Location and Patterns of Persistent Pain Following Cardiac Surgery.

Objectives: To investigate the specific clinical features of pain following cardiac surgery and evaluate the information derived from different pain measurement tools used to quantify and describe pain in this population.

Methods: A prospective observational study was undertaken at two tertiary care hospitals in Australia. Seventy-two (72) adults (mean age, 63±11 years) were included following cardiac surgery via a median sternotomy.

Psychometric evaluation of the shortened version of the Functional Difficulties Questionnaire to assess thoracic physical function.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the shortened version of the Functional Difficulties Questionnaire (FDQ).

Design: This is a multisite observational study.

Setting: The study was conducted in four tertiary care hospitals in Australia.

A Bahasa Malaysia version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: validation in stroke.

Background: Many stroke research trials do not include assessment of cognitive function. A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT) is an international multicenter study that includes the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) as an outcome. At the Malaysian AVERT site, completion of the MoCA has been limited by low English proficiency in some participants.