Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Jun 1998
Reliability of assessment tools in rehabilitation: an illustration of appropriate statistical analyses.
To provide a practical guide to appropriate statistical analysis of a reliability study using real-time ultrasound for measuring muscle size as an example. ⋯ The ICC and Bland and Altman tests are appropriate for analysis of reliability studies of similar design to that described, but neither test alone provides sufficient information and it is recommended that both are used.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Nov 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialEarly supported hospital discharge following acute stroke: pilot study results.
To establish the feasibility and method of evaluation of an early supported hospital discharge policy for patients with acute stroke. ⋯ An early supported discharge service following acute stroke with individualized rehabilitation in the community is feasible and can be evaluated by a randomized controlled trial but a larger multicentre trial is needed before such a service is widely adopted.
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To describe the use of a geriatric day hospital for emergency multidisciplinary assessment as an alternative to immediate hospital admission for some groups of frail older people. ⋯ Emergency day hospital assessments can be used as an alternative to immediate hospital admission for some frail older people.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Aug 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialThe effects of common peroneal stimulation on the effort and speed of walking: a randomized controlled trial with chronic hemiplegic patients.
To measure the effect of the Odstock Dropped Foot Stimulator (ODFS), a common peroneal stimulator, on the effort and speed of walking. ⋯ Walking was statistically significantly improved when the ODFS was worn but no 'carry-over' was measured. Physiotherapy alone, in this group of subjects with established stroke, did not improve walking.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Aug 1997
Clinical TrialEvaluation of a shortened version of the Abbreviated Mental Test in a series of elderly patients.
To determine whether a shortened version of the Abbreviated Mental Test is as effective as the Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) itself in assessing cognition in elderly patients. ⋯ The AMT4 may be useful in the initial assessment of cognition in elderly patients, with little loss of accuracy in detecting marked cognitive impairment when compared to the AMT.