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 337 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTCohort2020Subgroups Defined by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Differ in Functional Gain During Acute Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationStroke patients grouped by Montreal Cognitive Assessment at rehab admission differed in functional gains. Those scoring 25 to 30 made the most gain per day; those scoring 19 or below made the least, and fewer reached a 22-point FIM gain.
• PTRCT2020Lessons learned from a blended telephone/e-health platform for caregivers in promoting physical activity and nutrition in children with a mobility disability.Disability and health journalPhone coaching plus a website did not improve retention or behavior compared with phone coaching alone. Completion was lower with the website, 67% versus 92% by phone only, and parents said calls mattered most.
• Survey2020High prevalence of disability and HIV risk among low socioeconomic status urban adults, 17 U.S. cities.Disability and health journalLow-income urban adults with disabilities reported higher rates of substance use, sexual risk behaviors, and intimate partner violence than those without. However, HIV prevalence and recent HIV testing rates were similar between the two groups. Screening for these specific risks is warranted in this population.
• PTOTOther2019A Revised Motor Activity Log Following Rasch Validation (Rasch-Based MAL-18) and Consensus Methods in Chronic Stroke and Multiple Sclerosis.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairA revised 18-item Motor Activity Log gives therapists a clearer way to rate how well a person with stroke or MS uses their affected arm in daily life. It removes items that are not universally applicable and includes a table to convert scores.
• Survey2019Trait Autism is a Better Predictor of Empathy than Alexithymia.Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigher autistic traits were linked to lower empathy more strongly than alexithymia was. The sample was adults from online sources, not a clinical autism sample, so it cannot answer how empathy works in autism care.
• Other2019Temper outbursts in Lowe syndrome: Characteristics, sequence, environmental context and comparison to Prader-Willi syndrome.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDCaregivers of 17 men with Lowe syndrome described temper outbursts as frequent and severe, often triggered by unwanted demands or noise changes. Outbursts typically involved aggression and ended with sudden calm or repair behaviours, differing from patterns seen in Prader-Willi syndrome.
• Cohort2019Maternal Self-Efficacy Is Protective for Child (but Not Mother) Body Mass Index Among Mexican-Origin Children with Negative Temperament.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPAmong children of Mexican-origin teen mothers, higher mothers' confidence in parenting was linked to lower child BMI when children had difficult temperaments; lower confidence was linked to higher child BMI.
• PTOTOther2019Utilization of Rehabilitation Services in Stroke: A Study Utilizing the Health and Retirement Study With Linked Medicare Claims Data.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationAmong older Medicare stroke survivors, only 21.6% reported rehabilitation at first poststroke interview. Older age and a second stroke were linked to more use.
• SLPSurvey2019Use of GFCF Diets in Children with ASD. An Investigation into Parents' Beliefs Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents' belief that a gluten-free, casein-free diet helps autism symptoms predicted their intention to use it. Fear of regretting not trying it was the only factor predicting high intention. Parents who had already stopped using the diet still scored low on intention.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2019Early Life Exposure to Antibiotics and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disordersEvidence linking early-life antibiotics to autism is inconclusive. Large cohort studies show conflicting results, and case-control studies suffer from recall bias. Current data does not support changing antibiotic prescribing practices for autism prevention.
• PTOther2019Quantitative Evaluation of Content and Age Concordance Across Developmental Milestone Checklists.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPFour common developmental milestone checklists had low overlap. Each had at least 170 milestones, but on average only 40 were shared. The same skill often appeared at different ages, so checklist wording alone may not guide referral.
• OTSystematic Review2019Reliability and validity of on-road driving tests in vulnerable adults: a systematic review.International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptationOnly a few on-road driving tests for older adults and people with health conditions have strong evidence. WURT/RIRT, P-drive, and TRIP had the most consistent scores and the best links to other driving assessments, but many gaps remain.
• OTSurvey2019The Mediating Role of Parenting Stress in the Relations Between Parental Emotion Regulation and Parenting Behaviors in Chinese Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Dyadic Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn Chinese families of children with autism, parents' own difficulty managing emotions was linked to their own higher stress and less warm, more controlling parenting. The analysis of couples did not find links to the other parent's stress or parenting, and no intervention was tested.
• OTCohort2019Participation in Social Roles of Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: Exploring Accomplishment and Satisfaction.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationAdolescents with cerebral palsy reported difficulty in most social roles, but were generally satisfied. Accomplishment and satisfaction did not track together, so ask satisfaction separately rather than assuming it follows improved accomplishment.
• OTRCT2019Advantages of using 3D virtual reality based training in persons with Parkinson's disease: a parallel study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationCompared with a 2D screen, a 3D headset did not show a clear clinical test advantage in Parkinson's disease. It was more motivating and led to faster task performance, while both groups improved.
• PTCohort2019The Effect of Body Mass Index on Functional Outcome of Patients With Knee Replacement.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationIn 742 patients after knee replacement, higher body mass index was not linked to slower functional recovery in inpatient rehab. When accounting for age and stay, daily functional gains were higher in obesity classes II and III.
