User experiences of pre-sleep sensory alpha brainwave entrainment for people with chronic pain and sleep disturbance.

To explore the user experiences of pre-sleep alpha entrainment via a smartphone-enabled audio or visual stimulation program for people with chronic pain and sleep disturbance. Semi-structured interviews were held with 27 participants completing a feasibility study of pre-sleep entrainment use for 4 weeks. Transcriptions were subject to template analysis.

A feasibility study of pre-sleep audio and visual alpha brain entrainment for people with chronic pain and sleep disturbance.

Introduction: Chronic pain and sleep disturbance are bi-directionally related. Cortical electrical activity in the alpha frequency band can be enhanced with sensory stimulation the phenomenon of entrainment, and may reduce pain perception. A smartphone based programme which delivers 10 Hz stimulation through flickering light or binaural beats was developed for use at night, pre-sleep, with the aim of improving night time pain and sleep and thereby subsequent pain and related daytime symptoms.

The Experience of Limited Access to Care for Community-Based Patients With Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke in Nepal and the Potential of Telerehabilitation: A Qualitative Study.

This study explores the experiences of care received and management of disability for individuals with spinal cord injury and stroke following discharge from a specialty rehabilitation center, alongside perspectives on the potential role of telerehabilitation. We employed qualitative in-depth face-to-face interviews with patients who had accessed and been discharged from a specialist rehabilitation center in Nepal were used. Interviews sought perspectives of adjusting to, living with, and managing disability alongside the potential role of telerehabilitation in the community setting.

Telerehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injury in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the literature.

Study Design: Systematic review.

Objective: To systematically review the evidence for the effectiveness of telerehabilitation as an intervention for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Setting: Not applicable.

The COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRS): Application and psychometric analysis in a post-COVID-19 syndrome cohort.

As our understanding of the nature and prevalence of post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome (PCS) is increasing, a measure of the impact of COVID-19 could provide valuable insights into patients' perceptions in clinical trials and epidemiological studies as well as routine clinical practice. To evaluate the clinical usefulness and psychometric properties of the COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRS) in patients with PCS, a prospective, observational study of 187 consecutive patients attending a post-COVID-19 rehabilitation clinic was conducted. The C19-YRS was used to record patients' symptoms, functioning, and disability.

Barriers to accessing and providing rehabilitation after a lower limb amputation in Sierra Leone - a multidisciplinary patient and service provider perspective.

Purpose: The primary aim was to explore the perceived barriers that lower limb amputees and service providers face when accessing or providing rehabilitation services. The secondary aim was to describe the lower limb amputations performed in public hospitals in the Western Area of Sierra Leone in 2018.

Materials And Methods: A mixed methodology was employed, involving the collection of amputation data from surgical logbooks and interviews with amputees ( = 10) and group discussion and interviews with service providers ( = 11).

Postdischarge symptoms and rehabilitation needs in survivors of COVID-19 infection: A cross-sectional evaluation.

Background: There is currently very limited information on the nature and prevalence of post-COVID-19 symptoms after hospital discharge.

Methods: A purposive sample of 100 survivors discharged from a large University hospital were assessed 4 to 8 weeks after discharge by a multidisciplinary team of rehabilitation professionals using a specialist telephone screening tool designed to capture symptoms and impact on daily life. EQ-5D-5L telephone version was also completed.

Trauma rehabilitation in a teaching hospital in Antananarivo, Madagascar: current provision and patients' perspectives.

This study aims to describe the current provision of trauma rehabilitation in Antananarivo, Madagascar and explore the experiences and perspectives of users of this service in order to inform future research and service development. A qualitative study supplemented by a descriptive service review were applied in the central government hospital in Antananarivo. Registers in the rehabilitation department were analyzed for a 3 month period.

Efficacy of infliximab in acute severe ulcerative colitis: a single-centre experience.

Aim: To suggest infliximab (IFX) is effective for acute severe ulcerative colitis, from real-life clinical practice.

Methods: All patients receiving IFX for the treatment of acute severe ulcerative colitis in a single centre were included. Data were extracted from clinical records in order to assess response to IFX therapy.

Prevalence of symptoms meeting criteria for irritable bowel syndrome in inflammatory bowel disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Symptoms compatible with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may co-exist in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), presenting a clinical dilemma for physicians. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine this issue.

Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and EMBASE Classic were searched (through February 2012) to identify cross-sectional surveys or case-control studies reporting the prevalence of symptoms meeting diagnostic criteria for IBS in ≥50 unselected adult IBD patients.

Emergency obstetric referral in rural Sierra Leone: what can motorbike ambulances contribute? A mixed-methods study.

Giving birth remains a dangerous endeavour for many of the world's women. Progress to improve this has been slow in sub-Saharan Africa. The second delay, where transport infrastructure is key in allowing a woman to reach care, has been a relatively neglected field of study.

Vegetation fires, particulate air pollution and asthma: a panel study in the Australian monsoon tropics.

We examined the relationship between particulate matter (PM) <10 and <2.5 microns in diameter (PM10 and PM2.5) generated by vegetation fires and daily health outcomes in 251 adults and children with asthma over a 7-month period.