStakeholders said disclosure could bring help and respect, but also stigma and discrimination. They favoured telling a supervisor selectively, after trust was built, and avoiding disclosure during hiring.
• Other2020Colonic dilation and altered ex vivo gastrointestinal motility in the neuroligin-3 knockout mouse.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn mice lacking the autism-associated Neuroligin-3 gene, gut lining and nerve counts were unchanged, but isolated colon rested wider and contractions moved faster. This is animal work, not evidence for human therapy.
• SLPPilot2020Adapting and pre-testing the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training programme for autism and other developmental disorders in a very low-resource setting: Findings from Ethiopia.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceCaregivers in Ethiopia found the adapted WHO autism training acceptable and useful, with all nine who started finishing the course. They reported improved skills and reduced stress, but the study was not designed to prove the treatment works.
• Pilot2020Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a parent-mediated sexual education curriculum for youth with autism spectrum disorders.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceCompletion rates were similar across groups, but the self-guided STAR group fell below the 80% benchmark. Youth whose families used the STAR parent curriculum and Boardwalk Adventure game showed greater gains in sexuality knowledge than the substance abuse control.
• SLPOther2019Adults with autism are less proficient in identifying biological motion actions portrayed with point-light displays.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRAdults with autism identified moving-dot human actions less accurately and more slowly than neurotypical adults, but both groups improved on a second viewing and found actions with invisible objects harder.
• OTRCT2019The effect on subjective quality of life of occupational therapy based on adjusting the challenge-skill balance: a randomized controlled trial.Clinical rehabilitationAdjusting occupational therapy tasks to match patient skill levels improved subjective quality of life and health-related quality of life during hospitalization. These gains faded by three months post-discharge, and there was no difference in independence or flow experience compared to standard care.
• PTCohort2019Trajectories of functional performance and muscle strength recovery differ after total knee and total hip replacement: a performance-based, longitudinal study.International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptationOne month after knee replacement, people lost more strength, moved more slowly and walked less distance than after hip replacement. By six months both groups returned near their levels before surgery, but hip recovery plateaued earlier while knee recovery continued.
• PTOTPilot2019Bimanual Skill Learning after Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Brief Report.Developmental neurorehabilitationChildren and young adults with unilateral cerebral palsy got faster at a bimanual cup-stacking task over ten days of tDCS and bimanual training. Without a sham group, training alone may explain the improvement.
• SLPOther2019Do minimally verbal and verbally fluent individuals with autism spectrum disorder differ in their viewing patterns of dynamic social scenes?Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMinimally verbal autistic participants attended less to the video overall, looked less at the woman's face when she shifted her gaze, and were less likely to follow her unexpected gaze than verbally fluent peers. Both groups looked more at the woman than objects.
• PTOTOther2019Neural Correlates of Passive Position Finger Sense After Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairRobotic testing found finger proprioception deficits in 67% of stroke survivors' contralesional hands, far exceeding the 26% detected by standard clinical scales. Deficits were best explained by combined sensory system injury and functional connectivity, not motor damage alone.
• Cohort2019Broader autism phenotype and couple interactions in parents of children with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn parents of children with autism, fathers' autism-related traits were linked to poorer couple problem-solving: lower observed enjoyment, cooperation, balance, and overall quality, plus lower positive and higher negative mood in both parents. Mothers' traits showed no such links.
• PTOTOther2019Physical-activity support for people with intellectual disabilities: development of a tool to measure behavioural determinants in direct support professionals.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRA new questionnaire measures what stops direct support professionals from helping people with intellectual disabilities stay active. It reliably scores three areas: the staff member's skills, the environment they work in, and their motivation. It identifies who needs support, but does not prove that helping staff increases patient activity.
• OTSLPCohort2019Camp-based psychosocial intervention dosage and changes in independence in young people with spina bifida.Developmental medicine and child neurologyMore camp summers were associated with parent-rated increases in spina bifida self-management independence and mastery. Camper-rated increases and social skills did not remain associated after accounting for age, IQ and severity. Without a control group, camp exposure and maturation cannot be separated.
• SLPRCT2019Efficacy and safety of memantine in children with autism spectrum disorder: Results from three phase 2 multicenter studies.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMemantine extended-release did not prevent loss of treatment response better than placebo in children with autism who had already responded. Loss of response was similar across placebo, full dose, and reduced dose, and communication scores did not improve more than placebo.
• OTQualitative2019Domains of planning for future long-term care of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Parent and sibling perspectives.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDParents and siblings of adults with IDD described seven long-term care planning areas: housing, legal planning, choosing a caregiver, finances, daily care, medical management, and transportation. Plans ranged from vague hopes to definite arrangements, and few housing plans were official.
• OTRCT2019Bilateral Contralaterally Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation Reveals New Insights Into the Interhemispheric Competition Model in Chronic Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairOne hour of bilateral stimulation driven by the strong hand reduced the non-lesioned side's braking of the lesioned side and kept lesioned-side output steady, unlike unilateral stimulation. The same-side pathway did not differ between sessions. This is physiology, not hand recovery proof.