• Cohort2019Interest in Research Participation Among Caregivers of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMost caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders agreed to join a research registry. Consent rates rose in the autism clinic, especially among families on medical assistance. In the general psychology clinic, consent rates fell for African American caregivers over time.
• SLPOther2019Identifying Atypical Development: A Role of Day-Care Workers?Journal of autism and developmental disordersDay-care workers with advanced special-needs training and experience with very young children or developmental disorders noticed more expert-listed early features in video clips. Longer childcare work alone did not improve recognition. This was not a real-world diagnostic test.
• PTOther2019Comparison of measurement properties of three shortened versions of the balance evaluation system test (BESTest) in people with subacute stroke.Journal of rehabilitation medicineIn subacute stroke, the 13-item S-BESTest was reliable, agreed closely with the Berg Balance Scale, detected improvement, and avoided many patients scoring the minimum seen with Brief and Mini-BESTest. It is a practical short option when time is limited.
• PTOTCohort2019Upper Limb Performance in Daily Life Improves Over the First 12 Weeks Poststroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairUpper limb use in daily life improved over the first 12 weeks post-stroke, especially in those with low initial capacity. Belief, confidence, and motivation were already high and did not predict improvement. Early therapy may better target self-perceived barriers than psychosocial factors.
• Survey2019Is There a Relationship Between Cyber-Dependent Crime, Autistic-Like Traits and Autism?Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigher autistic-like traits were associated with reporting at least one cyber-dependent crime, but people who reported an autism diagnosis were less likely to report such crime. This cross-sectional survey cannot show cause.
• PTSurvey2019Lifestyle Risk Behaviors Among Stroke Survivors With and Without Diabetes.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationAmong adults with stroke, diabetes was linked to more physical inactivity, more overweight or obesity, and a higher number of lifestyle risk behaviors.
• OTOther2019Interoception is Impaired in Children, But Not Adults, with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism spectrum disorder counted heartbeats less accurately than comparison children, while adults with autism spectrum disorder showed no such difference. This points to a childhood difference in sensing internal body signals that was not found in adulthood.
• PTOTOther2019Breaking Proportional Recovery After Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairStroke arm recovery that looks proportional is partly a score artifact. Rule-breaking patients mostly fail wrist, hand, shoulder, and finger-to-nose items. Mid-range chronic scorers improved more in published arm practice trials.
• Cohort2020Emergency department utilization during the first year of life among infants born to women at risk of disability.Disability and health journalInfants of mothers flagged by claims data as at risk for disability had more first-year ED visits, especially when the mother had mental illness or both mental and physical diagnoses.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2020Screening and treatment of trauma-related symptoms in youth with autism spectrum disorder among community providers in the United States.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMost U.S. providers for youth with autism asked about trauma, but few screened or treated all patients. Allied health providers, including PTs, OTs and SLPs, screened less often than mental health providers.
• PTOTSLPOther2020Generic preference-based health-related quality of life in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: a scoping review.Developmental medicine and child neurologyGeneric quality-of-life tools often miss key issues for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, like peer relations or school behaviour. Parents and children also report different scores. These tools should not be used alone to judge treatment success or resource allocation.
• Survey2020Self-Reported Lifetime Concussion Among Adults: Comparison of 3 Different Survey Questions.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation28.9% of respondents reported at least one lifetime concussion. Adding a definition with signs and symptoms did not change reporting. The finding applies to survey wording, not clinical assessment.
• SLPOther2020Self-reported social impairments predict depressive disorder in adults with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAdults with autism who also had depression reported more social impairments than adults with autism without depression, even when clinicians rated their autism symptoms as less severe. The study was small and cross-sectional, so this is an association, not proof of cause.
• OTQualitative2020The Experience of Caregivers Following a Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Requiring ICU Admission.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationCaregivers of people with moderate to severe brain injury wanted clear early updates, help with unknown prognosis, and support before discharge. Over months, burden shifted to daily care, scheduling, mobility, and emotional strain.
• PTCohort2020Association of Traumatic Brain Injury With Vestibular Dysfunction and Dizziness in Post-9/11 Veterans.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationPost-9/11 veterans with traumatic brain injury were more likely to have dizziness or vestibular dysfunction diagnoses. Nonspecific dizziness was more common than vestibular dysfunction. Veterans with these diagnoses reported broader symptom disruption, not only balance problems.
• SLPOther2019Psychometric analysis of the repetitive behavior scale-revised using confirmatory factor analysis in children with autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchThe parent-report repetitive behavior scale seems to describe children's repetitive behaviors as five separate patterns, not one overall score. Its scores were consistent, but links to observed repetitive behavior and thinking were small.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2019Challenging behaviours: Views and preferences of people with intellectual disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDPeople with intellectual disabilities link challenging behaviour to unclear expectations and high demands from staff. They prefer calm, consistent support and want to help decide on interventions. Many seek to reduce medication. These are patient preferences, not proven treatment outcomes.
