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 545 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• OTSLPSurvey2024Inclusion of autistic students in schools: Knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitude of teachers in Germany.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceGerman teachers have moderate autism knowledge but low self-efficacy, especially in understanding behavior causes. Attitudes are positive. Experience with autistic students slightly improves knowledge and confidence, but gaps remain in practical intervention skills.
• SLPCohort2024The Effectiveness of Slightly Thick Liquids for Improving Swallowing in Bottle-Fed Children With Aerodigestive Concerns.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsSlightly thick liquids did not significantly reduce penetration frequency in bottle-fed children with swallowing concerns. While they lowered the amount of penetration seen, they increased sucking effort and pharyngeal residue, suggesting a trade-off between safety and efficiency.
• SLPPilot2024First things first: An exploration of the effects of psychoeducation for older autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceOlder autistic adults reported increased knowledge and coping after psychoeducation, but self-esteem dropped significantly. Proxies noted better social motivation, though overall psychological distress did not change. This suggests the program helps with understanding the diagnosis but may trigger negative life reviews.
• PTCase Series2024Wearable biofeedback device to assess gait features and improve gait pattern in people with parkinson's disease: a case series.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWalking speed and distance improved after three days of waist vibration feedback in seven men with Parkinson's disease, but no control group means the device was not shown to cause the change.
• SLPCohort2024Impact of Hearing Aids on Language Outcomes in Preschool Children With Mild Bilateral Hearing Loss.Trends in hearingPreschoolers with mild bilateral hearing loss who used hearing aids had better language scores than those who did not. However, hearing aid users also received speech therapy, so the specific benefit of the devices alone cannot be separated from the therapy.
• OTPilot2024Measuring employment precariousness in gig jobs: A pilot study among food couriers in Brussels1.Work (Reading, Mass.)Gig food couriers in Brussels scored 0.561 on a new 0 to 1 precarity questionnaire. Couriers with worse well-being also reported more precarious work, but the study was too small to show clear differences by age, sex, education, migration status, or job type.
• OTSystematic Review2024A meta-ethnography of autistic people's experiences of social camouflaging and its relationship with mental health.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic people described camouflaging as a way to cope with stigma and social stress. It could reduce rejection but also bring exhaustion, anxiety, lost support and identity confusion. Some felt the tradeoff was worth it.
• PTOther2024Unilateral vibration stimulation decreases F-wave persistence and F/M amplitude ratio in contralateral homonymous muscle corresponding to the stimulated muscle during stimulation.Journal of physical therapy scienceFifteen seconds of vibration applied with 400 g pressure to the left thumb muscle lowered an electrical measure of spinal excitability in the right thumb muscle in 14 healthy adults. It did not test spasticity, pain, strength, or function.
• SLPOther2024Cepstral Peak Prominence Smoothed - CPPS and Acoustic Voice Quality Index - AVQI in healthy and altered children's voices: comparation, relationship with auditory-perceptual judgment and cut-off points.CoDASAcoustic measures CPPS and AVQI successfully distinguish healthy from deviated voices in children. Children with voice disorders had lower CPPS and higher AVQI scores. The study provides specific cut-off values for these tests to help clinicians identify vocal issues in pediatric patients.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Comparison of motion sensor and heart rate monitor for assessment of physical activity intensity in stroke outpatient rehabilitation sessions: an observational study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineMotion sensors and heart rate monitors give very different readings of how hard stroke patients work in rehab. One device showed no moderate activity while the other showed plenty. Do not rely on a single device to judge session intensity.
• PTPilot2024Efficacy of ultrasound therapy with neck retraction exercises vs. ultrasound therapy with deep cervical flexor training for excessive screen time users: a pilot randomized controlled study.Journal of physical therapy scienceYoung adults with neck pain and forward head posture who got ultrasound plus neck retraction had less pain, better head posture and neck flexor strength at follow-up than postural advice only. Ultrasound plus deep cervical flexor training showed a strength difference versus advice only.
• PTOTMeta-Analysis2024Meta-analysis of the quantitative assessment of lower extremity motor function in elderly individuals based on objective detection.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationObjective sensors and 3D motion capture systems reliably detected differences in walking speed and stride length between elderly groups. Wearable inertial sensors and clinical gait analysis showed inconsistent results across studies, making them less dependable for standardized assessment.
