Article
Clinical Neurology
Ananda Jacqueline Ferreira, Larissa Tavares Aguiar, Julia Caetano Martins, Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais Faria
Summary: Physical activity levels were significantly lower in stroke survivors compared to healthy-control individuals with the same levels of exercise. However, in healthy-control individuals with different levels of exercise, the level of physical activity was similar.
NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Rehabilitation
Mathilde Cabot, Jean Christophe Daviet, Noemie Duclos, David Bernikier, Jean Yves Salle, Maxence Compagnat
Summary: This study evaluated the validity and test-retest reliability of physical activity trackers for estimating energy expenditure during walking in individuals with stroke. The results showed a low correlation between the physical activity trackers and indirect calorimetry. The test-retest reliability was high. Further research is needed to improve the validity of physical activity trackers in individuals with stroke.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Conor James MacDonald, Anne-Laure Madika, Roselyn Gomes, Gianluca Severi, Igor Sibon, Stephanie Debette, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault
Summary: The study identified an inverse relationship between physical activity and stroke risk, with high-intensity activities showing a U-shaped response and low-intensity activities showing a linear response across all stroke types. The results support previous observations that physical activity may help reduce the risk of stroke.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Natalie A. Fini, Julie Bernhardt, Anne E. Holland
Summary: The study found that physical activity levels were low among stroke survivors, especially in those with gait speeds <= 0.8 m/s. Age, gait speed, cognition were significant factors influencing moderate-vigorous physical activity, and employment status also played a role in step count.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Sue Peters, Shannon B. Lim, Mark T. Bayley, Krista Best, Louise A. Connell, Helene Corriveau, Sarah J. Donkers, Sean P. Dukelow, Tara D. Klassen, Marie-Helene Milot, Brodie M. Sakakibara, Lisa Sheehy, Hubert Wong, Jennifer Yao, Janice J. Eng
Summary: Clinical practice guidelines recommend structured, progressive protocols to improve walking after stroke. However, implementation is slow, highlighting the need for an implementation trial to enable the adoption of the protocol as standard care in stroke units.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Allison Miller, Ryan T. Pohlig, Tamara Wright, Hyosub E. Kim, Darcy S. Reisman
Summary: This study identified latent classes of survivors of chronic stroke using a mixture model and found significant differences in walking ability, psychosocial factors, environment, and cognition among these classes. The results indicated that real-world walking activity in survivors of stroke is influenced by multiple factors including walking ability, self-efficacy, cognitive function, and socioeconomic environment.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Rheumatology
Daniel K. White, Jason Jakiela, Tom Bye, Jessica Aily, Dana Voinier
Summary: This scoping review aims to provide a basic overview of physical activity (PA), including terminology, the importance for adults with osteoarthritis (OA), and existing gaps in the literature. PA is defined as any energy expenditure from skeletal muscle above a resting level, and exercise is a planned, structured, and repetitive type of PA. Robust literature shows that PA has a modest protective effect on pain, functional limitation, and disability in OA, as well as positive effects on a range of outcomes in the general population. Recommendations for measurement instruments and metrics are provided.
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Agnese Karklina, Erik Chen, Guna Berzina, Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen
Summary: This study described the levels of physical activity in stroke patients in Sweden and Latvia, finding that patients spend most of the time in bed and alone. Patients in Sweden had higher physical activity levels and spent more time outside their bedroom.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Respiratory System
Narelle S. Cox, Beverley Eldridge, Sarah Rawlings, Julianna Dreger, Jennifer Corda, Jennifer Hauser, Brenda M. Button, Jennifer R. Bishop, Amanda Nichols, Anna Middleton, Nathan Ward, Tiffany Dwyer, Ruth Dentice, Raynuka Lazarus, Paul O'Halloran, Joanna Y. T. Lee, Christie Mellerick, Kelly Mackintosh, Melitta McNarry, Craig Anthony Williams, Anne E. Holland
Summary: The study found that a web-based application with individualized goal setting and real-time feedback was no more effective than usual care in promoting physical activity in young individuals with cystic fibrosis following hospital discharge. Both groups had high baseline physical activity levels, and engagement with the intervention was limited.
Article
Sport Sciences
Thomas A. Buckley, Barry A. Munkasy, Kelsey M. Evans, Brandy Clouse
Summary: This study found that mild to moderate physical activity and mental activity within the first 48 hours post-concussion were associated with reduced time to symptom recovery and return to participation, as opposed to lower or higher levels of activity.
