Publications by authors named "Catherine Elizabeth Lightbody"
Introduction: Urinary incontinence (UI) affects over half of people with stroke. It is unclear which methods are accurate in assessing presence and type of UI to inform clinical management. Diagnosis of UI based on inaccurate methods may lead to unnecessary interventions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealthcare professionals' perspectives of the provision of, and challenges for, eating, drinking and psychological support post stroke: findings from semistructured interviews across India.
BMJ Open
October 2023
Aim: This qualitative study explores with health professionals the provision of, and challenges for, postdischarge stroke care, focussing on eating, drinking and psychological support across India.
Design: Qualitative semistructured interviews.
Setting: Seven geographically diverse hospitals taking part in a Global Health Research Programme on Improving Stroke Care in India.
Article Synopsis
- Researchers investigated how skin pigmentation affects the accuracy of pulse oximetry measurements for oxygen saturation during the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing it to the more reliable method CO-oximetry.
- The review included 32 studies with over 6,500 participants and found that pulse oximetry tends to overestimate oxygen saturation in individuals with high skin pigmentation, particularly among Black/African American individuals, although the overall biases were small.
- Despite the small biases, the study highlighted significant imprecision in pulse oximetry results across all subgroups, suggesting that while the method may be generally acceptable, caution is needed regarding its accuracy based on skin tone.
Background: In many areas, new regional community-based services have been established to provide holistic care to patients with high physical, mental and social needs. Older people represent a group with multimorbidity and high healthcare needs that may benefit from holistic care, although uncertainty remains whether such an approach is effective.
Aim: To review evidence for community holistic interventions in older people with multimorbidity.
Introduction: Globally, the use of telestroke programmes for acute care is expanding. Currently, a standardised set of variables for enabling reliable international comparisons of telestroke programmes does not exist. The aim of the study was to establish a consensus-based, minimum dataset for acute telestroke to enable the reliable comparison of programmes, clinical management and patient outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStroke does not only affect physical health; it also has an impact on psychological health and many other aspects of survivors' lives. Nurses have a central role in stroke rehabilitation. This article discusses rehabilitation, the role of the nurse, psychological care, secondary prevention and life after stroke.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: bone loss post-stroke can lead to an increased risk of fracture. Fractures compound the effects of a stroke, resulting in greater dependency for the individual and an increased burden for health and social care.
Objectives: to identify risk factors for bone loss post-stroke and appraise bone loss or fracture risk reduction interventions.