MHealth devices demonstrate validity and reliability in detecting steps in chronic stroke survivors who rely on assistive devices.

Purpose: To assess the concurrent validity and reliability of five mHealth devices (STEPZ, Health, Pacer, Google Fit, and Fitbit Inc.®) in counting steps among individuals with chronic stroke using assistive devices (AD). Our primary objective was to identify significant variations in step counts between AD users and non-users.

Community ambulation after chronic stroke: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: To investigate the association of multiple predictors (gait ability, depression, balance, strength of knee extensors on the paretic side, and mobility) with community ambulation (walking speed ≥0.8 m/s) of individuals after chronic stroke.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 60 individuals after chronic stroke with a mean age of 59 (±15.

Parkinson's Critical Heart Rate Test: Applying the Critical Power Model for People with Parkinson's Disease.

Aerobic exercise with the correct intensity can attenuate motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) and improve the quality of life. However, a specific, validated, non-invasive, and outside the laboratory protocol that assesses physiological variables to prescribe optimal aerobic exercise intensity for people with PD is nonexistent. Therefore, this study aimed to propose a protocol, the Parkinson's critical heart rate test (Parkinson-CHR test), to determine the critical heart rate (CHR) in individuals with PD and verify its validity, reliability, and sensitivity.

Factors Associated With Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in People With Parkinson Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objective: The goal of this review was to investigate factors associated with physical activity and sedentary behavior in people with Parkinson disease (PD). The magnitude of these associations was investigated in line with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health components.

Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted until February 2023, searching four databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus) for original articles investigating associations with physical activity or sedentary behavior in people with PD.

Validation of the Duke Activity Status Index questionnaire by telephone In individuals after stroke.

Background: Due to social restrictions caused by the pandemic, there was a need to validate outcome measures that could be administered by telephone call. Administration by telephone allows to remotely follow up stroke survivors since most of them have mobility restrictions. This study aims to investigate the validity of the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) questionnaire administration to chronic stroke survivors through telephone call.

Moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise performed before motor practice attenuates offline implicit motor learning in stroke survivors but not age-matched neurotypical adults.

The acute impact of cardiovascular exercise on implicit motor learning of stroke survivors is still unknown. We investigated the effects of cardiovascular exercise on implicit motor learning of mild-moderately impaired chronic stroke survivors and neurotypical adults. We addressed whether exercise priming effects are time-dependent (e.

Does Cognitive Impairment Impact Motor Learning? A Scoping Review of Elderly Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Individuals with cognitive impairment may have motor learning deficits due to the high engagement of cognitive mechanisms during motor skill acquisition. We conducted a scoping review to address the quality of current research on the relationship between cognitive impairments (i.e.

Reproducibility (reliability and agreement) of ventilatory threshold and peak responses during cardiopulmonary exercise test in people with stroke.

Background: A cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is used to determine the ventilatory thresholds and to directly assess cardiorespiratory capacity. However, its reproducibility should be tested in people with stroke as sequelae imposed by the stroke may induce important variations among and within each subject, affecting the reproducibility of the physiological responses to CPET.

Purpose: This cross-sectional repeated measures study design aims to determine the reproducibility of anaerobic threshold (AT), respiratory compensation point (RCP), and maximal cardiorespiratory capacity assessed during a CPET in people with stroke.

Comparison of the Effects of an Exergame-Based Program with Conventional Physiotherapy Protocol Based on Core Areas of the European Guideline on Postural Control, Functional Mobility, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: Randomized Clinical Trial.

Impairment of postural control and functional mobility are debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). In addition to limiting performance in activities of daily living, it is associated with a higher prevalence of falls in this population. Particularly, dysfunction in postural control does not respond to dopaminergic replacement therapy, but physiotherapy can improve this outcome in patients with PD.

Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Physical Activity Scale for Individuals With Physical Disabilities for Brazilian Individuals With Parkinson's Disease.

The Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with Physical Disabilities (PASIPD) is not available to Portuguese-Brazil. This study translates, cross-culturally adapts, and validates the PASIPD for Brazilian individuals with Parkinson's disease. The translation process followed guidelines: initial translation, synthesis, back translation, expert committee, and pretest.

The Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire Brazil (SSEQ-B): a structural validity analysis.

Background: Self-efficacy has been shown to play an important role in rehabilitation outcomes of stroke patients. The Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire Brazil (SSEQ-B) is designed to assess self-efficacy of functional performance after stroke.

Objective: This research sought to address the structural validity of the SSEQ-B using exploratory and confirmatory factorial analyses.

Adherence rate, barriers to attend, safety and overall experience of a physical exercise program via telemonitoring during COVID-19 pandemic for individuals with Parkinson's disease: A feasibility study.

