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 446 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPOther2022Examining the effects of ADHD symptoms and parental involvement on children's academic achievement.Research in developmental disabilitiesHigher inattentive symptoms predicted lower reading and math scores. Contrary to expectations, greater parental involvement did not buffer this risk. Instead, higher reported parental involvement uniquely predicted further academic difficulties in math and overall achievement.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022Conceptualization of Participation: A Qualitative Synthesis of Brain Injury Stakeholder Perspectives.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPeople with brain injury define participation by choice, contribution, and feeling included, not just by completing tasks. Social relationships and leisure were cited far more often than work. These subjective elements often do not fit standard impairment-focused outcome measures.
• PTNarrative Review2022A health and lifestyle framework: An evidence-informed basis for contemporary physical therapist clinical practice guidelines with special reference to individuals with heart failure.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapyThis argumentative paper proposes that physical therapist guidelines for heart failure should integrate a broad lifestyle framework, not just exercise. It suggests PTs assess and educate on diet, sleep, and stress to reduce hospital readmissions, alongside standard activity prescriptions.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2022Ankle dorsiflexion training with a newly developed Hybrid Assistive Limb for a patient with foot drop caused by common peroneal nerve palsy: a case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceOne man with foot drop from nerve damage showed stronger ankle movement and a normal gait after seven sessions with an ankle exoskeleton. However, he also received standard rehab, so the device's specific benefit cannot be separated from natural recovery or other therapy.
• SLPOther2022Effect of Place-Based Versus Default Mapping Procedures on Masked Speech Recognition: Simulations of Cochlear Implant Alone and Electric-Acoustic Stimulation.American journal of audiologyNormal-hearing listeners identified sentences better in noise when simulated cochlear implant maps aligned frequencies to the cochlea's natural layout. This held for both electric-only and hybrid acoustic-electric modes, though the study did not test actual implant users.
• PTOTSLPCase Series2022Delivering Trauma-Informed Care in a Hospital Ward for Older Adults With Dementia: An Illustrative Case Series.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesIn four cases of older adults with dementia, distress during personal care was linked to past trauma. Staff identified triggers like showering or male caregivers and adapted care. This reduced distress, but the cases show what happened, not that the approach works.
• PTOTCase Report2022Brain-Computer Interface Priming for Cervical Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy: An Exploratory Case Study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesIn one person with chronic cervical spinal cord injury, adding brain-computer interface priming before spinal cord stimulation did not clearly improve hand function more than stimulation alone. Gains occurred in both phases, but independence in daily activities did not change.
• Other2022LRFN5 locus structure is associated with autism and influenced by the sex of the individual and locus conversions.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchA maternally inherited LRFN5 marker was found in autistic males in families, but also in unaffected relatives. The study reports genetic locus structure, not a clinical test or treatment.
• SLPOther2022Assessing the Quantity and Quality of Language Used by Mothers and Fathers of Children with Down Syndrome During Shared Book Reading.Journal of child languageMothers spoke more and described things more often. Fathers read the book text more and used more grammatically complex language. Parents rarely used abstract talk, which linked to child language skills, so coaching fathers on this specific input type may be a useful intervention target.
• Systematic Review2022Risk Adjustment in Home and Community Based Services Outcome Measurement.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCurrent research on home and community-based services rarely uses risk adjustment, relying mostly on demographics. Experts recommend testing chronic conditions, functional disability, mental health and cognition as key factors to adjust for in future outcome studies.
• PTOTSystematic Review2022Embedding Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Home and Community Setting: A Rapid Review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesHome and community pulmonary rehabilitation improved exercise capacity and quality of life for people with COPD, though often less than hospital-based programs. Home-based care offered flexibility and reduced travel burdens, while community settings provided social support.
• Narrative Review2022Limb Prostheses: Industry 1.0 to 4.0: Perspectives on Technological Advances in Prosthetic Care.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesProsthetic technology history and future trends are described here, but no patients or outcomes are reported. There is no clinical finding to change practice.
• OTPilot2022The impact of an occupational therapy group cognitive rehabilitation program for people with dementia.Australian occupational therapy journalPeople with dementia who completed a 5-week occupational therapy group cognitive rehabilitation program with individualised goals, home tasks, a handbook and caregiver support showed better everyday memory test scores and reported better quality of life, performance and satisfaction, with gains remaining at follow-up.
