Function and activity capacity at 1 year after the admission to intensive care unit for COVID-19.

Objective: To describe hand grip strength, walking speed, functional mobility, and postural control at one year following intensive care unit admission for COVID-19, and to find any predictors that are associated with impaired hand grip strength, walking speed, functional mobility, or postural control at the 1-year follow-up.

Design: Retrospective cross-sectional and longitudinal observational study.

Setting: Intensive care unit and outpatient research clinic at Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

Health-related quality of life in stroke survivors: a 5-year follow-up of The Fall Study of Gothenburg (FallsGOT).

Background: There are limited data on long-term prevalence and predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in stroke survivors. Therefore, the aim was to describe the prevalence of impaired HRQoL, and to identify factors in acute stroke that are associated with impaired HRQoL, 5 years after stroke.

Methods: The 305 (60.

Fatigue in stroke survivors: a 5-year follow-up of the Fall study of Gothenburg.

Longer term knowledge of post-stroke fatigue (PSF) is limited. Our aim was to describe the prevalence of, and to identify baseline predictors associated with, PSF 5 years after stroke. We undertook a follow-up of stroke survivors from the 504 consecutively recruited participants in the observational "The Fall Study of Gothenburg", conducted between 2014 and 2016.

Determinants of falls after stroke based on data on 5065 patients from the Swedish Väststroke and Riksstroke Registers.

We aimed to identify determinants in acute stroke that are associated with falls during the stroke unit stay. In order to enable individualized preventive actions, this knowledge is fundamental. Based on local and national quality register data on an unselected sample of 5065 stroke patients admitted to a stroke unit at a Swedish university hospital, univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed.

Prediction of fear of falling at 6 months after stroke based on 279 individuals from the Fall Study of Gothenburg.

The early identification of individuals at risk of fear of falling after stroke is crucial in order to individualise preventive actions and interventions. The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of, and baseline factors in acute stroke that are associated with fear of falling at 6 months after stroke. Fear of falling was assessed by one question, which was answered by 279 of 452 eligible individuals.

Physical inactivity after stroke: Incidence and early predictors based on 190 individuals in a 1-year follow-up of the Fall Study of Gothenburg.

Objective: To determine the incidence of physical inactivity and factors prior to stroke and in acute stroke that are associated with physical inactivity 1 year after stroke Design: Prospective longitudinal cohort Patients: A total of 190 consecutively included individuals with acute stroke Methods: A follow-up questionnaire, relating to physical activity level using the Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Scale, was sent to participants in The Fall Study of Gothenburg 1 year after stroke. Predictors of physical inactivity at baseline were identified using univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses.

Results: Physical inactivity 1 year after stroke was reported by 70 (37%) of the 190 patients who answered the questionnaire and was associated with physical inactivity before the stroke, odds ratio (OR) 4.

Implementation of evidence-based assessment of upper extremity in stroke rehabilitation: From evidence to clinical practice.

Objective: There is an evidence-practice gap in assessment of the upper extremities during acute and subacute stroke rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to target this gap by describing and evaluating the implementation of, and adherence to, an evidence--based clinical practice guideline for occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

Methods: The upper extremity assessment implementation process at Sahlgrenska University Hospital comprised 5 stages: mapping clinical practice, identifying evidence-based outcome measures, development of a guideline, implementation, and evaluation.

Long-term risk of stroke and myocardial infarction in middle-aged men with a hypertensive response to exercise: a 44-year follow-up study.

Introduction: Data on the prognostic value of hypertensive response to exercise in cardiovascular disease are limited. The aim was to determine whether SBP reactions during exercise have any prognostic value in relation to the long-term risk of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI).

Patients And Methods: A representative cohort of men from Gothenburg, Sweden, born in 1913, who performed a maximum exercise test at age 54 years, (n = 604), was followed-up for a maximum of 44 years with regard to stroke and MI.

Secular trends in cardiovascular risk factors among women aged 45-54 years in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 1980 to 2014.

Background: A declining trend in mean cholesterol levels and smoking has been observed in high-income western countries during the last few decades, whereas obesity rates have increased. Simultaneously, mortality from coronary heart disease has decreased. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the trends in cardiovascular risk factors have continued in successive cohorts of middle-aged women over a period of 34 years.

Early prediction of physical inactivity in 215 individuals 6 months after a mild stroke: The fall study of Gothenburg.

Objective: To determine the frequency of, and factors associated with, physical inactivity 6 months post-stroke.

Design: Prospective longitudinal cohort.

