Spoken Communicative Intents Among 3- to 4.5-Year-Old French-Speaking Children: Procedure and Data From the Early Longitudinal Language and Neglect Study.

Purpose: This study aimed to (a) provide speech-language pathologists and researchers with a play-based procedure to measure the expression of spoken communicative intents by children aged 3 to 4.5 years and (b) present indicators of these children's capacity to produce these intents in this context.

Method: A method inspired by TRIAGE (Technique de Recherche d'Informations par Animation d'un Group d'Experts) allowed an advisory group of 16 speech-language pathologists to select and agree on definitions of intents to include in this procedure, among a set of 13 preselected intents based on the scientific literature.

Implementation Determinants of Knowledge Mobilization within a Quebec Municipality to Improve Universal Accessibility.

Unlabelled: According to the UN-CRPD, cities must develop action plans about universal accessibility (UA). Operationalization of these plans is complex, and little is known about what municipal employees know about UA.

Aim: The aim is to document implementation determinants of UA within a municipal organization in Quebec, Canada.

Can Technology Abate the Experience of Social Isolation for Those Affected by Dementia?

Background: The widespread social isolation measures recently utilized to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 to older adults may have exuded unexpected consequences. Social isolation among older adults is a risk factor for poor health outcomes. Innovative solutions to balancing public safety and health maintenance for those with dementia and their caregivers are needed.

Whole-brain morphometry in Canadian soldiers with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) display several structural brain differences when compared with healthy individuals. However, findings are particularly inconsistent for soldiers with PTSD. Here, we characterized the brain morphometry of 37 soldiers from the Canadian Armed Forces with adulthood war-related PTSD using structural magnetic resonance imaging.

Relationships between cognitive functioning and power wheelchair performance, confidence and life-space mobility among experienced power wheelchair users: An exploratory study.

Objectives: To explore: (i) relationships between power wheelchair performance, confidence, mobility and the severity of user's cognitive impairment; (ii) relationships between cognitive functioning and power wheelchair performance, confidence and mobility; and (iii) how cognitive scores influence power wheelchair performance, confidence and mobility.

Design: Cross-sectional exploratory study.

Subjects: Independent power wheelchair users; ≥18 years.

Brain morphometry in adults with gambling disorder.

Little is known regarding the brain substrates of Gambling Disorder, including surface brain morphometry, and whether these are linked to the clinical profile. A better understanding of the brain substrates will likely help determine targets to treat patients. Hence, the aim of this study was two-fold, that is to examine surface-based morphometry in 17 patients with gambling disorder as compared to norms of healthy individuals (2713 and 2790 subjects for cortical and subcortical anatomical scans, respectively) and to assess the clinical relevance of morphometry in patients with Gambling Disorder.

Concurrent Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Gambling Disorder.

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) delivered over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) while patients are at rest can decrease craving in patients with substance-related and addictive disorders. Yet, the effects of tDCS on resting-state brain activity remain unknown in this population. This study examined the effects of tDCS on resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) with concurrent stimulation and functional magnetic resonance imaging in patients with gambling disorder.

Direct-access physiotherapy to help manage patients with musculoskeletal disorders in an emergency department: Results of a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: The objective was to evaluate the effects of direct-access physiotherapy on patients presenting with a musculoskeletal disorder (MSKD) to the emergency department (ED) on clinical outcomes and use of health care resources.

Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled trial in an academic ED in Québec City, Canada. We included patients aged 18 to 80 years with minor MSKD.

Benchmarking length of stay for inpatient stroke rehabilitation without adversely affecting functional outcomes.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of introducing the practice of targeting a discharge date for patients admitted to an inpatient stroke rehabilitation unit on process and patient outcomes.

Design: Comparison of retrospective (control group n = 69) and prospective (experimental group n = 60) patients.

Methods: Rehabilitation professionals assessed both groups at admission and discharge using a standard-ized assessment toolkit.

Impact of neuropathic pain on participation: perspectives from the Canadian SCI community survey.

Study Design: Secondary analysis of an observational cohort study.

Objectives: To determine if the perceived overall limitation of neuropathic pain on activities (NP limitation) covaries in 26 specific life activities in people with SCI, taking into account the severity of injury.

Setting: Community-based in Canada.

Parental behaviors associated with the level of pragmatic language ability among 42-month-old neglected children.

Background: Exposure to neglect can severely compromise children's pragmatic skills (social language use). The disruptions of parent-child interactions that typically occur in context of neglect may compromise several parental behaviors which are known to foster language skills such as pragmatics.