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Elizabeth W. Regan, Reed Handlery, Jill C. Stewart, Joseph L. Pearson, Sara Wilcox, Stacy Fritz
Summary: This study integrated survivors of stroke into a standard exercise-based CR program and evaluated the impact through physical function measures and qualitative assessment. Results showed that exercise-based CR could significantly improve cardiovascular endurance, health status, and quality of life for survivors of stroke.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Review
Rehabilitation
Renata Valle Pedroso, Adriano Eduardo Lima-Silva, Pietro Ernesto Tarachuque, Francisco Jose Fraga, Angelica Miki Stein
Summary: Physical exercise has significant effects on cortical activity in patients with MCI, both in acute and chronic responses. Various types of exercise alter EEG parameters, indicating neural plasticity in these individuals.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Raed A. Joundi, Scott B. Patten, Aysha Lukmanji, Jeanne V. A. Williams, Eric E. Smith
Summary: The study found that adhering to physical activity guidelines was associated with lower mortality risk in both stroke survivors and controls, with a dose-response relationship. In stroke survivors, physical activity was more effective in reducing risk among younger individuals.
Article
Respiratory System
Marc Spielmanns, Rainer Gloeckl, Inga Jarosch, Daniela Leitl, Tessa Schneeberger, Tobias Boeselt, Stephan Huber, Pawandeep Kaur-Bollinger, Bernhard Ulm, Claudia Mueller, Jonas Bjoerklund, Sabine Spielmanns, Wolfram Windisch, Anna-Maria Pekacka-Egli, Andreas Rembert Koczulla
Summary: This study investigated the effects of a smartphone application on maintaining physical activity in patients with COPD. The results showed that using the Kaia app can help patients maintain their physical activity levels after rehabilitation and improve related symptoms.
Review
Rehabilitation
Asher G. Kirk, Kate J. Behm, Lara A. Kimmel, Christina L. Ekegren
Summary: This systematic review synthesized evidence on physical activity and sedentary behavior during and after hospitalization, finding that patients tend to engage in more physical activity and less sedentary behavior at home compared to acute or subacute hospital settings. Enabling early discharge home through the implementation of home-hospitalization models may result in increased patient physical activity and reduced sedentary behavior, suggesting the potential benefits of such models on patient recovery and activity levels.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Atsuhito Nakazawa, Leona M. Dowman, Narelle S. Cox, Danny J. Brazzale, Christine F. McDonald, Catherine J. Hill, Annemarie Lee, Anne E. Holland
Summary: This study investigates whether walking training prescribed at 80% of the average speed of the 6-minute walk test is suitable for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for individuals with interstitial lung disease (ILD). The results show that walking training at this intensity can provide adequate exercise training for PR in ILD patients.
PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
David Sapuppo, Julie Bernhardt, Lilian B. Carvalho, Leonid Churilov, Vincent Thijs
Summary: This study aimed to identify the factors, burden, and significance of unmet needs in young community-living stroke survivors. The results indicated a high burden of unmet needs in domains such as impairments from stroke, finances, and social participation.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Benjamin J. Tarrant, Elizabeth Quinn, Rebecca Robinson, Megan Poulsen, Louise Fuller, Greg Snell, Bruce R. Thompson, Brenda M. Button, Anne E. Holland
Summary: This study aimed to establish the feasibility and safety of intensive acute physiotherapy post-lung transplantation. The results showed that acute, intensive physiotherapy was feasible and safe, with no intervention-related adverse events observed.
PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Sara Issak, Richard Kanaan, Glenn Nielsen, Natalie A. Fini, Gavin Williams
Summary: Functional Gait Disorders (FGD) are a common presentation of motor-Functional Neurological Disorders (motor-FND) that affect walking ability. This narrative review provides an overview of the current literature on FGD, including the various phenotypes and clinical manifestations. Motor symptoms and non-motor symptoms contribute to the disability and distress in FGD, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation has shown short and long-term improvements in walking ability.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Julie Bernhardt, Leonid Churilov, Helen Dewey, Geoffrey Donnan, Fiona Ellery, Coralie English, Lan Gao, Kathryn Hayward, Frances Horgan, Bent Indredavik, Hannah Johns, Peter Langhorne, Richard Lindley, Sheila Martins, Md Ali Katijjahbe, Sandy Middleton, Marj Moodie, Jeyaraj Pandian, Brooke Parsons, Thompson Robinson, Velandai Srikanth, Vincent Thijs
Summary: This study aims to define the optimal early mobility intervention for ischemic stroke patients with mild and moderate severity. The hypotheses are that the optimal dose regimen will result in less disability, fewer deaths, fewer complications, faster recovery of walking, and better quality of life. The importance score of this study is 8 out of 10.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Steven C. Cramer, Lode G. Richards, Julie Bernhardt, Pamela Duncan
Summary: Cognition is a fundamental aspect of human existence and brain function. Stroke often leads to cognitive deficits, which can significantly impact poststroke functional recovery. Recent advancements in understanding cognitive functions in healthy individuals hold promise for improving our understanding and treatment of poststroke cognitive impairments. This article provides five reviews on commonly observed cognitive syndromes after stroke, including neglect, aphasia, apraxia, loss of executive function, and memory disorders. These reviews discuss key questions and gaps in knowledge, emphasizing the need for improved measurement tools, insights into the pathophysiology of symptom onset and recovery mechanisms, and validated biomarkers. Overall, these state-of-the-art summaries facilitate progress towards better understanding and management of poststroke cognitive impairments.
