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Filter by:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of occupational therapy-based instrumental activities of daily living intervention on stress levels, quality of life, and participation in people with disability. The participants were recruited from the Etimesgut Family and Life Center in Ankara. In this study, an individualized occupational therapy-based instrumental activities of daily living intervention were implemented for a total of 8 weeks, lasting 16 sessions, which included an intervention group (n=9) and a control group (n=9). Changes before and after the intervention were assessed with the Lawton-Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale, Waisman Activities of Daily Living Scale, Modified Mini-Mental State Examination Test, SF-36 Health Survey Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, and Community Integration Questionnaire.
It has been reported that gait coordination changes in patients with chronic low back pain, walking slower, taking shorter steps and having asymmetrical stride lengths compared to their healthy peers. In addition to many factor cause gait dysfunction, sacroiliac joint dysfunction might be one of reason of these problems. A study examining the effects of sacroiliac joint dysfunction on gait and disability in individuals with chronic low back pain has not been found in the literature. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the gait parameters and disability of individuals with chronic low back pain and to reveal their relationship with sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
According to the INE in 2021, more than 9 million people are currently over 65 years of age. This means that more than 1 million are frail and almost 4 million are pre-fragile only in Spain. Frailty is the prelude to disability and dependency, but unlike these, it is treatable and preventable. Currently, it is known that the best treatment for frailty is physical exercise and physical activity. The problem arises from the need that exists in the health system to prescribe individualized and patient-centered exercise, with the use of scarce resources (time, personnel, tools) and in a simple way in clinical practice. Additionally, the system needs tools that help us know (and predict) if this exercise prescription is efficient. Furthermore, frailty is a multidimensional syndrome, for which a comprehensive approach is necessary. The combined study of blood and digital biomarkers, as well as the plethora of dimensions evaluated (muscle and physical activity, cognitive, lifestyle, clinical, body composition, social, sleep), constitute an optimal approach that would provide a unique opportunity to understand prevention and treatment of unsuccessful aging and frailty. The PRICA-POWFRAIL project aims to examine the feasibility of an educational intervention to change lifestyle habits as well as the effect of a referral algorithm to an exercise program and lifestyle changes focused on treating specific deficits of low muscle power, powerful predictor of adverse health events. The subsequent referral will be implemented in a supervised exercise program at the functional, cognitive muscle level and in older people at risk of dependence. Secondarily, the effect of this intervention on blood biomarkers (at a genetic, epigenetic and metabolomic level), physical health (functional capacity, blood pressure, body composition) and mental health (quality of life and depression), as well as on other risk factors (genetic and biological) for the development of frailty. A total of 110 people older than 70 years of age in previous stages of dependency will be randomly distributed among the group of an educational program, the intervention group with supervised physical exercise, a intervention group with both previous educational and exercise programs and the control group. The design will include a 10- week intervention with pre and post-intervention measurement phases and a third measurement (retest) 12 months after completion. The supervised physical exercise program will be of a multi-component type including cardiovascular, muscular, coordinative and balance work, and a progression will be established in the different load parameters (frequency, volume, intensity, density). This will allow us to understand from a very complete perspective the causes and mechanisms underlying this response. The PRICA-POWFRAIL project Will mean a significant increase in scientific knowledge about the response and response rate to ultra-individualized exercise programs directed as a therapeutic measure in people at risk of dependency from a multidimensional perspective. In addition, the project will have a relevant impact at the social and economic level by transferring the findings of the study to the social and health field through the agents and means provided in it.
The objective of this study is to evaluate efficacy of varied medical and procedural therapies used to treat pain after surgical amputation of a limb. The primary outcome will be assessment of pain severity at rest and with movement as measured by pain scores on Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) 0 to 10, where 0 is not pain and 10 is the worst pain possible, taken on post-operative day 1, day 7, 30 days, 90 days, 6 months, and 1 year (+/- 3 days at each time point).
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a psychotherapy (non-medication) treatment, Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention, in reducing suicide ideation and attempts for people with physical disabilities.
The goal of this prospective study is to identify variables that can predict whether an interdisciplinary biopsychosocial intervention for patients with osteoarthritis will be successful. Using an observational design, patients admitted to this program during the 3-year period (2019-2021) will be included and data gathered during routine clinical practice at baseline and end of treatment of patients who gave informed consent, will be used. With these data a prediction model will be build and internal validation with bootstrapping will be done.
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the relationships between the medial longitudinal arch (MLA) height of the foot and clinical and radiological characteristics of knee osteoarthritis in adult patients 50 aged and over. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is there any relationship between knee pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis and MLA height? - Is there any relationship between the radiologic severity of knee osteoarthritis and MLA height? - Is there any relationship between knee joint alignment in knee osteoarthritis and MLA height?
The significance of this study is that it will add to the growing body of knowledge that if these techniques yield outcomes in treatment of neck pain in breast feeding mothers. This study will add the beneficial effects to treat the neck pain in breast feeding females.
Chronic pain and depression or low mood are often experience by women who age with or into disabilities. Due to various factors women with disabilities often experience this cycle of pain and depression. Both of these conditions can be debilitating and lead to declines in health. Treating these conditions simultaneously, particularly , in older adults can be complicated due to side effects, risks of poor access to pain management and mental health care , and complications from other co occuring conditions. In order to address this cycle in older women with disabilities the investigators are testing the Women in Pain Reduction through Improved Mood and Empowerment (PRIME) study. The PRIME intervention includes four in person visits by a nurse to the women's homes where the participants set goals regarding pain and depression and the nurse helps the participants strategize ways to meet these goals. The second component of the study will be eight group sessions virtually with other participants in the study. The group sessions will be led by a clinical psychologist who will engage in Acceptance Commitment Therapy with the women.
Approximately 45% of older adults in the U.S. have 2 or more chronic health conditions (e.g., arthritis, hypertension, diabetes) in addition to functional limitations that prevent performance of health self-management activities. Self-management continues to be the gold standard for managing MCC, but functional limitations create difficulty with these activities (e.g., physical activity, symptom monitoring). Restricted self-management accelerates the downward spiral of disability and accumulating chronic conditions which, in turn, increases rates of institutionalization and death by 5-fold. Currently, there are no tested interventions designed to improve independence in health self-management activities in older adults with MCC and functional limitations. Research suggests that older adults are more likely to change behavior with interventions that assist with planning health-promoting daily activities, especially when contending with complex medical regimens and functional limitations. Combined with occupational therapy (OT), behavioral activation (BA) shows promise to improve health self-management in populations with chronic conditions and/or functional limitations. This innovative combination uses the goal setting, scheduling/monitoring activities, and problem-solving components of the BA approach as well as the environmental modification, activity adaptation, and focus on daily routines from OT practice. The investigators will test the effect of this combined approach in a Stage I, randomized controlled pilot feasibility study compared to enhanced usual care. The investigators will recruit 40 older adults with MCC and functional limitation and randomize 20 to the PI- delivered BA-OT protocol. This research will inform modification and larger-scale testing of this novel intervention and provide data for a federally funded career development award.