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 454 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• OTMeta-Analysis2022Effectiveness of mindfulness parent training on parenting stress and children's ADHD-related behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTMindfulness parent training showed small-to-large reductions in parenting stress and ADHD symptoms within treatment groups. However, when compared directly to active controls, effects were inconsistent and based on few studies. Evidence is preliminary due to high risk of bias and publication bias.
• OTQualitative2022Perceived feasibility of an occupation-based telerehabilitation intervention for older adults with chronic health conditions in Israel.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTTen Israeli occupational therapists saw value in telerehabilitation for home-based goal setting but feared safety risks without hands-on contact. They doubted patient compliance and technology skills, suggesting it should augment, not replace, face-to-face care.
• PTCohort2022Effects of exertional dyspnea on early mobilization of patients with acute decompensated heart failure.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients with acute decompensated heart failure who reported worse breathlessness after a 10 m walk on day 3 took longer to complete mobilization. Day 3 breathlessness may help therapists plan early rehab intensity.
• OTCase-Control2022Reduced mismatch negativity in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder is associated with their impaired adaptive functioning.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn children and adolescents with autism, a smaller brain response to unexpected sounds was linked to lower parent-reported daily living skills, not to autism symptom severity.
• PTOTOther2022Exploring the association between outcome measures to guide clinical management in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Journal of physical therapy scienceA self-reported three-question mobility score of 9 or less may indicate fall risk in ALS patients when physical testing is too demanding. This subscale tracked functional decline better than the total ALS rating scale.
• SLPOther2022Combining voice and language features improves automated autism detection.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchCombining automated voice and language features from recorded conversations classified children already diagnosed with autism more accurately than either set alone. The study was not intended for diagnosis or screening.
• PTCase Report2022Use of Objective Outcomes Measures to Verify the Effects of ICF-Based Gait Treatment in Huntington's Disease Patient on Globus Pallidus Deep Brain Stimulation: A Case Report.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAn advanced Huntington's disease patient improved in walking and balance after globus pallidus deep brain stimulation plus frequent ICF-based physiotherapy. Because surgery, medication changes, and therapy all occurred, the contribution of each component cannot be separated.
• PTPilot2022Novel knit fabric rehabilitation equipment for finger impairment.Journal of physical therapy scienceWearing this new knit glove significantly reduced grip and pinch strength in healthy adults. While it applied resistance to finger joints, it did not demonstrate improved function or safety for therapeutic use in this small group.
• SLPSystematic Review2022A proposed artificial intelligence-based real-time speech-to-text to sign language translator for South African official languages for the COVID-19 era and beyond: In pursuit of solutions for the hearing impaired.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsA scoping review found almost no evidence for real-time AI speech-to-sign-language tools in African languages. Existing tools are mostly conceptual or English-only. Clinicians cannot rely on current technology to bridge communication gaps for non-English speaking deaf or hard-of-hearing patients.
• SLPSystematic Review2022Cochleovestibular findings linked to COVID-19: A scoping review for clinical care planning in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsEvidence linking COVID-19 to permanent hearing or balance damage is weak and inconsistent. Most reported symptoms like sudden hearing loss or tinnitus were temporary and resolved with steroids. Clinicians should screen for these issues but cannot assume a causal link.
• PTOther2022Immunohistochemical study on the distribution of telocytes in the knee joint components in a rat osteoarthritis model.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn a rat model of knee osteoarthritis, cells presumed to be telocytes were found in the infrapatellar fat pad and fibrous connective tissue, but not in cartilage or ligaments. Osteoarthritis did not change the area occupied by these cells. This is basic anatomy in animals and does not yet inform human therapy.
• SLPPilot2022Is a hybrid of online and face-to-face services feasible for audiological rehabilitation post COVID-19? Findings from three public health patients.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsThree hearing-aid users completed most online auditory training sessions, had 3 hours and 25 minutes of clinician contact, reported more self-perceived hearing aid benefit, and said weekly reminders helped them keep up. This small feasibility study does not show the programme works.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Participation of children with and without disabilities in home, school, and community in Hong Kong: A 2-year longitudinal study.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTOver two years, children with and without disabilities in Hong Kong played fewer indoor games and used more technology at home. School event attendance rose, but community physical activity showed a non-significant decline. How involved children felt in these activities stayed largely unchanged.
