Pain Centre Versus Arthritis, Academic Rheumatology, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
National Institute for Health and Care Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Donor Health and Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Department of Molecular Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Helmholtzstr. 8/1, 89081, Ulm, Germany. christian.montag@uni-ulm.de.
The number of patients with mild to moderate visual impairments (MVIs) is increasing as the average age of the population increases. Thus, it is important to understand the training and resources avai...
This study explores rehabilitation professionals' perceptions of their competence in screening and treating patients with MVI, and identifying the tools and resources needed to increase these professi...
Data collection was carried via an online questionnaire to Quebec rehabilitation professionals and student-trainees who are members of their respective professional orders. The questionnaire consisted...
Data were collected from 96 professionals, with 52 fully completing the questionnaire, with all the responses included in the analysis. Most respondents had little or no confidence in adequately scree...
Rehabilitation professionals in Quebec are not confident in identifying or treating patients presenting MVI but express an interest in attending continuing education courses given by optometrists, low...
Although professional soccer players appear to be at higher risk of neurodegenerative disease, the reason remains unknown....
To examine whether heading frequency is associated with risk of cognitive impairment in retired professional soccer players....
A UK nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted between August 15, 2020, and December 31, 2021, in 459 retired male professional soccer players older than 45 years and registered with the Professi...
Data on heading frequency in 3 bands-0 to 5, 6 to 15, and more than 15 times per match or training session and other soccer-specific risk factors, such as player position and concussion-were collected...
Cognitive impairment was defined using the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status-modified as scores of less than or equal to 21. Hopkins Verbal Learning Test, verbal fluency, and independent activi...
Of 468 retired male professional soccer players who completed questionnaires (mean [SD] age, 63.68 [10.48]; body mass index, 27.22 [2.89]), 459 reported heading frequency: 114 headed 0 to 5 times, 185...
The findings of this study suggest that repetitive heading during a professional soccer career is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment in later life. Further study is needed to es...
The cause of voice problems in teachers are excessive voice strain, improper voice emission, and wrong emotional responses to occupational stress. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship ...
The study included 174 female teachers participating in a 24-day voice rehabilitation program at a sanatorium hospital. The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) self-assessment questionnaire was used to subject...
Emotion-focused coping was shown to be associated with the subjective assessment of voice dysfunction as assessed by the VHI questionnaire for the total score and all of its dimensions (p = 0.04)....
In addition to proper voice emission, the prevention and rehabilitation of occupational voice disorders in teachers should also include stress management techniques, as this can help reduce the incide...
The relationship between Gaming Disorder (GD) and the experience of functional impairments has received considerable theoretical attention in the recent past and current diagnostic approaches undersco...
Dysphagia is a symptom that appears with high prevalence in persons diagnosed with dementia, intellectual disability, or severe mental illness. Risk of aspiration pneumonia or even death is very high ...
Rugby is a physically demanding sport with a high injury rate. Professional male rugby players have a notably greater risk of sustaining injuries that require hospitalisation or surgery than male athl...
This study aimed to understand joint pain and impairment, mental and physical quality of life, and pain medication use in retired professional male rugby players....
A cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire completed by retired professional male rugby players. Joint pain and impairment were explored through three questions, health-related qualit...
Retired rugby players (N=142) reported higher scores than matched controls (N=49) for joint pain and impairment, including significantly higher scores for joint impairments for activities of daily liv...
Professional rugby careers have a considerable impact on the joint health and overall well-being of retired players, resulting in unique challenges. The findings of this study emphasise the need for s...
Visual impairment is a disability that can have a significant impact on the ability to take medication safely. As a result, pharmacists must adjust their practice to provide targeted and adapted suppo...
The aims of the present study were (1) to illustrate the usual clinical practice of community pharmacists to support the optimisation of medication use in visually impaired patients, and (2) to identi...
Semi-structured interviews with 18 French-speaking community pharmacists were conducted via videoconference in Belgium. Participants were recruited on a voluntary basis and through a snowball method. ...
Four themes were identified: community pharmacists' training, identification of visually impaired patients by the pharmacist, communication with visually impaired patients and their proxies, and provi...
This qualitative study has highlighted a lack of knowledge and skills among community pharmacists regarding visual impairment. One possible solution could be to develop recommendations and tools to im...
The primary management strategy for gait impairment is the adoption of a walking aid. However, there are no established criteria upon which to base a decision regarding the need for a walking aid. It ...
Do professionally prescribed walking aids improve gait parameters?...
This is a secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional study where participants, identified by healthcare staff requiring a mobility assessment due to potential balance impairment of any cause, walked...
Gait cycle, cadence, stance, swing and stride length during unaided walking were significantly changed when a walking stick was prescribed (p < 0.05). Stance, swing, double support, stride length, spe...
To determine the neurocognitive function of active professional male footballers, determine whether deficits/impairments exist, and investigate the association between previous concussion(s) and neuro...
An observational cross-sectional study conducted via electronic questionnaires. The CNS Vital Signs online testing system was used to evaluate neurocognitive function....
Of the 101 participants, 91 completed the neurocognitive function testing. Neurocognitive function domain deficits or impairments were unlikely in 54.5-89.1%, slight in 5.9-21.8%, moderate in 1.0-9.9%...
In the active professional male footballer, most neurocognitive functions do not have significant deficits/impairments. The odds of neurocognitive function deficit/impairment were significantly increa...
Collaborative interventions, involving partnerships between professionals and families, make it possible to actively engage families in the rehabilitation process. However, no study was found that use...
Describe the case report of a family-professional collaborative intervention via telehealth for an infant with Down syndrome and visual impairment during the COVID-19 pandemic....
A male infant five months old participated in a collaborative intervention for a period of eight weeks. Three goals were set with the family, and a goal-oriented home program, involving visual stimula...
Two goals were achieved. The family scored changes in performance and satisfaction with the infant's performance according to the adapted Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Improvement of moto...
The use of family-professional collaborative intervention via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic shows promising results for achieving the goals established by the family collaboratively with the...