Background: Telemonitoring can maintain daily exercise routine during the COVID-19 pandemic of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, there are barriers to adherence and attendance with remote physical rehabilitation. The main objective of this study was to evaluate adherence rate, barriers to attendance, and safety of a telemonitoring program for individuals with PD; and secondarily to evaluate the individual and their family members perceived overall experience when performing the telemonitoring physical exercise program.

Does dual task merged in a mixed physical exercise protocol impact the mobility under dual task conditions in mild impaired stroke survivors? A feasibility, safety, randomized, and controlled pilot trial.

Purpose: To investigate the feasibility, safety, and effects of dual task (DT) in a mixed physical exercise protocol on mobility under DT in stroke survivors.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-six chronic mild-impaired stroke survivors (age 51.57 ± 12.

Physical activity level is associated with gait performance and five times sit-to-stand in Parkinson's disease individuals.

Background: Physical activity (PA) level is decreased in individuals with Parkinson´s disease (PD). To increase the PA level improves both motor and non-motor symptoms of this population. It is known that gait performance and five times sit-to-stand (FTSTS) are associated with PA level; therefore, it is of great relevance for rehabilitation purposes to understand whether these variables may predict PA level of individuals with PD.

Functional capacity and walking speed reserve in individuals with chronic stroke: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Individuals with stroke experience residual walking disabilities, as the inability to increase walking speed (walking speed reserve - WSR), and frequently present decreasing in functional capacity. The relation between functional capacity and walking ability may contribute to more specific functional management of stroke.

Objective: To investigate the association between WSR and functional capacity in individuals with chronic stroke and compare functional capacity between individuals who can increase walking speed or not.

Adherence Rate, Barriers to Attend, Safety, and Overall Experience of a Remote Physical Exercise Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic for Individuals After Stroke.

The actions taken by the government to deal with the consequences of the coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused different levels of restriction on the mobility of the population. The need to continue offering physical exercise to individuals after stroke became an emergency. However, these individuals may have barriers to adhere to the programs delivered remotely.

mHealth technologies used to capture walking and arm use behavior in adult stroke survivors: a scoping review beyond measurement properties.

Purpose: We aimed to provide a critical review of measurement properties of mHealth technologies used for stroke survivors to measure the amount and intensity of functional skills, and to identify facilitators and barriers toward adoption in research and clinical practice.

Materials And Methods: Using Arksey and O'Malley's framework, two independent reviewers determined eligibility and performed data extraction. We conducted an online consultation survey exercise with 37 experts.

Physiological responses during active video games in spinal cord injury: a preliminary study.

Objectives: Investigate the physiological responses to active video games (AVG) in individuals with spinal cord injury by comparing oxygen consumption (VO) and heart rate (HR) during an AVG session and at the ventilatory thresholds (i.e., anaerobic threshold and respiratory compensation point); and by calculating the session energy expenditure (EE).

Immersive Virtual Tasks With Motor and Cognitive Components: A Feasibility Study With Young and Older Adults.

Objective: To analyze the feasibility, safety, and acceptability of immersive virtual tasks.

Methods: The authors recruited 11 young adults and 10 older adults. The participants performed three virtual reaching tasks while walking on a virtual path.

Effects of the brain-damaged side after stroke on the learning of a balance task in a non-immersive virtual reality environment.

: Post-stroke survivors with right hemisphere injury have more impairments in postural control and balance. However, the impact of the hemisphere injured on the process of balance reacquisition has not been fully explored. We hypothesized that stroke survivors could learn balance tasks (H1), but right hemisphere damaged patients would show poor motor learning if compared to left hemisphere damaged patients (H2): To investigate whether the brain-damaged side after stroke affects the learning of a balance task.

Translation and validation of the stroke self-efficacy questionnaire to a Portuguese version in stroke survivors.

Stroke Self-efficacy Questionnaire (SSEQ) is not available to Portuguese-Brazil. To translate, perform cross-cultural adaptation, and validate the Stroke Self-efficacy Questionnaire (SSEQ) to Portuguese-Brazil (SSEQ-B).It is a cross sectional study: 1) translation and cross-cultural adaptation of SSEQ - a five stage process, 2) validation and reliability study with 40 chronic stroke survivors.

An investigation into the validity and reliability of mHealth devices for counting steps in chronic stroke survivors.

Objective: To investigate the validity and test-retest reliability of mHealth devices (Google Fit, Health, STEPZ, Pacer, and Fitbit Ultra) to estimate the number of steps in individuals after chronic stroke and to compare whether the measurement of the number of steps is affected by their location on the body (paretic and non-paretic side).

Design: Observational study with repeated measures.

Setting: University laboratory.

The differentiated effect of the task complexity on retention and transfer of stroke survivors.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of task complexity on the motor learning of by stroke survivors. Participants (N = 24) performed 150 trials of a simple or complex balance task during three acquisition days. Level of complexity was determined by the number of sequential movements.