Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Talita Dias da Silva, Paula Lumy da Silva, Elisa de Jesus Valenzuela, Eduardo Dati Dias, Amanda Orasmo Simcsik, Mariana Giovanelli de Carvalho, Anne Michelli Gomes Goncalves Fontes, Camila Aparecida de Oliveira Alberissi, Luciano Vieira de Araujo, Murilo Vinicius da Costa Brandao, Helen Dawes, Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro
Summary: This study evaluated the feasibility and potential benefits of using computer serious games in a non-immersive virtual reality for home-based telerehabilitation for individuals with CP during the COVID-19 quarantine period. Results showed that children with CP enjoyed participating, improved performance, and increased physical activity intensity when using the game.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Camelia Corina Pescaru, Alexandru Florian Crisan, Monica Marc, Ana Adriana Trusculescu, Adelina Maritescu, Andrei Pescaru, Anastasiia Sumenkova, Felix Bratosin, Cristian Oancea, Emanuela Vastag
Summary: Telemedicine-driven pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has shown significant effectiveness in improving physical and mental health, quality of life, and pulmonary function in patients recovering from the acute phase of COVID-19. The evaluated telemedicine programs, which lasted between 4 and 10 weeks, involved a combination of aerobic and resistance training, breathing exercises, functional activities, and muscle strengthening. Further research is needed to explore the long-term effects, cost-effectiveness, and best practices of telemedicine-driven PR in post-acute COVID-19 management.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Martina Cristinziano, Carla Assenza, Clementina Antenore, Leonardo Pellicciari, Calogero Foti, Daniela Morelli
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of telerehabilitation on gross motor skills in children with cerebral palsy during COVID-19 lockdown. The results showed a significant increase in GMFM scores after telerehabilitation, especially in children classified as level I and II at the GMFCS.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Orthopedics
Junior Vitorino Fandim, Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto, Gustavo Jose Martiniano Porfirio, Renato Figueiredo Santana
Summary: The effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in patients with cerebral palsy (CP) remains unclear, with current research having limitations in evaluating its effects. Future studies may impact the current conclusions and effect estimates.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Paulina Magdalena Ostrowska, Maciej Sliwinski, Rafal Studnicki, Rita Hansdorfer-Korzon
Summary: Teletherapy has been shown to significantly improve the functional condition of post-stroke patients, leading to enhanced quality of life and faster return to independence. The effectiveness of telerehabilitation is comparable to inpatient therapy, but the evidence supporting it is limited due to a lack of randomized control trials and heterogeneous trials.
Article
Rehabilitation
Divya Joshi, Nayo Hill, Alexandra Hruby, Shreya Viswanathan, Carson Ingo, Heidi Roth, Theresa Sukal-Moulton
Summary: The study found that participants were more willing to participate in research that offered direct benefits sooner. In studies without direct benefits, adults responding for themselves were willing to participate sooner compared to parents answering for a child. The research indicated that personal values influenced the selected time point for studies without direct benefits.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Soo Yeon Kim, Kelly Daley, April D. Pruski, Tariq AlFarra, Alba Azola, Marlis Gonzalez Fernandez, Mary S. Keszler, Stacey Friedel, Hayley Haaf, Harrison Segall, Peiting Lien, Jacklyn Cypher, Julia Mazariegos, Preeti Raghavan
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in the global implementation of telemedicine and telerehabilitation, with the A3E framework playing a key role in enhancing telerehabilitation practices during the pandemic. An organized, coordinated, and stratified approach has proven successful in increasing access to telerehabilitation services, and lessons learned from both successes and challenges can help address the increasing demand for rehabilitation services.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Ahmet Kivanc Menekseoglu, Nalan Capan, Sina Arman, Ayse Resa Aydin
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a virtual reality-mediated gamified rehabilitation program on upper limb functions, skills, range of motion, muscle tone, and quality of life in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. The results showed that the virtual reality group had significant improvements in Assisting Hand Assessment, ABILHAND-Kids, Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test, KINDL values, and active joint range of motion. It was concluded that virtual reality-mediated upper limb rehabilitation could increase upper limb function, quality of life, and active joint range of motion in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Lucia Aparecida Lebioda, Bruno Pedroso, Marlon Estevam Camilo dos Santos, Guilherme Moreira Caetano Pinto, Leonardo Christiaan Welling