Objectives: 1- Compare the behaviors of neglectful and non-neglectful parents in four domains which are of interest for pragmatic language development, namely, responsive, supportive, affective, and control behaviors, and 2- Identify parental behaviors associated with the levels of pragmatic ability of 42-month-old neglected children.

Use of actigraphy to measure real-world physical activities in manual wheelchair users.

Introduction: The benefits of physical activity for manual wheelchair users are well-known. The purpose of this study was to validate actigraphy to objectively measure physical activity intensity among manual wheelchair users.

Method: An experimental design was used.

Long-Term Effects of a Multimodal Physiotherapy Program on the Severity of Somatosensory Tinnitus and Identification of Clinical Indicators Predicting Favorable Outcomes of the Program.

Background: Tinnitus, the perception of sound in the absence of external auditory stimuli, is commonly associated with problems of the auditory system. Head and neck disorders can also be involved in tinnitus emergence. In such cases, the term somatosensory tinnitus is used.

Accuracy of examination of the long head of the biceps tendon in the clinical setting: A systematic review.

Objective: To determine the diagnostic validity of high-resolution ultrasound and orthopaedic special tests in diagnosing long head of the biceps tendon pathologies in patients with shoulder pain.

Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis tools.

Data Sources: MEDLINE, CINAHL and EMBASE.

Characterizing emotional Stroop interference in posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression and anxiety disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder is a debilitating psychiatric disorder characterized by symptoms of intrusive re-experiencing of trauma, avoidance and hyper-arousal. Diagnosis and treatment of PTSD is further complicated by concurrently occurring disorders, the most frequent being major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders. Previous research highlights that attentional processing in posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with substantial interference by emotional stimuli, a phenomenon also observed in these concurrently occurring psychiatric disorders.

Morphosyntactic Development and Severe Parental Neglect in 4-Year-Old French-Speaking Children: ELLAN study.

Language is the most frequently compromised area of development in English-speaking neglected children, particularly the morphosyntactic component of language. This is very worrisome given its central role in academic success and social participation. No previous study has examined the morphosyntactic skills of French-speaking neglected children, despite the morphological richness of French.

The Pragmatic Language Skills of Severely Neglected 42-Month-Old Children: Results of the ELLAN Study.

The goals of this study were twofold: (1) to compare the pragmatic language skills (i.e., social communication skills) of 42-month-old neglected children with those of same-aged non-neglected children and (2) to measure the prevalence of pragmatic difficulties among the neglected children.

Perceived influence of intrinsic/extrinsic factors on participation in life activities after spinal cord injury.

Background: Various types of limitations on community participation are experienced by people with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Objectives: To determine: 1) the perceived influence of six intrinsic/extrinsic factors (i.e.

Prognostic factors of a favorable outcome following a supervised exercise program for soldiers with sub-acute and chronic low back pain.

Background: Low back pain (LBP) encompasses heterogeneous patients unlikely to respond to a unique treatment. Identifying sub-groups of LBP may help to improve treatment outcomes. This is a hypothesis-setting study designed to create a clinical prediction rule (CPR) that will predict favorable outcomes in soldiers with sub-acute and chronic LBP participating in a multi-station exercise program.

Predictors of clinical success in runners with patellofemoral pain: Secondary analyses of a randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: To identify predictors of outcome to a rehabilitation program focused on education and management of training loads in runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP).

Design: Secondary analyses of a randomized clinical trial.

Methods: Fifty-eight runners with PFP (62% female, aged 31.

Online effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on prefrontal metabolites in gambling disorder.

Gambling disorder is characterized by persistent maladaptive gambling behaviors and is now considered among substance-related and addictive disorders. There is still unmet therapeutic need for these clinical populations, however recent advances indicate that interventions targeting the Glutamatergic/GABAergic system hold promise in reducing symptoms in substance-related and addictive disorders, including gambling disorder. There is some data indicating that transcranial direct current stimulation may hold clinical benefits in substance use disorders and modulate levels of brain metabolites including glutamate and GABA.

Quality of Life and Health Utility Scores Among Canadians Living With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury - A National Cross-Sectional Study.

Study Design: National, multicenter, cross-sectional study.

Objective: The goal of this study was to provide overall quality of life (QOL) and health utility (HU) values for patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) stratified by injury level and neurological status.

Summary Of Background Data: Traumatic SCI is a leading cause of disability.

Prediction of the outcome of children who had a language delay at age 2 when they are aged 4: Still a challenge.

Purpose: This study investigated the role that variables related to children and their environment play in the prediction of outcomes at 4 years of age for children with a language delay at 2 years.

Method: A longitudinal study was undertaken where 64 children (45 boys, 19 girls; mean age = 53.3 months; SD = 4.