OBJECTIVES To evaluate rehabilitation outcomes in patients with moderate to severe cognitive impairment. DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING Rehabilitation unit for older people. SUBJECTS A total of 116 patients (70F) mean age (SD) 86.3 (6.4). Group 1: 89 patients with moderate cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination 11-20); and Group 2: 27 patients with sev...

BACKGROUND There are widespread misconceptions about the positive effects of opium on coronary artery disease (CAD). Thus, we performed a study to explore the opium addiction process contributing factors among CAD patients using a grounded theory approach. METHODS The sample comprised 30 addicted CAD patients and their family members, physicians, nurses and friends. Purposive and theoretical ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether specifically designed activities of daily living (ADL) observations can measure disability due to apraxia with more sensitivity than the Barthel ADL Index, a conventional functional scale. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Rehabilitation centres and nursing homes. SUBJECTS One hundred and six left hemisphere stroke patients with apraxia, hospitalized in ...

BACKGROUND Repeated encounters over time enable general practitioners (GPs) to accumulate biomedical and biographical knowledge about their patients. A growing body of evidence documenting the medical relevance of lifetime experiences indicates that health personnel ought to appraise this type of knowledge and consider how to incorporate it into their treatment of patients. In order to explore ...

BACKGROUND Development of longer term stroke rehabilitation services is limited by lack of evidence of effectiveness for specific interventions and service models. We describe the protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial which is evaluating an extended stroke rehabilitation service. The extended service commences when routine 'organised stroke care' (stroke unit and early supporte...

Objective: To explore the application and effect of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) concept combined with psychological stress intervention in laparoscopic urological nursing. Methods: 100 cases surgical patients according to nursing way, each 50 were divided into observation group control group, routine nursing, implement rapid rehabilitation combination comparison two groups index, imm...

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American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation focuses on the practice, research and educational aspects of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Monthly issues keep physiatrists up-to-date on the optimal functional restoration of patients with disabilities, physical treatment of neuromuscular impairments, the development of new rehabilitative technologies, and the use of electrodiagnos...