• OTOther2024Gross and Applied Anatomy Pedagogical Approaches in Occupational Therapy Education: A Scoping Review.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieOccupational therapy anatomy education uses a mix of traditional labs and new technology, but no single method is proven superior. Peer teaching and psychological support before cadaver labs helped students, yet evidence linking these methods to actual clinical practice skills remains missing.
• SLPCohort2024Lexical repertoire of 24 and 30-month-old children speaking Brazilian portuguese: preliminary results.CoDASBrazilian Portuguese children spoke a median of 283 words at 24 months and 401 at 30 months. This far exceeds the 50-word milestone, suggesting the CDC's delay of this benchmark to 30 months may cause missed referrals.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2024School absenteeism in autistic children and adolescents: A scoping review.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic children miss school more often than peers, especially those with co-occurring mental health conditions. Current interventions are small, uncontrolled, and lack evidence of efficacy. Schools should focus on individualized accommodations and early detection rather than relying on proven treatment programs.
• PTOTCohort2024Changes in memory and attention during and after occupational rehabilitation: A longitudinal study.Work (Reading, Mass.)Sick-listed individuals who returned to work fastest showed the greatest improvement in sustained attention over 12 months. Working memory did not change significantly. Those on the most sick leave improved least on attention tasks, suggesting work exposure aids attention recovery.
• PTOTCohort2024Seasonal changes in daily steps of community-dwelling older individuals with and without lifestyle-related diseases: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of physical therapy scienceOlder adults with lifestyle-related diseases took significantly fewer steps than healthy peers, especially in winter. Those with diseases averaged 5,563 steps (females) and 5,768 steps (males) over six months, falling short of national targets. Seasonal drops were most pronounced in December for women with disease.
• PTOther2024Optimization of Tuina rolling manipulation parameters to promote blood circulation using a circulatory orthogonal experiment.Journal of physical therapy scienceRolling Tuina at 4 kg, 120 repetitions/min for 10 min increased blood flow behind the knee immediately, and the effect was gone by 20 min. It did not measure pain or function.
• PTOther2024Effectiveness of comparing calf circumference with neck circumference regarding their association with skeletal muscle indices in Japanese nursing home residents.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn Japanese nursing home residents, calf circumference tracked muscle mass and daily-living scores, while neck circumference did not, except for body fat and BMI. Calf measurement may be a simple bedside marker, not neck size.
• SLPPilot2023Traditional and Visual-Acoustic Biofeedback Treatment via Telepractice for Residual Speech Sound Disorders Affecting /ɹ/: Pilot study.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsSeven children with persistent /ɹ/ distortions completed 20 telepractice sessions combining visual-acoustic biofeedback and motor-based treatment. Six showed clinically meaningful improvement, but the design cannot separate which component drove the gains.
• OTSurvey2023Exploring Orthopedic Occupational Therapy in Korea: Insights from a Survey on Occupational Therapists' Perspectives.Occupational therapy internationalMost surveyed Korean occupational therapists wanted orthopedic OT education and guidelines. Few had worked in orthopedic departments. They cited low awareness among other professionals, no appropriate fees, and limited OT knowledge as barriers.
• OTOther2023Relationships between Loneliness and Occupational Dysfunction in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Occupational therapy internationalCommunity-dwelling older adults with higher occupational dysfunction reported significantly more loneliness, even after adjusting for age, gender, education, income, living situation, depression, and social network size. This suggests loneliness may stem from negative experiences in daily activities, not just a lack of social contact.
• SLPPilot2024Orofacial myofunctional and polysomnographic characteristics of children with Down syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot study.CoDASChildren with Down syndrome and sleep apnea who had more orofacial muscle and structure problems on screening also had more severe sleep apnea events. This link was found in just twelve children, so it is a hypothesis to test, not a diagnostic rule.
• SLPOther2024Differences in Connected Speech Outcomes Across Elicitation Methods.AphasiologyFor adults with acute left hemisphere stroke, storytelling elicited longer, more complex and more grammatical connected speech than picture description. It also identified more people with word and sentence-structure problems.
• SLPOther2024Immediate effect of inspiratory exercise with exerciser and respiratory encourager in women without vocal complaints.CoDASA single inspiratory exercise session increased maximum phonation time for the /s/ sound but produced no immediate changes in vocal quality or acoustic measures. It does not serve as a vocal warm-up for improving voice stability.
