Publications by authors named "M L Johanson"
Background And Purpose: Competency-based education (CBE) is an emerging topic within physical therapy (PT). It has emerged to assure all stakeholders that physical therapist education program graduates are proficient in the requisite knowledge, skills, and behaviors (KSBs) essential for entry-level practice. Competencies have existed within cardiovascular and pulmonary (CVP) PT since 1980, updated in 2008, and most recently updated in 2022.
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- Language influences how we categorize things, but previous studies may have overemphasized this by highlighting linguistic labels as important.
- In a study, researchers tested the effectiveness of labels versus non-linguistic cues (like numbers and symbols) for categorizing ambiguous natural items, varying whether participants were instructed about the relevance of these cues.
- Results showed that participants consistently relied more on labels for defining categories, even when the relevance of cues was manipulated, suggesting labels uniquely shape our understanding of categories.
Objective: Sports video-gaming can facilitate increased activity levels in persons with limited exercise options. Understanding how persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) participate in home-based video-gaming and its potential impact on maintaining or enhancing physical function remains largely unexplored. The purpose of this study was to evaluate adherence, perceptions, and potential physical effects of a home sports video-game program for persons with chronic SCI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA cost-minimisation analysis of performing point-of-care ultrasonography on patients with vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy in general practice: a decision analytical model.
BMC Health Serv Res
January 2022
Background: Spotting and light vaginal bleeding are common and usually harmless symptoms in early pregnancy. Still, vaginal bleeding may be the first sign of an abortion and often causes distress to pregnant women and leads to an expectation of an ultrasonography examination of the uterus. As point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is increasingly being integrated into general practice, these patients may be clinically evaluated and managed by general practitioners (GPs).
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- Objectives focused on creating standardized methods for measuring upper limb strength and grip/pinch force in tetraplegic patients undergoing reconstructive surgery.
- An expert panel reviewed current measurement practices, identified inconsistencies, and utilized electronic voting among participants to achieve consensus on assessment protocols, aiming for at least 75% agreement.
- Key findings included the adoption of the Medical Research Council scale for manual muscle testing, specific recommendations for grip and pinch strength testing, but lack of agreement on a pinch strength device; this work aims to improve comparability of data for future therapies and studies.