Impact of a dual task on the energy cost of walking in individuals with subacute phase stroke.

Objective: To assess the impact of cognitive Dual Task (DT) during walking on the energy cost of walking (Cw) in individuals with subacute stroke. The secondary objective was to determine whether there is an association between the Cw and cortical activity of the prefrontal area.

Methods: Any individual with stroke localized in the temporal-parietal regions and able to walk without human assistance was included.

Individualized home-based rehabilitation after stroke in France: a pragmatic study of a community stroke rehabilitation team.

Background: Community stroke rehabilitation teams (CSRT) provide an individualized home-based rehabilitation service to patients recovering from stroke.

Objective: To examine whether there is an improvement in the social participation of patients who received a rehabilitation program provided by CSRT. The secondary objectives were to show if there is an improvement in the patients' quality of life and a reduction in the caregiver burden.

First Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Validity and Test-Retest Reliability of Physical Activity Monitors for Estimating Energy Expenditure During Walking in Individuals With Stroke.

Objective: To evaluate the validity and test-retest reliability of physical activity trackers (accelerometer, multisensor, smartphone, pedometer) for estimating energy expenditure during walking in individuals with stroke.

Data Sources: Webline, MEDLINE, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine, and Wiley Online Library databases from 1980 to November 2020.

Study Selection: The inclusion criteria were studies that examined the validity of portable physical activity trackers for estimating energy expenditure in individuals with stroke during walking activities compared to indirect calorimetry.

The Best Choice of Oxygen Cost Prediction Equation for Computing Post-Stroke Walking Energy Expenditure Using an Accelerometer.

Background: The integration of oxygen cost into the accelerometer's algorithms improves accuracy of total energy expenditure (TEE) values as post-stroke individuals walk. Recent work has shown that oxygen cost can be estimated from specific prediction equations for stroke patients.

Objective: The objective is to the validity of the different oxygen cost estimation equations available in the literature for calculating TEE using ActigraphGT3x as individuals with stroke sequelae walk.

The Functional Independence of Patients With Stroke Sequelae: How Important Is the Speed, Oxygen Consumption, and Energy Cost of Walking?

Objective: To evaluate the association between self-selected walking speed (S), oxygen consumption at S (Vo), the oxygen cost of walking (Cw) at S, and mobility independence and independence for activities of daily living in individuals poststroke.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Hospital.

Functional Status Is Associated With Prefrontal Cortex Activation in Gait in Subacute Stroke Patients: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.

Increasing cerebral oxygenation, more precisely the overactivation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), reflects cortical control of gait in stroke disease. Studies about the relationship between brain activation and the functional status in stroke patients remain scarce. The aim of this study was to compare brain activation, gait parameters, and cognitive performances in single and dual tasks according to the functional status in subacute stroke patients.

Effect of individualized coaching at home on walking capacity in subacute stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial (Ticaa'dom).

Background: The gains in walking capacity achieved during rehabilitation often plateau, or are lost, when the patient returns home. Moreover, maintaining or increasing the patient's daily physical activity level after a stroke remains challenging. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a six-month individualized coaching program at home on walking capacity, as evaluated by the six-minute walk test in subacute stroke patients.

Post-stroke Complications and Mortality in Burkinabè Hospitals: Relationships with Deglutition Disorders and Nutritional Status.

Stroke frequently causes deglutition disorders, leading to a decline in nutritional status and complications, and increasing mortality. Sub-Saharan data are scarce. The objectives of this study were to assess complications and mortality among hospitalized patients in Burkina Faso during the first two weeks after stroke, and to investigate associated factors.

Oxygen Cost During Walking in Individuals With Stroke: Hemiparesis Versus Cerebellar Ataxia.

. Understanding the factors that limit mobility in stroke patients is fundamental for proposing appropriate rehabilitation strategies. A high oxygen cost during walking (Cw) has a strong impact on the community ambulation of hemiparetic patients.

Prefrontal Cortex Activation During Dual Task With Increasing Cognitive Load in Subacute Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study.

Stroke patients often exhibit difficulties performing a cognitive task while walking, defined as a dual task (DT). Their prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity is higher in DT than in single task (ST). The effects of an increasing load on PFC activity during DT in subacute stroke patients remains unexplored.

Effort Assessment of Stroke Patients in Physiotherapy Session by Accelerometry and Perceived Exertion Score: Preliminary Study.

Objective: To determine whether post-stroke patient's perceived exertion correlates with effort intensity score as measured by a wearable sensor and to assess whether estimates of perceived exertion are correlated to the cerebral hemisphere involved in the stroke.

Methods: We evaluated the effort intensity score during physiotherapy sessions using a wearable sensor and subjects assessed their perceived exertion using the modified Borg CR10 Scale.

Results: Fifty-seven subacute stroke patients participated in the study.