Article
Respiratory System
Yet H. Khor, Vincent Cottin, Anne E. Holland, Yoshikazu Inoue, Vanessa M. McDonald, Justin Oldham, Elisabetta A. Renzoni, Anne Marie Russell, Mary E. Strek, Christopher J. Ryerson
Summary: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a diverse group of lung conditions that cause inflammation and fibrosis, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Beyond the lungs, various factors influence symptoms, quality of life, disease progression, and survival in ILD patients. This article explores the potential application of the treatable traits approach in ILD, which focuses on individualized assessment and targeted interventions for specific traits. The authors propose a framework of treatable traits in ILD and suggest key research directions for advancing patient care and health outcomes.
EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Luis H. G. Neves, Carla Malaguti, Marissa R. Santos, Laura A. Cabral, Laura B. D. da Silva, Hugo H. de Oliveira, Alessa S. S. Brugiolo, Anderson Jose, Anne E. Holland, Cristino C. Oliveira
Summary: This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, implementation, practicality, and adaptation of pulmonary telerehabilitation (PTR) for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Brazil. The study found that most participants had good acceptability, implementation, and practicality of PTR sessions. Younger age and higher education were associated with greater acceptability of PTR.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TELEREHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Respiratory System
Jennifer M. V. Mann, Anne E. Holland, Nicole S. L. Goh, Yet H. Khor
Summary: Chronic cough is a common and burdensome symptom in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). This study aimed to explore the characteristics and impacts of chronic cough in ILD patients. Patients experienced a spectrum of cough severity and characteristics, with physical, social, and emotional impacts contributing to symptom burden. Management strategies included various approaches such as medication, throat lozenges, and relaxation exercises. The findings highlight the need for further information and education on chronic cough in ILD patients.
Letter
Respiratory System
Narelle S. Cox, Angela T. Burge, Anne E. Holland
Editorial Material
Respiratory System
Marlies Wijsenbeek, Claudia Valenzuela, Anne Holland
EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Coralie English, Emily R. Ramage, John Attia, Julie Bernhardt, Billie Bonevski, Meredith Burke, Margaret Galloway, Graeme J. Hankey, Heidi Janssen, Richard Lindley, Elizabeth Lynch, Chris Oldmeadow, Catherine M. Said, Neil J. Spratt, Karly Zacharia, Lesley MacDonald-Wicks, Amanda Patterson
Summary: This study tested the feasibility and safety of a 6-month telehealth intervention to increase physical activity and improve diet quality. The results showed that the intervention was safe and feasible and may have led to significant behavior change.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Julie Bernhardt, Pamela W. Duncan, Elizabeth A. Lynch
Review
Respiratory System
Ana Oliveira, Gaia Fabbri, Thomas Gille, Elena Bargagli, Boris Duchemann, Rachel Evans, Hilary Pinnock, Anne E. Holland, Elisabetta Renzoni, Magnus Ekstrom, Steve Jones, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Anh Tuan Dinh-Xuan, Guido Vagheggini
Summary: This article summarizes the main needs of patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and their caregivers and proposes a supportive care approach. Personalized care, education, emotional and psychological support, specialized treatments, and better access to information and resources are necessary. Treatment should start at diagnosis and be tailored to the patient's needs, including individualized pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions such as oxygen therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation.
Review
Respiratory System
Vanessa M. Mcdonald, Anne E. Holland
Summary: Treatable traits is a personalized approach to the management of respiratory disease, involving a multidimensional assessment and targeted treatment for clinically relevant traits. It is recommended in various areas of respiratory and immunology medicine, and different care models have been proposed for different diseases and healthcare settings.
