Prevalence of Arm Weakness, Pre-Stroke Outcomes and Other Post-Stroke Impairments Using Routinely Collected Clinical Data on an Acute Stroke Unit.

Introduction: The prevalence of upper limb motor weakness early post-stroke may be changing, which can have clinical and research implications. Our primary aim was to describe the prevalence of upper limb motor weakness early post-stroke, with a secondary aim to contextualize this prevalence by describing pre-stroke outcomes, other post-stroke impairments, functional activities, and discharge destination.

Methods: This cross-sectional observational study extracted clinical data from confirmed stroke patients admitted to a metropolitan stroke unit over 15-months.

Photovoice to explore the patient experience of a relative motion orthosis following a hand injury.

Background: Little is known about the patient experience of relative motion (RM) orthoses, or how they impact hand use and participation in occupational roles.

Purpose: To explore the use of Photovoice methodology in hand-injured patients and the patient experience of wearing a RM orthosis.

Study Design: Photovoice methodology, Qualitative Participatory research, feasibility study METHODS: Purposive sampling was used to identify adult patients prescribed a RM orthosis as part of their therapy intervention for an acute hand injury.

Exploring the patient experience of telehealth hand therapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study Design: Electronic Survey.

Introduction: Internationally the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented shift from face-to-face therapy to telehealth services.

Purpose Of The Study: This paper explores the patient experience and satisfaction with telehealth hand therapy in a metropolitan setting during a period (March 1 to May 31, 2021) of 'moderate' COVID-19 risk when there was minimal community transmission of COVID-19.

Smart home and communication technology for people with disability: a scoping review.

Purpose: The links between disability, activity limitation and participation restriction are well established. Recent and continued advancement of technology, particularly smart home and communication technologies, presents new ways in which some of the limitations and restrictions experienced by people with disabilities can be overcome. The aim of this scoping review was to explore the impact of smart home and communication technology on the outcomes of people with disabilities and complex needs.

The use of electronic assistive technology for social networking by people with disability living in shared supported accommodation.

: This study aimed to examine use of electronic assistive technology for social networking by people with disability living in shared supported accommodation (SSA), and compare participants' Electronic Social Networking (ESN) integration with Australian ESN normative data.: Telephone surveys and the ESN subscale of the Community Integration Questionnaire-Revised (CIQ-R) were administered with SSA managers. Surveys gathered demographic data, and data on Internet access, technology use and ESN integration, of 91 people with disability who were identified technology users and living in SSA.

Evaluating the Use of Smart Home Technology by People With Brain Impairment: Protocol for a Single-Case Experimental Design.

Background: Smart home technologies are emerging as a useful component of support delivery for people with brain impairment. To promote their successful uptake and sustained use, focus on technology support services, including training, is required.

Objective: The objective of this paper is to present a systematic smart home technology training approach for people with brain impairment.

Electronic assistive technology use in Australian shared supported accommodation: rates and user characteristics.

Electronic assistive technologies (EATs) are fast becoming considered an essential component of everyday life. To date, there has been little research on the use of EAT by people living in shared supported accommodation (SSA), one of the major community-based housing options for people with disability (PwD) in Australia. This study aimed to (1) audit current EAT use by PwD living in SSA, (2) describe the impact of Internet access on EAT use, and (3) examine potential relationships between individual characteristics and EAT use.