• SLPQualitative2022Managing ongoing swallow safety through information-sharing: An ethnography of speech and language therapists and nurses at work on stroke units.International journal of language & communication disordersSLTs and nurses on stroke wards share a strong concern for swallow safety but face practical dilemmas. Recommendations made during weekday assessments often clash with weekend realities when SLTs are absent. Nurses must balance strict adherence with patient demands and competing ward duties, leading to tension and uncertainty about when to report deviations.
• SLPOther2022Emotional Responses to Non-Speech Sounds for Hearing-aid and Bimodal Cochlear-Implant Listeners.Trends in hearingAdults with hearing loss rated everyday sounds as less pleasant and less unpleasant than normal-hearing peers, even with devices. Adding a hearing aid to a cochlear implant user’s other ear did not improve these emotional ratings and sometimes lowered them.
• PTOther2022A Physiotherapy Treatment Plan for Post-COVID-19 Patients That Improves the FEV1, FVC, and 6-Min Walk Values, and Reduces the Sequelae in 12 Sessions.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAfter 12 physiotherapy sessions, 42 post-COVID patients reported fewer symptoms and had higher FEV1, FVC, 6-minute walk performance, and grip strength. The plan included many components, so no single exercise can be credited.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2022A Sense of Being Needed: A Phenomenological Analysis of Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Professionals' Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Physical therapyHospital rehabilitation staff felt moral distress from isolation rules that blocked human connection. They coped by deliberately showing their faces, using their voices, and addressing patients by name. Managers should prioritize ethical dialogue and professional autonomy to support staff through future crises.
• OTQualitative2022Canadian Occupational Performance Measure: Benefits and Limitations Highlighted Using the Delphi Method and Principal Component Analysis.Occupational therapy internationalFrench occupational therapists trained in the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure agreed it supports client-centered care and team decision-making. They identified barriers including patient cognitive difficulties, lack of institutional knowledge, and time constraints. This reflects expert opinion on usability, not evidence of clinical outcomes.
• OTOther2022Training Program to Modify Manual Wheelchairs to Simplified Power Wheelchairs for Community Dwelling Elderly People and Caregivers.Occupational therapy internationalCommunity-dwelling elderly people and caregivers, most with no wheelchair experience, successfully completed a 30-hour training to modify manual wheelchairs into simplified power ones. Ninety-one percent demonstrated the modification independently after theory sessions.
• SLPQualitative2022Patient experience of the acute post-surgical period following total laryngectomy during the COVID-19 era.International journal of language & communication disordersTen people after total laryngectomy reported little difference between surgery before and during COVID-19. They said preoperative talk focused on surgery, not life after discharge, and valued staff who treated them as people while learning to speak and care for a stoma.
• OTCohort2022Effectiveness of sensory modulation for people with schizophrenia: A multisite quantitative prospective cohort study.Australian occupational therapy journalSensory modulation did not improve outcomes more than standard care in 41 people with schizophrenia. Both groups improved similarly, so SM is not proven superior to usual treatment, though it may offer short-term distress relief as a complementary option.
• Other2022Can genetics guide exercise prescriptions in osteoarthritis?Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesGenetics may eventually help tailor exercise for osteoarthritis, but current evidence is too limited to guide clinical practice. The authors argue for future research linking genetic markers with exercise response, not for immediate implementation.
• SLPSurvey2022Speech-language pathologists' practices in augmentative and alternative communication during early intervention.Augmentative and alternative communication (Baltimore, Md. : 1985)SLPs are most likely to recommend AAC for children with no spoken words, favoring sign language and photos over devices. They cite caregiver resistance and poor carryover as the biggest barriers, not child ability.
• SLPNarrative Review2022Guidelines for Diagnosing and Quantifying Noise-Induced Hearing Loss.Trends in hearingThis paper proposes updated guidelines for diagnosing and quantifying noise-induced hearing loss in legal compensation cases. It recommends using specific audiogram patterns and age-adjusted standards rather than relying solely on the traditional 'noise notch' at 4 kHz.
• OTSurvey2022The Moderating Effect of Social Support on Parental Stress and Depression in Mothers of Children with Disabilities.Occupational therapy internationalAmong 164 mothers of children with disabilities, higher parenting stress was linked to higher depression. Mothers who felt more social support showed less depression at the same stress level. This is an association, not proof that adding support reduces depression.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2022Play-based groups for children with cerebral palsy and their parents: A qualitative interview study about the impact on mothers' well-being.Child: care, health and developmentMothers of children with cerebral palsy valued play-based groups for practical help with therapy and education plans, and for connecting with others in similar situations. Some struggled to open up due to language barriers or guilt, showing the need for sensitive facilitation.
