Publications by authors named "Amanda Britton-Carpenter"

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) negatively impacts post-stroke recovery. This study's purpose: examine the prevalence of undiagnosed OSA and describe a simple tool to identify those at-risk for OSA in the early phase of stroke recovery.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of people ∼15 days post-stroke.

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Peripheral vascular dysfunction, measured as flow-mediated dilation (FMD), is present across all phases of stroke recovery and elevates the risk for recurrent cardiovascular events. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to characterize baseline FMD in individuals' poststroke, with consideration for each phase of stroke recovery. Three databases (PubMed, CINAHL, and Embase) were searched between January 1, 2000 and October 12, 2023 for studies that examined baseline FMD in stroke.

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Background And Purpose: Deficits in the ability to multitask contribute to gait abnormalities and falls in many at-risk populations. However, it is unclear whether older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) also demonstrate impairments in multitasking. The purpose of this study was to compare multitasking performance in cognitively intact older adults with and without DM and explore its relationship to measures of gait and functional ability.

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