• Other2019To flag or not to flag: Identification of children and young people with learning disabilities in English hospitals.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDAcross 24 English hospitals, 10 had a process to identify children with learning disabilities, and there was no consistent way to flag them or record reasonable adjustments.
• SLPOther2019Differences in profiles of emotional behavioral problems across instruments in verbal versus minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchOn the CBCL, parents reported more anxiety and depression symptoms in verbally fluent children with autism than in children with limited speech. On the ABC, minimally verbal children showed more lethargy, and children with less speech showed more hyperactivity. The two forms gave different profiles.
• OTSurvey2019Insomnia prevalence among U.S. Army soldiers with history of TBI.Rehabilitation psychologyInsomnia was common among active-duty Army soldiers: 39.1% overall, 37.5% without TBI history, and 55.7% with moderate to severe TBI. Sleep problems increased with self-reported injury severity.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019Resilience facilitates adjustment through greater psychological flexibility among Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans with and without mild traumatic brain injury.Rehabilitation psychologyVeterans with resilient personality traits had better mental health and function over a year, largely because they had greater psychological flexibility. This protective effect held true regardless of whether the veteran had a history of mild traumatic brain injury.
• SLPQualitative2019Managing relational autonomy in interactions: People with intellectual disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDSupport partners sometimes turned choices into lessons, correcting or rejecting what the person with an intellectual disability chose. Supporting autonomy included stating limits, offering options, allowing deferral, and carrying out the person's own decisions.
• SLPQualitative2019The AASPIRE practice-based guidelines for the inclusion of autistic adults in research as co-researchers and study participants.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic partners described clear role expectations, text-based meetings, advance materials, sensory supports, and concrete questions as ways to include adults with communication, cognitive, or support needs. These are practice lessons, not tested clinical interventions.
• Survey2020Emotional Suppression and Hypervigilance in Military Caregivers: Relationship to Negative and Positive Affect.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationCaregivers of service members and veterans with traumatic brain injury who reported more emotional suppression also reported more negative and less positive affect. Those reporting more caregiver vigilance also reported more negative affect, but not less positive affect.
• Cohort2020Associations of Lifetime Traumatic Brain Injury Characteristics With Prospective Suicide Attempt Among Deployed US Army Soldiers.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationRecent post-concussive symptoms, not simply having had a head injury, were linked to higher suicide attempt risk over 30 months in deployed soldiers. TBI history alone did not account for the risk.
• OTCohort2020Predictors of Change in Employment Status and Associations with Quality of Life: A Prospective International Study of People with Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of occupational rehabilitationAmong people with MS, moderate or severe disability and lower education predicted losing employment over 2.5 years. Retiring because of MS was associated with a drop in mental health quality of life. So watch for mood changes after job loss.
• PTCohort2020Reduction in Thigh Muscle Strength Occurs Concurrently but Does Not Seem to Precede Incident Knee Pain in Women: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative Cohort.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationThigh extensor strength loss did not precede new knee pain in women. In women with knee OA on X-ray, strength fell at the same time pain appeared. Men showed no clear pattern.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020The Impact of One's Sex and Social Living Situation on Rehabilitation Outcomes After a Stroke.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationAfter adjusting for age and severity, women recovering from stroke discharged with greater functional independence than men on most measures. Living alone before the stroke also predicted better outcomes, suggesting this reflects higher pre-stroke capability rather than lack of support.
• OTOther2020Respiratory sinus arrhythmia, parenting, and externalizing behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn children with autism, a larger stress-related drop in heart-rate variability was linked to more behavior problems when parents were more negative, but fewer problems when parents were less negative. Resting heart-rate variability and positive parenting did not show these links.
• PTOTPilot2019Alexithymia in adolescents with and without chronic pain.Rehabilitation psychologyAdolescents with chronic pain reported greater difficulty identifying feelings than healthy peers, even when depressive and anxiety symptoms were similar. This difficulty was linked to more pain bothersomeness and interference with usual activities, not pain intensity.
• SLPSystematic Review2019Interventions for Increasing Acceptance of New Foods Among Children and Adults with Developmental Disorders: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBehavioural feeding programmes were reported to help many children and adults with developmental disorders accept new foods. They used gradual exposure, rewards, or keeping the spoon near the mouth. School lunchroom changes did not help. The evidence is too weak to guide whole populations.
• PTOTPilot2019The effect of electrical stimulation on impairment of the painful post-stroke shoulder.Topics in stroke rehabilitationIn 10 people, applying TENS or t-NMES for 10 seconds during passive shoulder movement did not make the painful post-stroke shoulder move further before pain began. The three conditions gave almost the same range.
• SLPCohort2019Early Shared Reading Is Associated with Less Harsh Parenting.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPMore frequent shared reading was associated with less harsh parenting later. Daily reading at ages 1 and 3 was associated with lower harsh parenting scores, partly through fewer reported child disruptive behaviors.