Patients: A total of 215 consecutively included individuals with mild acute stroke from the Fall Study of Gothenburg.

Determinants of Recurrent Falls Poststroke: A 1-Year Follow-up of the Fall Study of Gothenburg.

Objective: To identify the occurrence of recurrent falls and the determinants in the acute phase poststroke that are associated with recurrent falls within the first year poststroke.

Design: Prospective follow-up study.

Setting: Stroke unit and community.

Lifetime risk of stroke in the general male population.

Objectives: Most previous studies of incidence rates of stroke are from register studies, while data from prospective cohort studies are limited. The aim of the present study was to describe hazard rates, prevalence and cumulative proportion free from stroke during a lifelong follow-up of a representative sample of middle-aged men sampled from the general population.

Methods: A population-based sample of 855 men, all born in 1913, was investigated at 50 years of age and followed up with repeated medical examinations at age 54, 60, 67, 75 and 80.

Increased muscle tone and contracture late after ischemic stroke.

Background: Systematic studies on increased muscle tone and spasticity late after ischemic stroke, without any selection, are limited. Therefore, we aimed to determine the prevalence of increased muscle tone, classical spasticity and contracture and predictors of increased muscle tone seven years after stroke.

Methods: Consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke <70 years of age (n = 411) were recruited to the Sahlgrenska Academy Study on Ischemic Stroke.

Inter-rater reliability of the Swedish modified version of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (SwePASS) in the acute phase after stroke.

: Before implementation of the new scale, the Swedish modified version of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (SwePASS), to clinical practice, it is fundamental to analyze its measurement properties.: To examine the inter-rater reliability of the SwePASS in the acute phase after stroke. : Day 3 to day 7 after admission to a stroke unit, 64 persons with stroke were assessed twice, using the SwePASS, by two physiotherapists.

Drug Treatment, Postural Control, and Falls: An Observational Cohort Study of 504 Patients With Acute Stroke, the Fall Study of Gothenburg.

Objective: To identify whether, and to what extent, treatment with cardiovascular drugs and neurotropic drugs are associated with postural control and falls in patients with acute stroke.

Design: Observational cohort study.

Setting: A stroke unit at a university hospital.

Determinants of Stroke in a General Male Population.

Background and Purpose- To further improve preventive strategies against stroke, there is a need for epidemiological long-term studies. The study aimed at a prospective investigation of stroke determinants in the general male population. Methods- During a period of 48 years, from 50 to 98 years of age, a population-based sample of 854 men was followed using repeated medical examinations, lifestyle questionnaires, data from hospital records and the National Cause of Death Register.

Early prediction of falls after stroke: a 12-month follow-up of 490 patients in The Fall Study of Gothenburg (FallsGOT).

Objective:: To identify the incidence of falls and factors present shortly after stroke, which are associated with the occurrence of falls over the first 12 months after stroke onset, following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.

Design:: Prospective follow-up study.

Setting:: Stroke unit and outpatient department.

SBP and antihypertensive treatment in the acute phase after stroke and its impact on the risk of falling.

Introduction: Blood pressure development after acute stroke is inadequately studied. The objectives of this study were to describe SBP development among patients in the acute phase after stroke, and to investigate whether intensified antihypertensive treatment during this phase was associated with short-term prognosis regarding the risk of falling.

Patients And Methods: This observational study is a sub-study of the Fall Study of Gothenburg and included 421 consecutive patients admitted to a stroke unit.

Fear of falling in acute stroke: The Fall Study of Gothenburg (FallsGOT).

Objective Little is known about which factors are associated with a patient's fear of falling (FoF) after acute stroke. The aim of this study was to investigate baseline variables and their association with FoF during rehabilitation in acute stroke. Patients and methods The study population consisted of the 462 patients with acute stroke who were admitted to a stroke unit, included in the observational study "The Fall Study in Gothenburg (FallsGOT)" and were able to answer a single question: "Are you afraid of falling?" (Yes/No).

Risk of falling in a stroke unit after acute stroke: The Fall Study of Gothenburg (FallsGOT).

Objective: This study aimed to investigate incidence of falls and different baseline variables and their association with falling during hospitalization in a stroke unit among patients with acute stroke.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting: A stroke unit at a university hospital.

Measurement properties of the Swedish modified version of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (SwePASS) using Rasch analysis.

Background: A previous small-sample (N.=150) Rasch analysis of the Swedish modified version of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (SwePASS) suggested problems regarding response categories and redundant items that need confirmation in larger samples with more severe strokes.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the measurement properties of the SwePASS in patients with acute stroke.