• PTSystematic Review2019Combining transcranial direct-current stimulation with gait training in patients with neurological disorders: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdding tDCS to gait training did not consistently improve walking across eight controlled trials. Half reported no improvements, and there are no conclusive results for this combination.
• PTPilot2019Effects of extended powered knee prosthesis stance time via visual feedback on gait symmetry of individuals with unilateral amputation: a preliminary study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWatching a target for stance time helped five people with lower-limb amputation walk more symmetrically on a treadmill right away. The powered knee did not clearly beat their prescribed knee, and higher targets felt harder.
• OTSLPCohort2019Concurrent Social Communication Predictors of Expressive Language in Minimally Verbal Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersImitation ability was the strongest predictor of expressive language in minimally verbal autistic children and adolescents. Unlike in younger children, joint attention was not related to language. Diversity of play and non-verbal IQ were correlated with language but did not independently predict it.
• SLPOther2019Rates of Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMost children and adolescents with autism had current psychiatric diagnoses, but these often did not match community diagnoses. Young adults showed lower self-reported rates.
• SLPPilot2019Developmental screening and early intervention in a childcare setting for young children at risk for autism and other developmental delays: A feasibility trial.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildcare screening and brief JASPER delivered by childcare providers were feasible in low-income sites, but only 20 of 42 eligible children enrolled. Exploratory child outcomes showed increases; this pilot cannot show the intervention caused them.
• OTOther2019A Cross-Sectional Examination of the Internalization of Emotion Co-regulatory Support in Children with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersOlder children with ASD showed more similar emotion dysregulation with and without a parent. Better parent support also related more strongly to less child dysregulation alone at older ages, but that link was only a trend.
• PTOTOther2019Absence of Motor-Evoked Potentials Does Not Predict Poor Recovery in Patients With Severe-Moderate Stroke: An Exploratory Analysis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationStroke patients with no motor-evoked potential still improved after intensive upper-limb therapy, but less than patients who had one. Adding nerve or brain stimulation was not clearly better than sham.
• Other2019An Increase of Excitatory-to-Inhibitory Synaptic Balance in the Contralateral Cortico-Striatal Pathway Underlies Improved Stroke Recovery in BDNF Val66Met SNP Mice.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairMice with a BDNF variant showed fewer inhibitory synapses in the opposite cortex and more excitatory synapses in the opposite striatum after stroke. These changes were seen in animals, not people.
• SLPOther2019Is There a Link Between Autistic People Being Perceived Unfavorably and Having a Mind That Is Difficult to Read?Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic people are rated less favorably by others partly because they are harder to read. This link held even when viewers knew the social situation. Being difficult to interpret may drive negative first impressions more than the diagnosis itself.
• OTSurvey2019The Vulnerability Experiences Quotient (VEQ): A Study of Vulnerability, Mental Health and Life Satisfaction in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic adults reported more negative life experiences than non-autistic adults, including bullying, abuse, financial hardship, job loss, police contact, and suicide attempts. These experiences were linked with higher anxiety, higher depression, and lower life satisfaction.
• PTCohort2019Parental empowerment in paediatric rehabilitation: Exploring the role of a digital tool to help parents prepare for consultation with a physician.Child: care, health and developmentParents using a digital preparation tool before a physician consultation did not show higher family empowerment scores than parents who did not use it. They were more likely to report looking up information online.
• PTOTOther2019Movement smoothness during a functional mobility task in subjects with Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait - an analysis using inertial measurement units.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPeople with Parkinson's and freezing of gait, off medication, had less smooth movement during a Timed Up and Go test, especially when turning, even though few showed freezing during the test. A waist sensor captured this, and smoothness tracked clinical scores.
• Protocol2019Physician Medical Assessment in a Multidisciplinary Concussion Clinic.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationNo outcomes are reported. The article is an outpatient concussion assessment protocol, so it cannot tell you whether any test improves recovery.
• SLPCase-Control2019Auditory Attentional Disengagement in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism showed no significant delay in shifting eye movements to sounds compared to typically developing peers. However, they failed to look toward the sound more often when the background noise continued, suggesting difficulty disengaging from unpredictable auditory targets.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019Use of Ages and Stages Questionnaires™ (ASQ) in a Navajo population: Comparison with the U.S. normative dataset.Child: care, health and developmentIn Navajo infants, ASQ-3 scores were lower than U.S. norms in several domains, especially around 10 months. Estimates suggested the screener identified more than 80% of delayed infants and correctly classified more than 85% of infants not at risk across 1 to 13 months.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2019Does Gait Retraining Have the Potential to Reduce Medial Compartmental Loading in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis While Not Adversely Affecting the Other Lower Limb Joints? A Systematic Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationGait retraining reduced knee loading in some studies, but evidence for safety at the hip and ankle is missing or conflicting. Most data came from healthy people, not patients with knee osteoarthritis, so these findings cannot yet guide clinical practice.
• PTCohort2020Frequency of Primary Neck Pain in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion Patients.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn 95 adults with mild traumatic brain injury, neck pain was common within 72 hours and at 45 days. Neck pain was often among the most severe symptoms, especially after motor vehicle crashes.