水中抗阻训练对类风湿关节炎居家患者手足关节功能康复的影响

目的 探讨水中抗阻训练对类风湿关节炎居家患者手足关节功能康复的影响.方法 将风湿免疫科门诊就诊的类风涅关节炎患者71例根据就诊日期单双日分为观察组(n=35)和对照组(n=36).对照组接受常规护理及关节功能训练;观察组在对照组基础上实施水中抗阻训练,每天训练30～60 min,每周至少训练3d.比较两组干预前后双手握...     

老年高血压病的综合性康复治疗研究进展

从药物治疗、非药物治疗、健康教育等综合性康复治疗方面对老年性高血压的研究现状进行了分析和概述。     

Occupational Therapy Practice in Hospital-based Stroke Rehabilitation?

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Background: Occupational therapy after stroke represents a complex intervention. Objective: The aim of this observational study was to document the content of occupational therapy stroke rehabilitation in an Australian general rehabilitation ward. Methods: A behavioural mapping tool recorded 22 occupational therapy sessions at five-minute intervals for nine participants with stroke (mean age 70.6 years, 88.9% female). Results: The mean session length was 41 minutes. The focus of therapy was predominantly at body functions (mean 16.5 minutes) and motor and perceptual impairments were addressed most often. Conclusion: The overall amount of occupational therapy provided was consistent with session lengths reported from effective stroke units and recommended by stroke guidelines. However, the results highlight the difficulties for occupational therapists working within the hospital environment, including practice that was largely restricted to the level of impairment and basic activities of daily living.     

Study on factors associated with changes in quality of life of demented elderly persons in group homes

The purpose of the present study was to attempt to identify changes in quality of life (QOL) and factors associated with them shortly after demented elderly residents entered a group home. The subjects were 25 demented elderly persons who had entered a group home within the previous 3 months. Their QOL and factors associated with it were evaluated on two occasions, at baseline and 3 months later. An objective scale for dementia, the Quality of Life Questionnaire for Dementia (QOL-D), was used to evaluate their QOL. The results showed a significant change between the QOL-D scores at baseline and 3 months later, and changes in housekeeping item scores were extracted as factors associated with changes in QOL-D. These findings suggest that the QOL score rises soon after entering a group home, and that the acquisition of roles within the group home may influence the increase in QOL.     

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Test–retest reliability and agreement of the Satisfaction with the Assistive Technology Services (SATS) instrument in two Nordic countries

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate test–retest reliability, agreement, internal consistency, and floor- and ceiling effects of the Danish and Finnish versions of the Satisfaction with the Assistive Technology Services (SATS) instrument among adult users of powered wheelchairs (PWCs) or powered scooters (scooters). Method: Test–retest design, two telephone interviews 7–18 days apart of 40 informants, with mean age of 67.5 (SD 13.09) years in the Danish; and 54 informants with mean age of 55.6 (SD 12.09) years in the Finnish sample. Results: The intra-class correlation coefficient varied between 0.57 and 0.93 for items in the Danish and between 0.41 and 0.93 in the Finnish sample. The percentage agreement varied between 54.2 and 79.5 for items in the Danish and between 69.2 and 81.1 in the Finnish sample, while the Cronbach’s alpha values varied between 0.87 and 0.96 in the two samples. A ceiling effect was found in all items of both samples. Conclusions: This study indicates that the SATS may be reliably administered for telephone interviews among adult PWC and scooter users, and give information about aspects of the service delivery process for quality development improvement purposes. Further psychometric testing of the SATS is required.     

The effects of physical exercise training and cardiac education on levels of anxiety and depression in the rehabilitation of coronary artery bypass graft patients

Objective: to evaluate whether an exercise and education-based rehabilitation programme is sufficient treatment for individuals with clinically significant levels of anxiety or depression following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Design: follow-up and repeated assessment after surgery. Setting: outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programme. Patients: all 88 attenders after CABG surgery. Assessments: structured interview and Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale (using 8 as the cut-off) administered by rehabilitation nurses at start of course and HAD repeated at 12 weeks and 6 and 12 months (by post after discharge). Results: return rates of 76 and 80% at 6- and 12-month assessments, respectively; statistically significant reductions in levels of anxiety and depression found between first and all subsequent assessments; subdividing into groups revealed significant reduction in anxiety and depression in the anxious and depressed groups at 12 weeks and 6 months, respectively, but at 12 months there was no significant reduction. Conclusions: there is a need to address the problems of anxiety and depression directly by screening and treatment, and to provide more psychologically-orientated cardiac rehabilitation programmes.