Comparison of performances of SIREN or MFSRS in stroke risk prediction in an African environment.

Background: The Modified Framingham Stroke Risk Score (MFSRS) is a widely utilized stroke risk assessment algorithm usually applied in international comparison. The Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network (SIREN) is the only known African-specific stroke risk assessment algorithm.

Aims And Objectives: To compare stroke risk estimates from the SIREN and the MFSRS in an African community.

Population-based stroke risk profile from a West-African community.

Objectives: To determine the stroke risk profile of dwellers of Nnewi community in Nigeria.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey involving consecutively recruited community-dwelling adults without a previous history of stroke. The Modified Framingham Stroke Risk Score (MFSRS) was used to evaluate the stroke risk profile of the participants.

Neighborhood safety, fall indices, physical activity level and social participation restrictions from a population of community-dwelling older adults in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.

Background: Restriction in physical activity (PA) and social participation restriction (PR) can be heightened in the presence of fear of fall (FOF), fall experience, and perceived unsafe neighborhood, particularly among older adults. Despite the enormous benefits of social participation and physical activity, many older adults remain vulnerable to participation restriction and this probably accounts for a significant proportion of health challenges for older adults.

Objective: This study investigated the relationship between neighborhood safety (NS), fall indices, physical activity, and social participation restriction among older adults from selected communities in Nsukka, Enugu state, Nigeria.

Validation of an iCare Health Monitor smartphone application in the assessment of vital signs among stroke survivors in a poor-resource country.

Background: Frequent and accurate monitoring of blood pressure (BP) is a vital part of stroke management. There is therefore the need for availability of simple, portable and accurate devices for monitoring BP at any point in time.

Objective: To determine the validity and reliability of the iCare Health Monitor (iCHM) smartphone application in the measurement of BP, heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR) amongst stroke survivors in Anambra State.

Musculoskeletal imaging authority, levels of training, attitude, competence, and utilisation among clinical physiotherapists in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey.

Background: Direct-access physiotherapy practice has led to a global review of the use of differential-diagnostic modalities such as musculoskeletal imaging (MI) in physiotherapy.

Objective: To explore the MI authority, levels of training, attitude, utilisation, and competence among clinical physiotherapists in Nigeria.

Methods: This national cross-sectional study analysed a voluntary response sample of 400 Nigerian physiotherapists that completed the online version of the Physiotherapist's Musculoskeletal Imaging Profiling Questionnaire (PMIPQ), using descriptive statistics, Spearman's correlation, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and Friedman's ANOVA tests.

The Burden and Quality of life of Caregivers of Stroke Survivors with Cognitive Impairment in Selected Healthcare Facilities in Anambra State, Nigeria.

Objective: To determine the burden and quality of life of caregivers of stroke survivors with cognitive impairment in selected healthcare facilities in Anambra State, Nigeria.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey using the World Health Organization QOL-BREF and Caregiver Strain Index (CSI) as instruments. Descriptive statistics of frequency, percentage counts, mean and standard deviation were used to summarize the socio-demographics.

Social Support, General Self-Efficacy, Fear of Falling, and Physical Activity Among Older Adults in a Middle-Income Country.

To investigate the levels and interrelationships between fear of falling (FOF), physical activity (PA), social support (SS), and general self-efficacy (GSE) among older adults in a Nigerian community. This was a cross-sectional survey involving 100 older adults (65.0% females; mean age = 74.

Falls and fear of falling among older adults in an assisted-living facility: A qualitative and foundational study for intervention development in a developing country.

Background: Falls and fear of falling (FOF) have serious adverse effects for older adults. Culturally-specific and environmentally-tailored interventions may help address the problems of falls and FOF. No such interventions are however available for use in the African context.

Physical activity level, fear of falling and quality of life: a comparison between community-dwelling and assisted-living older adults.

Background: Physical activity (PA), fear of falling (FOF) and quality of life (QOL) are very important constructs in geriatrics. The interplay among these constructs may vary between community-dwelling and assisted-living older adults. However, studies comparing the wellbeing of community-dwelling older adults with those residing in the assisted-living facilities (ALFs) are rather rare especially from developing countries.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Nigerian (Igbo) Version of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly.

Objectives: To cross-culturally adapt and validate the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) into Igbo culture.

Methods: The English version of the PASE (E-PASE) was translated into Igbo, harmonized, back-translated, subjected to expert panel review, and pretested. The final Igbo version of PASE (I-PASE), the E-PASE, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire were then administered to consecutively recruited 109 consenting Igbo older adults.

Body image, physical activity, quality of life, and community reintegration of individuals with acquired mobility disability in a Nigerian population.

Purpose: To assess the quality of life (QOL), physical activity (PA), community reintegration (CR), and body image (BI) among adults with acquired mobility disabilities. Relationships between the constructs were also assessed in order to ascertain how a change in one construct could influence the other.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional survey involved 157 adults (mean age = 47.

Community integration, self-esteem, and perceived stigma in a Nigerian sample with epilepsy.

Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate the levels, interrelationships, and associated factors of community integration (CI), perceived stigma (PS), and self-esteem in people living with epilepsy (PWE) in Anambra and Enugu States of south-east Nigeria.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey involving 70 consenting adults living with epilepsy consecutively recruited from three purposively sampled specialized clinics in Anambra State. The Reintegration to Normal Living Index, the Epilepsy Stigma Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used to estimate CI, PS, and self-esteem, respectively among the participants.

Validation of Igbo version of the modified falls efficacy scale among community-dwelling older adults: a validation study.

Background: Fear of falling (FOF) is a very pervasive problem among older adults. Consequently, many scales have been developed for its assessment. The Modified Falls Efficacy Scale (MFES) is one of the most popular FOF scales.

Perceived barriers to evidence-based practice in stroke management among physiotherapists in a developing country.

Background Of Study: Like most healthcare disciplines, the physiotherapy profession has embraced the concept of evidence-based practice (EBP) worldwide. However, there is a discrepancy between the amount of research evidence that exists and its use in clinical decision making.

Aims: To investigate the barriers physiotherapists in Nigeria encounter in implementing EBP in stroke management.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the reintegration to normal living index into IGBO language among individuals with mobility disability.

Background: Community reintegration is one of the most important elements of disability rehabilitation globally. Hence, there is need for availability of psychometrically-sound and culturally-specific instruments for its measurement. Most of the available community reintegration measures were developed and validated in developed countries and might therefore not be suitable for use in developing countries.

Informal caregivers' well-being and care recipients' quality of life and community reintegration - findings from a stroke survivor sample.

Background: Stroke is highly debilitating and requires long-term care. Informal caregivers of stroke survivors play important roles in stroke rehabilitation. Caring for stroke survivors can negatively affect the caregivers' well-being and may adversely impact on their caregiving quality and subsequently on stroke survivors' well-being.