BACKGROUND Multidisciplinary treatment guidelines for Dupuytren disease can aid in optimizing the quality of care for patients with this disorder. Therefore, this study aimed to achieve consensus on a multidisciplinary treatment guideline for Dupuytren disease. METHODS A European Delphi consensus strategy was initiated. A systematic review reporting on the effectiveness of interventions was c...

ABSTRACT Objective: to construct and validate educational technology on COVID-19 essential care for families of children/adolescents with sickle cell disease. Methods: this is a methodological study, in three stages: 1) elaborated technology, using the Doak, Doak Root theoretical-methodological model; 2) content appearance validation by validity coefficient. Delphi technique was applied two rou...

OBJECTIVE To identify intervention categories encountered by physical therapists working in aquatic therapy with disabled children, using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-Children and Youth (ICF-CY). METHODS Aquatic physical therapists were asked to describe concepts related to the functioning of disabled children and their contextual factors. Data were c...

BACKGROUND Facilitating motor learning in patients during clinical practice is complex, especially in people with cognitive impairments. General principles of motor learning are available for therapists to use in their practice. However, the translation of evidence from the different fields of motor learning for use in clinical practice is problematic due to lack of uniformity in definition and...

BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus continues to challenge health care professionals even after the rollout of antiretroviral therapy. South Africa, among the worst affected countries in the world by the pandemic, has seen the effect of people living longer but facing disabling effects of both the virus and the associated impairments of the antiretroviral therapy. Rehabilitation within the ...