• SLPQualitative2022Parents' school-related concerns and perceived strengths in youth with spina bifida.Child: care, health and developmentParents of children with spina bifida reported school concerns despite no significant differences in their child's measured academic outcomes. Many children with reported concerns lacked formal testing or accommodations. Parents also identified strengths like persistence and self-advocacy.
• OTSLPOther2022The Family-Centred Practices Scale: Psychometric properties of the Spanish version for use with families with children with Down syndrome receiving early childhood intervention.Child: care, health and developmentFor Spanish families of children with Down syndrome, a shortened 10-item version of the Family-Centred Practices Scale fits better than the original 12-item version. However, mothers and fathers interpret the questions differently, so scores cannot be directly compared between parents.
• PTOTCohort2022Features of older community-dwelling adults with osteosarcopenia requiring support or care.Journal of physical therapy scienceAmong 141 older adults requiring support or care, 43.3% had osteosarcopenia. This group had significantly worse physical performance, lower nutrition scores, and higher care needs than those with only sarcopenia or only osteopenia. Screening for both bone and muscle loss may identify those at greatest risk.
• PTOTOther2022Enhancing motion tracking accuracy of a low-cost 3D video sensor using a biomechanical model, sensor fusion, and deep learning.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesFusing a Kinect camera with a goniometer made wrist position and elbow angle estimates closer to reference markers in eight healthy people. The tracker also improved these estimates, but patients were not tested.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Short Report: The influence of congregate setting on positive COVID-19 tests among a high-risk sample of adults with intellectual and developmental disability in Ontario.Research in developmental disabilitiesAdults with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in group homes had almost five times the odds of testing positive for COVID-19 compared to those in private settings. Older age, limited mobility, and aggression were also independent risk factors, with heightened risk appearing as early as age 45.
• SLPCohort2022Behavioral aspects and learning motivation: a study of middle school adolescents.CoDASAmong 124 middle schoolers, conduct, peer, and total behavior scores were linked to motivation, but age, sex, and grade did not show significant differences.
• SLPRCT2022Effects of photobiomodulation combined with orofacial myofunctional therapy on the quality of life of individuals with temporomandibular disorder.CoDASOrofacial myofunctional therapy improved pain and quality of life in people with temporomandibular disorder. Adding laser photobiomodulation did not further reduce pain or total quality-of-life impairment compared to placebo laser. The only significant difference was in functional limitation, which favored the placebo group.
• OTOther2022Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Reliability of the Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (HOME FAST) in Assessing Fall-Risk Home Hazards for Stroke Using Technologies over a Conventional Home Visit.Occupational therapy internationalMalay, Mandarin and Tamil HOME FAST versions let therapists rate stroke home hazards from videos and photos. In 10 analysed homes, ratings agreed with an in-person visit, so they can screen fall risks when a visit is not possible.
• OTSLPOther2022Hearing handicap and frailty in community-dwelling older adults living.CoDASFrail and pre-frail older adults in this community reported more hearing handicap than non-frail adults. The relationship was weak, and the study cannot show hearing handicap causes frailty.
• PTOTSLPPilot2022Immediate effects of stretching on trunk functions using a stretch pole half-cut.Journal of physical therapy scienceLying on a half-cut stretch pole placed under the middle back for four minutes significantly improved inspiratory muscle strength and altered spinal alignment in healthy men. No control group was used, so the immediate effect cannot be separated from time or expectation.
• PTOTQualitative2022Adolescents with congenital limb reduction deficiency: Perceptions of treatment during childhood and its meaning for their current and future situation.Child: care, health and developmentTen adolescents with congenital limb reduction deficiency described early surgery, prostheses, devices, training and counselling as creating options, though some later stopped using devices. They felt both confident and uncertain about work and adult care.
• OTOther2022Devising a Missing Data Rule for a Quality of Life Questionnaire-A Simulation Study.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPFor the QI-Disability questionnaire, imputing missing items with the mean of completed items is accurate for Positive Emotions and Social Interaction if one item is missing. For other domains, scores should not be calculated if any item is missing. A total score is valid if no domain has more than one missing item.