• Other2019Behavioral Artistry: Examining the Relationship Between the Interpersonal Skills and Effective Practice Repertoires of Applied Behavior Analysis Practitioners.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of children with autism preferred autism service providers described as warm, lively, stable, bold, self-assured, open, self-reliant, and organized. Observed ABA therapists with more of these traits showed more pleasant facial expressions, but other behaviors and planned therapy steps did not differ clearly.
• SLPOther2019Effects of Dementia Care Mapping on job satisfaction and caring skills of staff caring for older people with intellectual disabilities: A quasi-experimental study.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDDementia Care Mapping did not improve job satisfaction, person-centred care skills, or dementia care competence in staff caring for older people with intellectual disabilities. Baseline scores were already very high, leaving little room for measurable improvement.
• Other2019The development of a short form of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire.Rehabilitation psychologyA 14-item short form of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire can screen ME/CFS symptoms quickly and agreed with the full questionnaire in 86.8% to 97.4% of people checked against ME/CFS criteria.
• SLPQualitative2019The information needs of children having clinical procedures in hospital: Will it hurt? Will I feel scared? What can I do to stay calm?Child: care, health and developmentChildren aged 8 to 12 identified three kinds of information they wanted before hospital procedures: what will happen, how it may feel or hurt, and what they can do to stay calm. Detailed, child-led information was valued more than broad or generic information.
• SLPQualitative2019Linguistic and Cultural Acceptability of a Spanish Translation of the Ohio State University Traumatic Brain Injury Identification Method Among Community-Dwelling Spanish-Dominant Older Adults.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationSpanish-speaking older adults understood the translated brain injury questions, but many said a head injury was a “golpe” not a “lesión” and would not report it. Most rejected the tablet self-administered format, preferring a person-to-person interview.
• Other2019Effects of Repeated 20-Hz Electrical Stimulation on Functional Recovery Following Peripheral Nerve Injury.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairIn mice, repeated electrical stimulation preserved spinal connections but slowed nerve regrowth compared to a single dose. It did not improve overall functional recovery, suggesting this specific timing may hinder rather than help regeneration.
• SLPOther2019Effectiveness of Parent Education in Pivotal Response Treatment on Pivotal and Collateral Responses.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn individual education, parents created more opportunities for 11 of 13 parents, and children made more functional requests for 10 of 13 children. Group education was associated with lower parent stress and higher confidence, but child effects were smaller.
• Systematic Review2019How parents describe the positive aspects of parenting their child who has intellectual disabilities: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDParents of children with intellectual disabilities consistently described joy, personal growth, stronger family ties, new priorities and spiritual meaning. These positives coexist with stress, so ask about strengths alongside burden.
• OTCohort2019Depression as a Predictor of Long-term Employment Outcomes Among Individuals With Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationDepression after moderate-to-severe TBI was associated with lower long-term competitive employment. People who were depressed at 1 or 2 years were less likely to be employed at 2 or 5 years, even after accounting for injury-related prognosis and current work.
• Other2019Role of Interhemispheric Cortical Interactions in Poststroke Motor Function.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairStroke survivors with worse arm function showed atypical brain communication patterns during hand movement. This research identifies neural markers for severe impairment but does not test a treatment or change rehabilitation protocols.
• Other2019Anger Rumination is Associated with Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism showed more repetitive angry thinking than healthy children, similar to children with disruptive behavior. In autism, more restricted and repetitive behavior went with more repetitive angry thinking.
• PTCohort2019Comparison of Rest to Aerobic Exercise and Placebo-like Treatment of Acute Sport-Related Concussion in Male and Female Adolescents.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationAdolescents with sport-related concussion who did daily light aerobic exercise at a heart rate set below the point where symptoms worsened recovered in fewer days than those prescribed relative rest.
• SLPOther2019Atypical Pattern of Frontal EEG Asymmetry for Direct Gaze in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersWhen faces moved toward them, typical children showed a brain pattern linked with approach for direct gaze. Young children with severe autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability showed the opposite pattern for downcast gaze. This is a lab finding, not a therapy result.
• SLPCohort2019Social Avoidance Emerges in Infancy and Persists into Adulthood in Fragile X Syndrome.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn males with fragile X syndrome, social avoidance appeared within the first year, rose through infancy and preschool, and often persisted even with a familiar examiner. Eye contact was often avoidant, and 81% of the group showed avoidance.
• SLPCohort2019Leukoaraiosis Is Associated With a Decline in Language Abilities in Chronic Aphasia.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairMore severe white matter changes on MRI were associated with worsening language scores over time in chronic post-stroke aphasia. Higher Fazekas scores predicted decline on the Western Aphasia Battery.
• OTOther2020Disability advocacy messaging and conceptual links to underlying disability identity development among college students with learning disabilities and attention disorders.Disability and health journalDisability advocacy messages made by college students with learning disabilities and attention disorders inside a support program moved toward more personal or positive categories in one time comparison; other comparisons did not, and there was no control group.