Physiotherapists' moral distress: Mixed-method study reveals new insights.

Background: Moral distress is a well-recognized term for emotional, cognitive, and physical reactions of  professionals, when facing conflicts between perceived obligations and institutional constraints. Though studied across medical roles, limited research exists among physiotherapists.

Research Question: What factors contribute to Moral distress among physiotherapists and how do they cope?

Objectives: To develop and test a multifaceted model of Moral distress and gain an in-depth understanding of the phenomena.

Quantification of Daily-Living Gait Quantity and Quality Using a Wrist-Worn Accelerometer in Huntington's Disease.

Huntington's disease (HD) leads to altered gait patterns and reduced daily-living physical activity. Accurate measurement of daily-living walking that takes into account involuntary movements (e.g.

Multidisciplinary intensive outpatient rehabilitation program for patients with moderate-to-advanced Parkinson's disease.

Background: Intensive, multi-disciplinary, rehabilitation programs for patients with Parkinson's disease (PWPs) have shown to be effective. However, most programs are based on in-patient service, which is expensive.

Objective: To demonstrate the feasibility of a multidisciplinary, intensive, outpatient rehabilitation program (MIOR) for moderate to advanced Parkinson's Disease (H&Y≥2).

Recognition of emotion from subtle and non-stereotypical dynamic facial expressions in Huntington's disease.

Emotion recognition deficits in Huntington's disease (HD) are well-established. However, most previous studies have measured emotion recognition using stereotypical and intense facial expressions, which are easily recognized and artificial in their appearance. By contrast, everyday expressions are often more challenging to recognize, as they are subtle and non-stereotypical.

Dysphagia characteristics in Huntington's disease patients: insights from the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing and the Swallowing Disturbances Questionnaire.

Background: Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by increasing dysphagia as the disease progresses. Specific characteristics of the HD dysphagia are not well defined.

Objective: To characterize the swallowing disturbances of HD patients, to evaluate the feasibility of Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) in assessing dysphagia in HD patients, and to discern the relation between FEES findings and patients' self-report on dysphagia symptoms and swallowing related quality of life (SWAL-QOL).

Two Ethnic Clusters with Huntington Disease in Israel: The Case of Mountain Jews and Karaites.

Background: Worldwide prevalence estimates of Huntington disease (HD) vary widely, with no reliable information regarding the Jewish population in Israel.

Methods: This specialized tertiary single-center cross-sectional study assessed clinical, cognitive, and demographic characteristics of 84 HD patients who were treated at the Movement Disorder Unit of the Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel.

Results: Our cohort was composed of one-third Ashkenazi Jews, 27% Mountain Jews (Caucasus Jews), 18% Sephardi Jews, and 21% Karaites, with both Mountain Jews and Karaites over-represented compared to their relevant proportion in the population of the state of Israel, which is less than 1%.

Macro- and micro-level predictors of age categorization: results from the European Social Survey.

This study evaluated macro- and micro-level variables associated with individuals' perception of the ending of youth, the beginning of old age, and the length of the middle age period. The European Social Survey is a biennial multi-country, cross-sectional survey. Our analysis is based on the fourth wave, which included a rotating module on ageism.