• PTOTSLPRCT2024Effect of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation of the common fibular nerve on the soleus muscle Hoffmann reflex.Journal of physical therapy scienceRepetitive magnetic stimulation of the common fibular nerve reduced soleus muscle H-reflex amplitude in healthy men, suggesting increased spinal inhibition. However, the control group also showed changes, and the clinical effect on spasticity or function in patients was not tested.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2024Implementing neuropsychological rehabilitation following severe traumatic brain injury in a low-to-middle income country: a case report.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesA man with severe brain injury used iPad checklists and loud calendar alerts to regain daily independence, but standard cognitive tests showed no improvement. Family reported better task completion and reduced conflict, while the patient’s physical function actually worsened. This single case cannot prove the method works.
• SLPOther2024Accuracy of initial diagnostic impressions of autism in toddlers and behaviors that inform these impressions.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchWhen senior clinicians suspected autism after a brief first impression, all 22 were later diagnosed with autism, but they missed 37% of toddlers who ultimately had autism. A brief non-autism impression should not rule out autism; longer evaluation is needed.
• OTQualitative2024Social and health care top managers' perceptions and aims of strategic work ability management in the midst of change.Work (Reading, Mass.)Top managers in social and health care saw work ability management as important but often reactive, triggered by sickness absence. They aimed to anticipate decline, support competence, keep staff, and build trust, yet rarely had it in strategy.
• SLPCase-Control2024Autistic and non-autistic individuals show the same amygdala activity during emotional face processing.Molecular autismAutistic and non-autistic adults showed no difference in amygdala activity and similar accuracy when matching emotional faces. The amygdala result remained when depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism traits, or disability were considered.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Prevalence of intellectual disability among adults born in the 1980s and 1990s in the United States.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRResearchers estimated that 818,564 adults aged 21 to 41 years in the United States have intellectual disability. This represents a prevalence of 0.95%. These figures provide a necessary denominator for tracking adult health services and planning care resources.
• PTPilot2024Participants with restricted dominant shoulder internal rotation range of motion demonstrate no side-to-side difference in humeral head translation; and no difference before and after joint mobilization: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy sciencePosterior glide mobilization increased dominant shoulder internal rotation by about 10 degrees in overhead athletes with range loss, but did not change humeral head translation. The small sample and healthy participants mean these findings cannot guide clinical decisions.
• PTOther2024Classification and comparison of the physical characteristics and functions of various age groups of community-dwelling elderly individuals participating in the Kayoi-no-ba program.Journal of physical therapy scienceAmong older adults attending a weekly community exercise program, women over 80 had lower strength, poorer balance, and slower mobility than women in their 60s and 70s. Men over 80 had lower grip strength and shorter left-leg balance time.
• SLPOther2024Speaking in Public Coping Scale (ECOFAP): content and response process validity evidence.CoDASECOFAP items were accepted as describing ways people manage public speaking, and wording was clarified with 30 adults. It is not ready for clinical use because it has not been checked against other measures or shown stable over time.
• SLPCohort2024Remote assessment of the Penn computerised neurocognitive battery in individuals with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRRemote cognitive testing for people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome yielded accuracy scores identical to in-person testing. Speed scores were slightly slower remotely on three specific tasks, but this did not compromise the overall validity of the battery for assessing multiple cognitive domains.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Social interaction links active musical rhythm engagement and expressive communication in autistic toddlers.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic toddlers showed lower active engagement with music than nonautistic peers. In autistic children, higher child music engagement linked to better social skills, while parent-child music-making linked to better expressive communication. These relationships were cross-sectional and did not prove that music interventions cause communication gains.
• PTOther2024Kinesiophysiological analysis associated with changes in subjective intensities in belt electrode-skeletal muscle electrical stimulation: a prospective exploratory study.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 17 healthy adults, belt stimulation rated strong or maximum tolerated produced 3.9 and 5.0 METs, moderate activity. Weak and normal produced 2.0 and 2.7 METs, below 3 METs. Heart rate and breathing rose with intensity.
• PTOTCohort2024Health-related quality of life and participation after inpatient rehabilitation of sepsis survivors with severe sequelae: a cohort study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineThree months after intensive rehab, 69% of severe sepsis survivors lived at home. They reported moderate quality of life and participation. Younger patients with stronger legs and earlier walking ability had better outcomes.
