Understanding the factors that influence stroke survivors to begin or resume exercise: a qualitative exploration.

Background: Exercise after stroke has the potential to increase survivors' physical function and decrease disability. However, despite health professional reporting they recommend exercise to stroke survivors, the majority are physically inactive. Stroke survivors have previously expressed a lack of adequate knowledge and skills to engage in exercise.

Incidence and risk factors for patellofemoral dislocation in adults with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: An observational study.

Background And Purpose: Patellofemoral (PF) dislocation is frequently encountered in clinical practice among people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), but the frequency and risk factors for PF dislocation in adults with CMT are unknown. This study aimed to establish the incidence of PF dislocation in adults with CMT and to explore the risk factors associated with PF dislocation.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study involving adults with a diagnosis of CMT, attending their outpatient clinics at a specialist neuromuscular centre in the United Kingdom.

Therapy-based exercise from the perspective of adult patients: a qualitative systematic review conducted using an ethnographic approach.

Objectives: Many patients do not meet recommended levels of therapy-based exercise. This review aims to explore how adult patients view being prescribed therapy-based exercise, the information/education they are given and receive and if/how they independently practise and adhere.

Design: A qualitative systematic review conducted using an ethnographic approach and in accordance with the PRISMA statement.

Exploring the decision-making process in the delivery of physiotherapy in a stroke unit.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the decision-making process in the delivery of physiotherapy in a stroke unit.

Methods: A focused ethnographical approach involving semi-structured interviews and observations of clinical practice was used. A purposive sample of seven neurophysiotherapists and four patients participated in semi-structured interviews.

Mood changes following social dance sessions in people with Parkinson's disease.

Dance interventions have physical benefits for the elderly, especially those with Parkinson's disease. This study assessed the psychological benefits of dance. A total of 37 participants, with either Parkinson's disease (n= 22) or age-matched controls (n= 15) completed mood questionnaires before and after a 10-week dance intervention.

Nursing workforce management: using benchmarking for planning and outcomes monitoring.

The goal of maintaining the balance between demand for nursing care and the supply of nurses is the basis for state and regional planning to meet future nursing workforce needs. Projecting nursing supply needs solely on the basis of historical registered nurse to population ratios does not specifically consider the healthcare needs of the population. The authors present a model in which state population data and nursing resource data are compared with national data to assist state planning groups in developing an effective workforce management plan.