Navigating the Grey Zone of Physiotherapy Assistant Autonomy in Home Care: Perspectives of Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Assistants.

To explore perspectives and experiences regarding the autonomy of physiotherapist assistants (PTAs) among physiotherapists and PTAs providing home care services in Ontario since the introduction of PTAs into home care rehabilitation teams. For this qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 physiotherapists and 5 PTAs working in home care. We analyzed interview transcripts using the DEPICT model.

Age-related changes in the capacity to select early-onset upper-limb reactions to either recover balance or protect against impact.

Falling is a leading cause of serious injury, loss of independence and nursing home admission in seniors. Arm reactions induced by a sudden loss of balance can play an important role in preventing falls and protecting against injury. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of unpredictable perturbation characteristics on perturbation-triggered early-onset balance-recovery and impact-protection arm reactions.

Clinical assessment of reactive balance control in acquired brain injury: A comparison of manual and cable release-from-lean assessment methods.

Objective: Perturbation-evoked stepping reactions are infrequently assessed directly in clinical settings even though stepping reactions in response to a sudden loss-of-balance perturbation ultimately determine whether a fall occurs. Individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) due to stroke who are ambulatory and awaiting hospital discharge have been found to exhibit delayed stepping reactions but are typically discharged without assessment of perturbation-evoked stepping. Tests that specifically target the capacity to perform perturbation-evoked stepping reactions are important to identify those at risk for falls and to direct intervention strategies.

[Cyclospora sp].

A few years ago, a new Coccidian, "Cyclospora sp', has been found in the stools of both immuno-competents and AIDS patients with diarrhoeal illness. The epidemiology, natural history and clinical manifestations of Cyclospora infection have been charted, but its life cycle has not been described yet. We present here 19 cases of Cyclospora infections diagnosed in our laboratories in the past two years.

[Blastocystis hominis: a common commensal in the colon. Study of prevalence in different populations of Paris].

Objectives: To compare the prevalence of Blastocystis hominis in different population categories in Paris, including immunodepressed subjects.

Methods: Stool examinations were performed for 7,677 patients to determine the prevalence of Blastocystis hominis.

Results: Prevalence varied according to the population group: subjects free of any digestive tract disorders 17.

[Isospora belli coccidiosis in immunocompetent subjects (a study of 40 cases seen in Paris)].

35 of the 40 cases with Isospora belli infection were from France: 33 patients presenting with "travellers diarrhoea" were infected abroad (especially in tropical Africa and the Middle East) but 7 were infected in France itself. Charcot-Leyden crystals were found together with I. belli oocysts in the stools of 35 subjects.

[Retrospective study of 1,934 cases of strongyloidiasis in Paris (1970-1986). II. Diagnosis, Eosinophilia. Treatment].

The best methods of detection of strongyloidiasis were by "combined concentrations" described in 1965 and 1972: a faecal sample was concentrated with or without ether, then floating. Baermann's extraction was positive in only 80% of the cases. The average blood eosinophilia was higher in Europeans (16.

[Retrospective study of 1,934 cases of strongyloidiasis diagnosed in Paris (1970-1986). I. Geographic origin. Epidemiology].

The geographic origins of the 1,934 strongyloidiasis cases were as follows: 1,211 cases originated from the West Indies, most of whom resided in France. From 1973 to 1986 the prevalence decreased from 47 to 30% for men, and from 30% to 17% for women. 433 cases originated from other intertropical countries, 257 of which were from 4 prevalence zones of Africa: 4.

[Comparative results of coprological tests for the detection of intestinal amebae and flagellates in 200 male homosexuals. An appraisal of the risk of amebiasis].

When comparing the results of coprological tests carried out in optimal conditions among 200 male homosexuals (MHS) (1) and 500 male heterosexuals, most of whom were suffering from intestinal disorders, it was found that 52% of MHS and only 3.6% of heterosexuals were Ent. histolytica carriers.