Applying a Motivational Instructional Design Model to Stroke Rehabilitation: A Feasibility Study on Occupational and Swallowing Therapies.

Objective: To investigate the feasibility of poststroke interventions using a motivational instructional design model with occupational therapy (OT) and swallowing therapy (ST) and the model's potential physical and mental health effects.

Design: An open-label, single-arm, feasibility study on the Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction model.

Setting: Two convalescent rehabilitation wards.

Comparisons of heart rate variability responses to head-up tilt with and without abdominal and lower-extremity compression in healthy young individuals: a randomized crossover study.

Abdominal and lower-extremity compression techniques can help reduce orthostatic heart rate increases. However, the effects of body compression on the cardiac autonomic systems, which control heart rate, remain unclear. The primary objective of this study was to compare heart rate variability, a reflection of cardiac autonomic regulation, during a head-up tilt test with and without abdominal and lower-extremity compression in healthy young individuals.

A multicenter explanatory survey of patients' and clinicians' perceptions of motivational factors in rehabilitation.

Background: Patient motivation is an important determinant of rehabilitation outcomes. Differences in patients' and clinicians' perceptions of motivational factors can potentially hinder patient-centered care. Therefore, we aimed to compare patients' and clinicians' perceptions of the most important factors in motivating patients for rehabilitation.

Physical Therapists Use Different Motivational Strategies for Stroke Rehabilitation Tailored to an Individual's Condition: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: Various strategies are used to motivate individuals with stroke during rehabilitation. However, how physical therapists select the motivational strategies that they use for each individual is yet to be established. Therefore, this study aimed to explore how physical therapists use different motivational strategies for individuals in stroke rehabilitation programs.

Blood pressure reduction cut-points for orthostatic hypotension in stroke survivors using a sit-up test: a multicentre cross-sectional study.

Objective: The sit-up test is used to assess orthostatic hypotension in stroke survivors who cannot stand independently without using a tilt table. However, no study has identified the optimal cut-points for orthostatic hypotension using the test. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the decrease in SBP and DBP during the sit-up test to detect orthostatic hypotension in individuals with stroke.

Comparison of the sit-up test and head-up tilt test for assessing blood pressure and hemodynamic responses in healthy young individuals.

Objective: The sit-up test is used to assess orthostatic hypotension, without the use of a tilt table, in populations who are unable to stand. The primary objective of this study was to determine the differences in blood pressure and hemodynamic responses between the sit-up and head-up tilt tests. The secondary objective was to determine the hemodynamic responses related to changes in blood pressure during each test.

A Single Bout of Constant-Load Exercise Test for Estimating the Time Constant of Oxygen Uptake Kinetics in Individuals With Stroke.

Objective: To examine the relationship between the time constant of oxygen uptake kinetics during the onset of exercise (τVO2) estimated from a single exercise bout and that obtained from three averaged exercise bouts in individuals with stroke.

Methods: Twenty participants with stroke performed three bouts of a constant-load pedaling exercise at approximately 80% of the workload corresponding to the ventilatory threshold to estimate τVO2. The VO2 data from the first trial of three bouts were used to estimate τVO2 for a single bout.

Cardiorespiratory responses to exercise related to post-stroke fatigue severity.

Physical deconditioning after stroke may induce post-stroke fatigue. However, research on this association is limited. Our primary objective was to investigate the associations of post-stroke fatigue severity with oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]O) at peak exercise and the time constant of [Formula: see text]O kinetics (τ[Formula: see text]O) at exercise onset.

Cardiorespiratory mechanisms underlying the impaired oxygen uptake kinetics at exercise onset after stroke.

Background: Oxygen uptake (V˙O) kinetics at the onset of exercise is slower in patients with stroke than in healthy adults. However, little is known about the cardiorespiratory mechanisms underlying the impaired V˙O kinetics.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relative effect of impaired oxygen delivery and utilisation on V˙O kinetics at the onset of submaximal exercise in patients with stroke by comparing the time constants of cardiac output (τCO) and V˙O (τV˙O).

Poststroke Fatigue at Admission is Associated With Independence Levels of Activities of Daily Living at Discharge From Subacute Rehabilitation Wards.

Objective: To determine whether poststroke fatigue at admission is associated with the degree of independence in activities of daily living in patients with stroke at discharge from subacute rehabilitation wards.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Subacute rehabilitation hospital.

Motivational Strategies for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Delphi Study.

Objectives: The primary objective was to provide a list of effective motivational strategies based on consensus among rehabilitation experts, generated using the Delphi technique. The secondary objective was to identify the types of information that are important when selecting motivational strategies.

Design: Delphi study.

Motivational Strategies for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study.

The addition of motivational strategies to a rehabilitation program is thought to enhance patient adherence and improve outcomes. However, little is known about how rehabilitation professionals motivate stroke patients during rehabilitation. The primary objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive and quantitative list of motivational strategies for stroke rehabilitation.

Cardiorespiratory factors related to the increase in oxygen consumption during exercise in individuals with stroke.

Background: Understanding the cardiorespiratory factors related to the increase in oxygen consumption ([Formula: see text]) during exercise is essential for improving cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with stroke. However, cardiorespiratory factors related to the increase in [Formula: see text] during exercise in these individuals have not been examined using multivariate analysis. This study aimed to identify cardiorespiratory factors related to the increase in [Formula: see text] during a graded exercise in terms of respiratory function, cardiac function, and the ability of skeletal muscles to extract oxygen.

Unilateral Arm Crank Exercise Test for Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Individuals with Hemiparetic Stroke.

Cardiorespiratory fitness assessment with leg cycle exercise testing may be influenced by motor impairments in the paretic lower extremity. Hence, this study examined the usefulness of a unilateral arm crank exercise test to assess cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with stroke, including sixteen individuals with hemiparetic stroke (mean ± SD age, 56.4 ± 7.

Validity of gait asymmetry estimation by using an accelerometer in individuals with hemiparetic stroke.

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity of estimating step time and length asymmetries, using an accelerometer against force plate measurements in individuals with hemiparetic stroke. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-four individuals who previously had experienced a stroke were asked to walk without using a cane or manual assistance on a 16-m walkway. Step time and length were measured using force plates, which is the gold standard for assessing gait asymmetry.