Quantification of energy expenditure during daily living activities after stroke by multi-sensor.

: To explore the validity of energy expenditure estimates using the SenseWear Armband during a sequence of four daily living activities in patients post-stroke. : Patients with stroke who were able to walk during 6 min without human assistance were asked to wear the SenseWear Armband on the non-paretic arm while performing transfers, a manual task, walking, and walking up and down stairs. The energy expenditure estimated using the SenseWear Armband was compared to the energy expenditure calculated from oxygen consumption, measured by a portable indirect calorimeter (Metamax 3B).

Validity of the Walked Distance Estimated by Wearable Devices in Stroke Individuals.

Background: Health professionals need valid devices to assess a stroke individual's ability to walk. The aim was to evaluate the validity of the estimation of the walked distance by wearable devices and the impact of the sensor's position in stroke individuals.

Methods: Post-stroke patients able to walk without human assistance were equipped with several wearable devices: pedometers, Actigraph, and Sensewear Armband placed according to the manufacturers' recommendations.

Compendium of Physical Activities Strongly Underestimates the Oxygen Cost During Activities of Daily Living in Stroke Patients.

Objective: The aim of the study was to measure the metabolic equivalent task when performing physical activities of daily living in poststroke individuals.

Design: Poststroke individuals who were able to walk without human assistance were recruited and asked to perform the following activities of daily living: washing dishes (activity code: 05041 in Ainsworth's compendium), walking at a slow pace of less than 2 mph (activity code: 17151), climbing stairs (activity code: 17133), and walking down stairs (activity code: 17070). The metabolic equivalent task was measured along these activities using a portable breath gas exchange analyzer.

Validity of the Actigraph GT3x and influence of the sensor positioning for the assessment of active energy expenditure during four activities of daily living in stroke subjects.

Objective:: To explore the validity of the Actigraph and the influence of the placement of the sensor when estimating the active energy expenditure in four common daily activities (transfers, manual task, walking in overground and walking up and down stairs) in stroke survivors.

Design:: Cross-sectional study.

Setting:: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Home-based physical activity incentive and education program in subacute phase of stroke recovery (Ticaa'dom): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Stroke causes functional decline, psychological disorders and cognitive impairments that affect activities of daily living and quality of life. Although physical activity (PA) is beneficial in stroke recovery, PA recommendations are rarely met after hospital discharge. There is presently no standard strategy for monitoring and inciting PA at home during the subacute phase of stroke recovery.

Rating of perceived exertion with Borg scale in stroke over two common activities of the daily living.

Background The Borg Scale for the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is recommended to measure the intensity of physical exercise during stroke rehabilitation, but its reliability in activities of daily living is not explored. Objective To evaluate the correlation between the RPE using the Borg Scale (6-20) and the intensity of effort as measured by the Total Energy Expenditure per minute (TEE.min) in a post-stroke population for two tasks: walking at spontaneous comfortable speed and walking up and down stairs.

Rehabilitation-Oriented Serious Game Development and Evaluation Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Background: The progress in information and communication technology (ICT) led to the development of a new rehabilitation technique called "serious game for functional rehabilitation." Previous works have shown that serious games can be used for general health and specific disease management. However, there is still lack of consensus on development and evaluation guidelines.

Knowledge and practice concerning swallowing disorders in hemiplegic patients among nurses of Bobo-Dioulasso urban primary health care centers in Burkina Faso.

Introduction: The quality of management of swallowing disorders (SD) from admission onwards influences the patients' nutritional status and their prognosis. Neurological diseases are the main causes of SD, affecting one in three patients with hemiplegia (Hp). In Burkina Faso (BF), primary health care center (PHCC) nurses are the first to manage these patients, but there are no data related to their management of SD.

Physical Activity Level Among Stroke Patients Hospitalized in a Rehabilitation Unit.

Background: The current literature contains little information about the level of physical activity of hospitalized patients who have had a stroke. Improving knowledge in the area could help optimize rehabilitation.

Objectives: To determine the level of physical activity of hospitalized patients who have had a stroke to discover if they achieved the recommended 30 minutes of physical activity per day (equivalent to 142 kcal) during sessions of 10 consecutive minutes.

Physical factors associated with fatigue after stroke: an exploratory study.

Objective: To look for a relationship between physical fatigue and physical parameters in patients at least 3 months post stroke.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study of 32 poststroke patients (average duration of stroke 40 months) who were recruited among in- and outpatients followed by the Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine of a university hospital. Fatigue was defined as a Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) score of 4 or more.

Acute stroke phase voluntary cough and correlation with maximum phonation time.

Objective: This study aimed to assess cough effectiveness after a stroke and to propose a bedside screening test.

Design: Patients who had had ischemic hemispheric stroke were recruited and followed up for 2 mos. Maximum phonation time (MPT) was assessed during the first 10 days.