• SLPSystematic Review2022A qualitative systematic review of family caregivers' experiences of artificial nutrition and hydration at home: A meta-ethnography.International journal of language & communication disordersFamily caregivers describe starting home tube feeding as overwhelming and isolating, often lacking adequate training. Support improves when professionals provide tailored education and allow minimal oral intake for pleasure, which reduces burden and social isolation.
• PTOTOther2022Relationship between the independence level of individual motor-related functional independence measure items and its total score in patients after hip fracture: an ordinal logistic modelling study.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter hip fracture surgery, walking and stair climbing remain the hardest tasks to recover. If a patient still needs help eating or grooming, look for another cause, as these are rarely affected by the hip injury itself.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Sensory features in autism: Findings from a large population-based surveillance system.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchSensory features were documented in 74% of 25,627 autistic children. These features co-occurred with motor, attention, sleep, and eating challenges, but not with cognitive scores. Documentation was lower for girls, Black children, and Hispanic children, suggesting missed cases rather than true absence.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2022Undertaking Rehabilitation Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Emergent Strategies From a Trainee-Faculty Workshop.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesRehabilitation researchers identified three pandemic challenges: keeping data collection safe, maintaining participant access, and sharing findings. Proposed solutions included virtual toolkits for assessments, adjusting study designs for remote delivery, and contextualizing results to account for pandemic-related disruptions.
• OTSurvey2022Higher Rumination Tendency Is Associated with Reduced Positive Effects of Daily Activity Participation in People with Depressive Disorder.Occupational therapy internationalPeople with depression who reported more self-critical rumination spent more hours in meaningful daily activities but felt less involved, and their participation was more often driven by meeting others' expectations than by enjoying being with people.
• OTQualitative2022Understanding the occupational identity of care-givers for people with mental health problems.The British journal of occupational therapySix UK carers for adults with mental illness described losing jobs, hobbies and social ties due to stigma and poor service support. They regained some identity by carving out time for independent activities, though many felt trapped by obligation and lack of community care.
• PTOTQualitative2022Self-Management Embedded in Daily Activities: A Photoelicitation Focus Group Study among Persons with Spinal Cord Injury and Their Primary Caregivers in Bangladesh.Occupational therapy internationalPeople with spinal cord injury and caregivers in Bangladesh described managing daily life through routines, activity, emotional coping, roles, and tackling stigma. They moved to friendlier places, asserted rights, advocated access, and used income, faith, charity, and peers.
• SLPSurvey2022Perceived Listening Difficulties of Adult Cochlear-Implant Users Under Measures Introduced to Combat the Spread of COVID-19.Trends in hearingAdult cochlear implant users reported significantly worse listening during the pandemic, especially with face masks. They experienced high effort, fatigue, and anxiety, leading many to avoid communication. Visual cues like lipreading and captions were rated as the most helpful solutions.
• Survey2022Telerehabilitation Readiness, Knowledge, and Acceptance of Future Physiatrists in the Philippines: An Online Survey During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesRehabilitation residents in the Philippines are highly willing to use telerehabilitation but lack the technical knowledge to do so safely. Most did not know basic internet bandwidth requirements or cyber-security standards. Readiness depends on personal optimism, not on actual competence.
• Pilot2022Mental health screening in pediatric primary care for children with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMental health screening in pediatric primary care for children with autism identified clinically elevated needs in 36-47% of screened patients, but only about half of those positive screens resulted in a referral. No demographic disparities were found in screening or referral rates.
• PTOTSLPOther2022The Effects of Occupation-Based Community Rehabilitation for Improving Activities of Daily Living and Health-Related Quality of Life of People with Disabilities after Stroke Living at Home: A Single Subject Design.Occupational therapy internationalThree people with severe disabilities after stroke living at home improved daily life independence and quality of life after a community-based occupational therapy programme. The programme combined task training, home changes, education and resource linking, so the effect of any single part cannot be separated.
• PTQualitative2022Understanding Acceptability, Barriers, and Facilitators to Clinical Implementation of the on Track Developmental Monitoring System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Study.Physical & occupational therapy in pediatricsClinicians valued comparing children with cerebral palsy with peers at the same gross motor level, not typical development. They wanted more hands-on training, digital scoring, and help with time, reimbursement, and policy barriers.