Summary: This study identified bibliometric parameters and research trends related to telerehabilitation for stroke patients in the COVID-19 era. The results showed a greater interest in the subject in China, with neurology journals and institutions being more relevant. However, there is currently limited research exploring telerehabilitation as a treatment modality.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Nadia Garcia-Hernandez, Miguel Guzman-Alvarado, Vicente Parra-Vega
Summary: The study found that visualizing hand movements through abstract objects can help children with cerebral palsy perform faster, smoother, and with less mechanical energy expenditure during upper limb rehabilitation. These effects were more pronounced during the reaching phase compared to the releasing phase of the task.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Talita Dias da Silva, Patricia Mattos de Oliveira, Josiane Borges Dionizio, Andreia Paiva de Santana, Shayan Bahadori, Eduardo Dati Dias, Cinthia Mucci Ribeiro, Renata de Andrade Gomes, Marcelo Ferreira, Celso Ferreira, Ibis Ariana Pena de Moraes, Deise Mara Mota Silva, Viviani Barnabe, Luciano Vieira de Araujo, Heloisa Baccaro Rossetti Santana, Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro
Summary: This study aims to compare the effects of using virtual reality software and traditional physical therapy interventions for COVID-19 hospitalized patients. Evaluations using different motor and physiological scales will be conducted to measure improvements.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Jean-Marc Vallier, Charles Simon, Antoine Bronstein, Maxence Dumont, Asmaa Jobic, Nicolas Paleiron, Laurent Mely
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate whether home-based rehabilitation would have similar effects compared to inpatient rehabilitation on physical and respiratory variables in post COVID-19 patients. The main result of this study is that distance covered in the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) shows significant improvements in both home-based and inpatient rehabilitation groups, indicating that home-based rehabilitation is equally effective in reducing post COVID-19 sequelae.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Emily A. Kringle, Elizabeth R. Skidmore, M. Carolyn Baum, Minmei Shih, Christine Rogers, Joy M. Hammel
Summary: This study explored stakeholders' experiences participating in a group-based intervention using videoconferencing software during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings identified social advantages and disadvantages of the videoconferencing environment, and stakeholders provided recommendations for technology training protocols.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jose Varela-Aldas, Jorge Buele, Pedro Ramos Lorente, Ivan Garcia-Magarino, Guillermo Palacios-Navarro
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought changes to people's lives and healthcare services, leading to the need for innovation in remote rehabilitation services using virtual reality technology. This approach has shown promise in cognitive rehabilitation and offers cost-effectiveness while overcoming geographical and temporal limitations in healthcare systems.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Michele Venosa, Emilio Romanini, Enrico Ciminello, Simone Cerciello, Massimo Angelozzi, Vittorio Calvisi
Summary: This study compared traditional in-presence rehabilitation with telerehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty and found that telerehabilitation was as effective as traditional rehabilitation in all aspects, with high patient satisfaction.
Review
Rehabilitation
Mindy F. Levin, Marika Demers
Summary: This paper reviews current theories of motor control and motor learning, emphasizing their incorporation into training programs to enhance sensorimotor recovery in patients with neurological lesions. It also discusses the use of new technologies such as virtual, augmented, and mixed reality applications for rehabilitation to facilitate learning.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Marika Demers, Mindy F. Levin
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Rehabilitation
Marika Demers, Carolee J. Winstein
Summary: The use of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and ecological momentary intervention (EMI) in behavioral medicine research can help personalize recovery-promoting interventions and improve stroke rehabilitation outcomes. Studies in non-stroke populations have shown the benefits of real-time data capture techniques combined with interventions.
TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Suzanne Hoi Shan Lo, Janita Pak Chun Chau, Kai Chow Choi, Jonas Yeung, Siu Hung Li, Marika Demers
Summary: This study aims to explore the feasibility of a novel ballet-inspired at-home workout programme for stroke survivors through a mixed-methods exploratory study, recruiting 40 adults with first-ever ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and mild-moderate lower limb paresis. Study results will be disseminated through publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at international conferences.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yi-An Chen, Marika Demers, Rebecca Lewthwaite, Nicolas Schweighofer, John R. Monterosso, Beth E. Fisher, Carolee Winstein
Summary: This study combined ecological momentary assessment and accelerometry to monitor arm/hand behavior in stroke survivors. Customized prompt schedule and self-triggered prompt option improved adherence, leading to a small but significant increase in paretic arm/hand use due to prompting.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Marika Demers, Karen Fung, Sandeep K. Subramanian, Martin Lemay, Maxime T. Robert
Summary: This study found that there is room for improvement in the integration of motor learning principles in virtual reality interventions targeting upper limb function in individuals with cerebral palsy. While most studies provided enhanced feedback and variable practice using functionally relevant and motivating virtual tasks, there was a lack of integration of difficulty progression, skills retention, and transfer assessment, especially in commercial video games.
JMIR SERIOUS GAMES
(2021)
Review
Rehabilitation
Camila Torriani-Pasin, Marika Demers, Janaine C. Polese, Lauri Bishop, Eric Wade, Susanne Hempel, Carolee Winstein
Summary: This study conducted a critical review of the measurement properties of mHealth technologies for stroke survivors, focusing on lower limb behavior and intensity metrics. The most frequently reported properties were reliability and validity, with facilitators and barriers including resource costs, technical aspects, perceived usability, and ecological legitimacy. Additional categories of safety and knowledge, attitude, and clinical skill emerged from the survey.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Candice Maenza, Robert L. Sainburg, Rini Varghese, Brooke Dexheimer, Marika Demers, Lauri Bishop, Shanie A. L. Jayasinghe, David A. Wagstaff, Carolee Winstein
Summary: This study aims to remediate hemisphere-specific motor control deficits in the ipsilesional arm of stroke survivors using virtual reality and manipulation training. The results are expected to inform upper limb rehabilitation strategies and improve functional independence.
Article
Rehabilitation
Marika Demers, Angie Phenix, Cori Schmitz, Caroline Storr
Summary: This article focuses on the Canadian occupational therapy journey for social change, particularly emphasizing Indigenous fieldwork experiences. It highlights the importance of cultural safety in occupational therapy practice and presents a successful fieldwork experience as a guide for transformative learning. The national portrait evaluation of Indigenous fieldwork across Canada and considerations for future actions are also discussed.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN HEALTH CARE
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Sandra R. Alouche, Roni Molad, Marika Demers, Mindy F. Levin
Summary: The Comprehensive Coordination Scale (CCS) was developed to assess coordination in adults with neurological injuries. It includes six complementary tests focusing on coordination of different body segments, with experts identifying a gap related to hand/finger coordination assessment. The CCS measures spatial and temporal variables totaling 69 points, with higher scores indicating better performance.
NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Roni Molad, Sandra R. Alouche, Marika Demers, Mindy F. Levin
Summary: The Comprehensive Coordination Scale (CCS) was developed to assess motor coordination in individuals with neurological injuries, and demonstrated high internal consistency and reliability. It showed no ceiling or floor effects, indicating strong measurement properties for assessing spatial and temporal coordination deficits in chronic stroke survivors.
NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Marika Demers, Daniel Chan Chun Kong, Mindy F. Levin
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Rehabilitation
Marika Demers, Andreanne K. Blanchette, Aditi A. Mullick, Akash Shah, Kathleen Woo, John Solomon, Mindy F. Levin
PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Information Systems
Marika Demers, Noemie Mbiya, Mindy F. Levin
2017 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIRTUAL REHABILITATION (ICVR)
(2017)