• OTQualitative2024"But at a certain point, the lights literally went out": A qualitative study exploring midlife women's experiences of health, wellbeing, and functioning in relation to paid work.Work (Reading, Mass.)Midlife women described exhaustion arising when menopausal symptoms collided with inflexible work and unpaid care duties. Many concealed symptoms to avoid stigma. Autonomy helped some manage, but most resorted to individual fixes like reducing hours or changing jobs rather than structural support.
• Other2024Acrobatic training prevents learning impairments and astrocyte remodeling in the hippocampus of rats undergoing chronic cerebral hypoperfusion: sex-specific benefits.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesIn rats with reduced brain blood flow, prior acrobatic training did not improve memory retrieval, although it improved learning and changed astrocyte responses. This is animal evidence and does not show exercise benefits for human dementia.
• Cohort2024Cortico-basal ganglia white matter microstructure is linked to restricted repetitive behavior in autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismIn autism, white matter microstructure in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex to caudate tract was altered. Lower corrected fractional anisotropy and higher free water in this pathway were associated with higher scores for restricted and repetitive behaviors, particularly restricted interests.
• SLPSurvey2024Communication-related aspects of prospective memory: an exploratory factor analysis of prospective memory questionnaires.CoDASProspective memory items from existing questionnaires cluster into communication themes: losing content, losing intent, interference cost, and priority. This framework may guide assessment, not treatment efficacy.
• PTOther2024Individualized Technique Feedback for Instant Technique Improvements and Knee Abduction Moment Reductions - A New Approach for 'Sidestepping' ACL Injuries?International journal of sports physical therapyImmediate visual feedback, explanations and verbal instructions improved cutting technique in elite female handball players. Foot strike and knee valgus feedback lowered knee abduction moment by 13.4% and 17.1%; vertical velocity feedback did not lower it.
• OTNarrative Review2023Home environment design theories and models related to the occupational performance, participation and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities: A scoping review.The British journal of occupational therapyThis review maps design theories for homes of people with intellectual disabilities. It highlights four principles: offering safety and comfort, providing control to manage stress, supporting skill acquisition, and fostering person-environment reciprocity. These inform assessment and advocacy, but do not prove that specific designs improve outcomes.
• OTQualitative2023Bringing therapy home: Exploring parents' experiences of telehealth for children with developmental coordination disorder.The British journal of occupational therapyParents of children with DCD valued telehealth for its flexibility and the insight it gave them into their child's abilities. However, they disliked taking on the therapist role and missed professional guidance. They wanted telehealth to support, not replace, face-to-face therapy.
• OTQualitative2023'It is never-ending work': Colombian occupational therapists' experiences of working in stroke rehabilitation.The British journal of occupational therapyColombian occupational therapists described stroke care as uneven: insurers and short hospital stays caused delays and lost rehabilitation, while a Bogotá centre of excellence was described as offering early, consistent occupational therapy. They also said colleagues often mistake occupational therapy for childlike play.
• OTPilot2023Cognitive Functional Remote Group intervention for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A feasibility study.The British journal of occupational therapyFive adults with ADHD completed a 16-week remote occupational therapy group. All stayed, rated it helpful, and reported better quality of life scores. This proves the format works for a trial, not that it treats ADHD.
• OTSLPQualitative2024Made to feel different: Families perspectives on external responses to autism and the impacts on family well-being and relationships.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceFamilies described being made to feel different by schools and communities. Sensory overload and bullying at school led to home meltdowns and isolation. Parents and adolescents wanted support groups and professionals who understood autism’s impact on the whole family unit.
• PTOTOther2024Validity and reliability of the chronic composite XA, an upper limb motor assessment using Active Range of Motion in patients with chronic stroke.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineIn 28 chronic stroke patients, a quick arm movement score against resistance tracked standard arm tests and stayed stable on retesting. Adding shoulder and forearm measurements improved the score. A gain above 64 degrees was needed to call change real.
• OTCohort2024Relationship between duration of sick leave and time variation of words used in return-to-work programs for depression.Work (Reading, Mass.)In records from a depression return-to-work program, social and emotional words increased over time, and the rise was greater for shorter sick leave. Depression scores did not track sick leave duration.