Attitudes and Beliefs of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Students Toward Working With Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

Objective: The aim of this study was to systematically review physical therapists' and physical therapist students' attitudes toward working with older adults.

Methods: CINAHL, EMBASE, ERIC, MEDLINE, Scopus, PsycINFO, and SocIndex databases were searched in duplicate (from inception to March 2023). Studies that assessed knowledge on aging, intention to work with older adults or attitudes toward older adults for physical therapist students and/or clinicians, and that were written in English, Finnish, Spanish, or Swedish were included.

Experiences of people with multiple sclerosis and clinicians in using cognitive behavioural therapies for hidden symptoms: a systematic review and meta-aggregation.

Purpose: Cognitive behavioural therapies (CBTs) are a standard of care for treatment of many 'hidden symptoms' in people with MS (PwMS), such as stress, depression, and fatigue. However, these interventions can vary widely in formatting and may not be tailored for PwMS. To optimize CBTs for MS, understanding the experiences of PwMS and clinicians is essential.

The effect of exercise interventions on gait outcomes in subacute and chronic rehabilitation from lower-limb amputation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Successful walking is a substantial contributor to quality of life in people with lower-limb amputation (PLLA), yet gait difficulties are common. Evidence-based exercise guidelines are necessary for PLLA with different clinical characteristics and at different phases of recovery. To systematically review the literature evaluating effects of exercise interventions on gait outcomes in PLLA at subacute and chronic stages of recovery.

An eight-year analysis of participant characteristics at admission to inpatient prosthetic rehabilitation following a lower limb amputation: a Canadian perspective.

Purpose: To describe admission and discharge characteristics of participants admitted to prosthetic rehabilitation following a lower limb amputation and determine changes in participant characteristics including if the population has gotten older over time at admission.

Methods: A retrospective chart audit of consecutive admissions to an amputee rehabilitation program. Study criteria were transtibial level LLA and above and ≥ 18 years old.

The Effect of Advanced Age on Prosthetic Rehabilitation Functional Outcomes in People With Lower Limb Amputations: A Retrospective Chart Audit of Inpatient Admissions.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of age on functional outcomes at discharge from prosthetic rehabilitation.

Design: Retrospective chart audit.

Setting: Rehabilitation hospital.