• SLPQualitative2022The perspectives of speech-language pathologists: Providing teletherapy to patients with speech, language and swallowing difficulties during a COVID-19 context.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsSLPs found teletherapy feasible for speech and language therapy, citing reduced travel and better family involvement. However, dysphagia treatment was largely abandoned due to inability to assess swallowing safely. Public sector therapists faced severe barriers from poor data access and reliance on phone-only sessions.
• OTSystematic Review2022Health professional perspectives on translation of cultural safety concepts into practice: A scoping study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesHealth professionals described translating cultural safety into practice through direct community experience, personal relational skills, and training that addressed racism, history, discomfort, and workplace application.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Efficacy of supervised vestibular rehabilitation on functional mobility in patients with chronic vestibular hypofunction.Journal of physical therapy scienceWeekly supervised vestibular rehab improved walking speed and balance over 4 weeks. A single initial session plus home exercises did not produce significant changes in these measures. The weekly group showed faster Timed Up and Go times, while the single-session group did not.
• PTOTCase-Control2022Use of the Tokyo Cognitive Assessment for mild cognitive impairment to characterize elderly people that use day care services in Japan.Journal of physical therapy scienceDay care users showed slower walking and lower cognitive scores than healthy elders, but many cognitive sub-items were preserved. The overall test score is a rough guide; specific sub-item patterns matter more for detecting impairment.
• PTPilot2022Feasibility of a 4-Week Manual Therapy and Exercise Intervention on Posture and Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Pilot Study.Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001)A 4-week manual therapy and exercise programme was feasible for older adults with forward head or rounded shoulders. All 22 participants completed the course with no adverse events. Posture and self-reported function improved significantly, though objective walking and balance times showed less change.
• Narrative Review2022Intersections of Personal Assistance Services for Rural Disabled People and Home Care Workers' Rights.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThere are no clinical findings to report. This paper reviews the history of federal policies affecting rural personal assistance services and home care workers' rights, without reporting patient outcomes or treatment effects.
• Case-Control2022Globally elevated excitation-inhibition ratio in children with autism spectrum disorder and below-average intelligence.Molecular autismBoys with autism and below-average IQ had flatter brain signal slopes than typically developing boys or autistic boys with average IQ. This suggests a global shift toward brain excitation linked to intellectual disability, not social symptoms.
• PTRCT2022Volume and mobility of the infrapatellar fat pad during quasi-static knee extension after manual therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized control trial study.Journal of physical therapy scienceBoth manual release and stretching increased fat pad movement in knee osteoarthritis patients, but neither improved pain or range of motion. The study was too small to detect clinical benefit, so these mechanical changes should not yet change your treatment plan.
• SLPQualitative2022Students' experiences of using a writing-intense programme to facilitate critical thinking skills on an online clinical training platform: A pilot study.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsSecond-year speech pathology students reported that written assignments, peer feedback and educator discussion improved clinical knowledge and confidence. They also said poor connectivity and uneven participation negatively affected the programme.
• SLPOther2022Increased context adjustment is associated with auditory sensitivities but not with autistic traits.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic and non-autistic adults did not differ in how their brains adjusted to unexpected sounds in different sound contexts. Across participants, greater auditory sensitivity was linked to larger adjustment, not autistic traits.
• PTOTQualitative2022Practice-Based Evidence to Support Return to Work in Cancer Patients.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesBelgian oncology staff said they lack knowledge of legal reintegration rules and rarely contact employers directly. Work support usually waits for patient requests. A dedicated coordinator was seen as essential, but no single discipline claimed that role.
• SLPCase-Control2022A constellation of eye-tracking measures reveals social attention differences in ASD and the broad autism phenotype.Molecular autismDuring a picture story task, parents of people with autism who showed broad autism traits looked less at people and more at background as time went on. Average looking time did not show this difference.
