Occupational performance one to five years after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a cohort study.

Objective: To report on the self-perceived occupational performance of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage and examine the associations between aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage characteristics, socio-demographic factors and self-perceived problems.

Design: A single-centre cohort study design was combined with a cross-sectional analysis.

Subjects/patients: All patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage who were capable of performing activities of daily living before discharge from hospital were included.

A prospective study for using cognitive decline as a predictor for survival and use of feeding/respiratory support for patients with motor neuron disease in Norway.

Background: There is a need for knowledge regarding the medical management of motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (MND/ALS) with and without cognitive decline. It has scarcely been studied whether cognitive decline will influence the course of disease or interfere with the use of life-prolonging aids for respiration and nutrition. Cognitive decline may impact the length of illness.

A survey of research involvement and priorities among occupational therapists in Norway.

Background: Involvement in research and shared priorities among occupational therapists (OTs) can enhance the quality of occupational therapy practice.

Aims: To explore the research involvement and research priorities of OTs in Norway.

Materials And Methods: An online survey comprising 14 open-ended and closed questions was made available to participants at the Seventh Norwegian Congress in Occupational Therapy to fill out.

Norwegian version of the Edinburgh cognitive and behavioural ALS screen: Construct validity, internal consistency, inter-rater, and test-retest reliability.

Background: Research collaboration highlight a need for validated tests in other languages than English. Translation and culture adjustments may threaten essential features of the original instrument.

Objective: To assess the internal consistency, inter-rater and test-retest reliability, and construct validity of the Norwegian version of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Screen (ECAS-N).

Rheumatic disease and fatigue: Participants' experiences of an activity-pacing group.

Background: Fatigue is a common symptom of inflammatory rheumatic disease and has a great impact on everyday life. Activity-pacing is proposed as an intervention to increase participation in meaningful activities.

Aims: To explore participants' experiences with an activity-pacing group, how participants perceived self-managing everyday life after group attendance, and their reflections on unmet needs that could enhance self-management of everyday life with fatigue.

Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of a screening test for cognitive and behavioural changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Purpose: To describe challenges of translating and culturally adapting the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Screen into Norwegian (ECAS-N), evaluate its content validity; provide age- and education-balanced norms for verbal fluency and cut-off values for abnormal performance.

Materials And Methods: Translation to Norwegian and back-translation to English complied with standard methods. Patients and ALS experts evaluated the relevance, comprehensiveness and comprehensibility of the translated ECAS (ECAS-N).

Psychometric Properties of Cognitive Assessment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: We aimed to list all tests used to assess cognitive change in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and to provide a descriptive synthesis of the psychometric properties of tests that were evaluated in a population of ALS patients.

Materials And Methods: The protocol is registered in PROSPERO (ID: CRD42017055603). We systematically search for literature in 11 databases.

Hand therapy or not following collagenase treatment for Dupuytren's contracture? Protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Dupuytren's contracture (DC) is a fibrotic hand condition in which one or more fingers develop progressive flexion deformities. Quality of life is diminished due to disabling limitations in performing everyday activities. For DC patients treated with collagenase, referral for subsequent hand therapy is inconsistent.

Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen (ECAS) in Norway: Protocol for validation and a prospective cohort study.

In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cognitive impairment may occur. This could detrimentally influence communication between patient and health-care professionals and make clinical assessment difficult. Given the short life expectancy after diagnosis, it is crucial to accurately identify ALS patients early.

Ability in daily activities after early supported discharge models of stroke rehabilitation.

Unlabelled: More knowledge is needed about how different rehabilitation models in the municipality influence stroke survivors' ability in activities of daily living (ADL).

Objectives: To compare three models of outpatient rehabilitation; early supported discharge (ESD) in a day unit, ESD at home and traditional treatment in the municipality (control group), regarding change in ADL ability during the first three months after stroke.

Methods: A group comparison study was designed within a randomized controlled trial.

Striving for a life worth living: stroke survivors' experiences of home rehabilitation.

Background: For mild-to-moderate stroke survivors, early supported discharge from hospital, followed by home rehabilitation is preferred over conventional care. How this mode of service contributes to recovery from stroke survivors' perspective needs further investigation.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore mild-to-moderate stroke survivors' experiences with home rehabilitation after early supported discharge from hospital.

Life changed existentially: a qualitative study of experiences at 6-8 months after mild stroke.

Purpose: To explore experiences of mild-stroke survivors in the context of early supported discharge. The meanings patients attributed to activities and participation in the home recovery process were our main interest.

Methods: Eight participants (45-80 years) from a randomised controlled study were selected for this sub-study.