Upper Limb Energy Demand During Unilateral Arm Crank Submaximal Exercise Testing in Individuals With Chronic Stroke.

Objective: To investigate upper limb (UL) energy demand during unilateral arm crank submaximal exercise testing in individuals with stroke compared with healthy controls and the relationship between UL energy demand and UL activity in individuals with stroke.

Design: Cross-sectional, observational study.

Setting: Research laboratory.

Cross-cultural validity of the ABILOCO questionnaire for individuals with stroke, based on Rasch analysis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cross-cultural validity of the Brazilian version of the ABILOCO questionnaire for stroke subjects.

Materials And Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation of the original English version of the ABILOCO to the Brazilian-Portuguese language followed standardized procedures. The adapted version was administered to 136 stroke subjects and its measurement properties were assessed using Rash analysis.

Recruitment rate and retention of stroke subjects in cross-sectional studies.

This article aimed to determine the recruitment rate of chronic stroke survivors to cross-sectional studies and to determine their retention at the two days of assessments. Participants after six months of a unilateral stroke were screened for eligibility and invited to participate in two cross-sectional studies, by telephone. The number of people who were screened, eligible, and successfully recruited was recorded.

[Cross-cultural adaptation of LIFE-H 3.1: an instrument for assessing social participation].

Restrictions in participation cause serious problems for individuals with chronic disabling conditions. The use of questionnaires to assess participation allows studying the impact of such chronic conditions on functionality, besides potentially improving intervention strategies. The aim of this study was to translate the Assessment of Life Habits (LIFE-H 3.

Handgrip strength deficits best explain limitations in performing bimanual activities after stroke.

[Purpose] To evaluate the relationships between residual strength deficits (RSD) of the upper limb muscles and the performance in bimanual activities and to determine which muscular group would best explain the performance in bimanual activities of chronic stroke individuals. [Subjects and Methods] Strength measures of handgrip, wrist extensor, elbow flexor/extensor, and shoulder flexor muscles of 107 subjects were obtained and expressed as RSD. The performance in bimanual activities was assessed by the ABILHAND questionnaire.

Cross-cultural validity of the Brazilian version of the ABILHAND questionnaire for chronic stroke individuals, based on Rasch analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the cross-cultural validity of the Brazilian version of the ABILHAND for stroke individuals.

Subjects: A total of 107 community-dwelling chronic stroke survivors; mean age 58 years.

Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation of the ABILHAND followed standardized procedures.

Heel-rise test in the assessment of individuals with peripheral arterial occlusive disease.

Introduction: The heel-rise test (HRT) is a clinical instrument relevant to vascular rehabilitation that has been proposed to assess the function of the triceps surae muscle. To use HRT in the assessment of individuals with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD), its ability to detect differences in the functional performance of patients with PAOD must be verified.

Aim: To verify whether the test is sensitive in differentiating between individuals with PAOD with distinct functional capacities.