• PTCohort2022Don't Peak Too Early: Evidence for an ACL Injury Prevention Mechanism of the 11+ Program.International journal of sports physical therapyThe 11+ warm-up reduced early knee valgus peaks in one female soccer team but not the other, and had no effect on very early peaks. Adherence differences may explain the inconsistency, so the mechanism is not clearly proven.
• Other2022Myt1l haploinsufficiency leads to obesity and multifaceted behavioral alterations in mice.Molecular autismMice with reduced Myt1l function gained more weight after weaning, especially females, and showed altered activity, motor performance, pup calls, startle, and fear recall. No human therapy was tested.
• SLPQualitative2022The experiences of speech-language therapists providing telerehabilitation services to children with autism spectrum disorder.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsSouth African speech-language therapists described telerehabilitation for children with autism as workable when parents were trained, routines were kept, and distractions were reduced. They valued home observation and access, but warned against overprompting.
• PTPilot2022Effects of increasing non-paretic step length on paretic leg movement during hemiparetic gait: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy scienceTelling stroke patients to take longer steps with their strong leg increased walking speed and hip extension. It did not reduce knee flexion during the swing phase, suggesting this cue can be used to improve propulsion without compromising leg clearance.
• SLPQualitative2022Involving adolescents with intellectual disability in the adaptation of self-reported subjective well-being measures: participatory research and methodological considerations.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRAdolescents with intellectual disability did not understand two standard self-report well-being questionnaires as written. Co-designed versions used shorter present-tense questions, pictures and yes/no or yes/no/sometimes answers.
• SLPOther2022Interpretation and Use of Standardized Language Assessments for Diverse School-Age Individuals.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsThis paper proposes a theoretical framework for interpreting language assessments in diverse school-age individuals. It reviews test manuals to highlight gaps in norming data but reports no clinical outcomes or evidence that the proposed approach changes diagnostic accuracy or patient results.
• SLPCohort2022The Behavioral Phenotype of 7q11.23 Duplication Syndrome Includes Risk for Oppositional Behavior and Aggression.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPChildren with 7q11.23 duplication show high rates of oppositional behavior and aggression, particularly argumentative or non-compliant acts. Hyperactivity and social anxiety symptoms strongly predict this behavior, while lower nonverbal cognitive ability is linked to observed aggression.
• OTOther2022Handwriting legibility across different writing tasks in school-aged children.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTHandwriting legibility drops significantly as task complexity increases, with free-writing being hardest to read. Letter formation is the strongest predictor of overall legibility across all tasks. Assess children on both copying and generating text to catch hidden difficulties.
• PTOTOther2022Exploring environmental measures in disability: Using Google Earth and Street View to conduct remote assessments of access and participation in urban and rural communities.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesRemote Google Earth assessments found rural towns have worse sidewalk access than cities. Lower access scores correlated with fewer people using mobility devices being present in public spaces.
• SLPOther2022Application of machine learning approaches to analyse student success for contact learning and emergency remote teaching and learning during the COVID-19 era in speech-language pathology and audiology.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsStudent records in speech-language pathology and audiology included funding background, age and course marks as patterns around performance. The models sorted risk groups, but no patient-care effect was tested.
• OTOther2022Visual imagery imitation skills and cognitive functions in patients with Schizophrenia.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTIn 33 adults with schizophrenia, poorer imitation was linked to longer illness, lower daily functioning, and slower mental rotation of visual images. This does not show that any teaching change improves imitation.
• OTOther2022Cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of the Arabic version of Children's Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ).Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTThe Arabic hand-use questionnaire became understandable and repeatable for Jordanian children with one-hand dysfunction after wording changes. Knife-and-fork and card activities fit local daily life less well.
• PTPilot2022Integrating Complementary Medicine Into the Care of Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Brief Report on the Preliminary Framework and Implementation of an Educational Program.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCaregivers of childhood cancer survivors in Hong Kong rated Chinese medicine education useful and said they would adopt diet, herbal tea, exercise, and acupressure advice. This measured willingness, not health benefit.
• PTOTQualitative2022Interprofessional Collaborative Relationship-Building Model in Action in Primary Care: A Secondary Analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesTeam members in primary care valued co-location for face-to-face talks to clarify therapist roles. They moved from seeing OTs and PTs as fillers for gaps to trusting their expertise in chronic pain and function. This shift relied on informal communication rather than just written referrals.
• Other2022Resting state EEG power spectrum and functional connectivity in autism: a cross-sectional analysis.Molecular autismResting-state brain activity patterns did not reliably distinguish autistic people from neurotypical peers in this large sample. A machine-learning model trained on the data failed to reproduce its accuracy in an independent group, so EEG is not a diagnostic tool here.
• Narrative Review2022How Do You Touch an Impossible Thing?Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThe paper argues that physiotherapy's view of touch is too limited by human exceptionalism and proposes a philosophical framework where all entities, not just humans, engage in therapeutic contact. It offers no clinical evidence or guidance for patient care.
• OTSLPCohort2022Early predictors of language skills at 3 years of age vary based on diagnostic outcome: A baby siblings research consortium study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchFor infants later diagnosed with autism, higher gesture scores at 12 months predicted lower language skills at 3 years, unlike in typically developing infants. Maternal education strongly predicted language outcomes in the autism group, with those whose mothers had less than a college degree showing the lowest scores.
• PTOTOther2022Effect of Fatiguing Wheelchair Propulsion and Weight Relief Lifts on Subacromial Space in Wheelchair Users.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesWheelchair users with spinal cord injury had a narrowed subacromial space during weight relief lifts, especially those with low anaerobic capacity. However, fatiguing wheelchair propulsion did not change the space or tendon compression ratios, suggesting daily propulsion alone does not cause immediate narrowing.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Autistic adults have poorer quality healthcare and worse health based on self-report data.Molecular autismAutistic adults report significantly poorer healthcare experiences than non-autistic peers across communication, sensory environment, and access. They are far less likely to feel understood or able to describe symptoms, and much more likely to experience anxiety or shutdowns during medical visits.
• PTPilot2022Influence of Altered Knee Angle on Electromyographic Activity of Hamstring Muscles Between Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Nordic Hamstring Exercise with Incline Slope Lower Leg Board.International journal of sports physical therapyHolding the Nordic hamstring exercise at a shorter muscle length (77% of lower leg) produced higher hamstring activation than the incline board version. Longer lengths reduced muscle activity, likely because passive tissue took over the load.
• Narrative Review2022The Impact of Limited Prosthetic Socket Documentation: A Researcher Perspective.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThis article is an opinion piece arguing that the lack of standardized documentation for prosthetic socket design and manufacturing hinders research reproducibility and patient safety. It proposes future guidelines but reports no patient data or clinical outcomes.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Developmental profiles of children at risk for autism spectrum disorder at school entry.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren referred for autism assessment but not diagnosed showed functional profiles at school entry nearly identical to those who were diagnosed. Both groups scored significantly lower than typically developing peers across social, emotional, and communication domains, suggesting comparable support needs despite differing funding eligibility.
• SLPOther2022Assessing and Modeling Spatial Release From Listening Effort in Listeners With Normal Hearing: Reference Ranges and Effects of Noise Direction and Age.Trends in hearingNormal-hearing listeners reported less listening effort when noise came from the side (135°) than from the front, with the benefit larger in difficult listening conditions. Age did not significantly change these effort ratings, though older listeners showed steeper effort increases in very difficult conditions.
• PTCohort2022No Difference in Hip Muscle Volumes and Fatty Infiltration in Those With Hip-Related Pain Compared to Controls.International journal of sports physical therapyPeople with hip pain had the same muscle size and fat infiltration as healthy controls. However, smaller gluteus medius volume linked to worse function and quality of life, while muscle size correlated with strength deficits.
• SLPCohort2022Analysis of a Cochlear Implant Database: Changes in Tinnitus Prevalence and Distress After Cochlear Implantation.Trends in hearingTinnitus prevalence dropped from 55.8% to 44.3% after cochlear implantation. Distress scores improved significantly, with most patients reporting only slight or no handicap. However, 18.4% of patients without prior tinnitus developed it, and no patient characteristics predicted these outcomes.