Ethnicity and health-related quality of life in the post stroke population: a systematic review.

Background/objective: A systematic review was conducted on the association between ethnicity and health-related quality of life in post-stroke populations.

Methods: In February 2024, a comprehensive search was conducted across several databases. Studies were included when they had at least 2 distinct ethnic post-stroke groups for comparison, along with the utilization of validated questionnaires to measure health-related quality of life.

Approach to the patient with controlled acromegaly and acromegalic arthropathy: clinical diagnosis and management.

Following the description of an illustrative case of a 70-year-old female patient with longstanding active acromegaly and invalidating, progressive joint complaints, current insights regarding diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of acromegalic arthropathy are summarized. Since clinical trials on this topic are lacking, the reported recommendations are based on extensive clinical and research experience with this clinical entity, and on established diagnostics and interventions in patients with other rheumatic diseases. The cornerstones of the management of acromegalic arthropathy remains normalization of growth hormone and insulin growth factor-1 levels.

Tele-neuropsychology in memory clinic settings: Reliability and usability of videoconference-based neuropsychological testing.

Objective: Neuropsychological assessment through VideoTeleConferencing (VTC) can help improve access to diagnostic and follow-up care in memory clinics. This study investigated the stability of performance on VTC assessment in relation to in-person assessment using a test-retest design and explored user experiences of VTC assessment.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-one patients (62 ± 6.

Ethnic disparities in long-term outcomes and health care usage after stroke in the Netherlands.

Background: Poststroke health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important outcome that may be influenced by ethnicity.

Objective: To compare long-term HRQOL, mental health and healthcare utilization between stroke survivors with a European (EUB) and non-European background (NEUB) in a hospital population.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study patients completed questionnaires 2-5 years after stroke.

Fatigue in young patients with acquired brain injury in the outpatient rehabilitation setting: A 2-year follow-up study.

Acquired brain injury (ABI) may cause fatigue and participation restrictions in young patients. However, knowledge regarding the course of these problems over time is lacking. This study aims to describe the course of fatigue and participation and their relationship over time in an observational two-year follow-up study among patients(5-24 years) with ABI referred for outpatient rehabilitation and their parents.

A longitudinal follow-up study of parent-reported family impact and quality of life in young patients with traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury.

Purpose: Brain injuries (traumatic-/nontraumatic, TBI/nTBI) in young patients may lead to problems e.g., decreased health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and causes family impact.

Evaluating the Impact of Acromegaly on Quality of Life.

Acromegaly has a substantial negative impact on quality of life (QoL). This review aims to discuss the impact of acromegaly on QoL from the clinical perspective as well as from the patient perspective. Furthermore, it aims to evaluate the use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in acromegaly and how PROMs aid decision-making.

Fatigue in young patients with acquired brain injury in the rehabilitation setting: Categorizing and interpreting fatigue severity levels.

Purpose: Fatigue in patients with acquired brain injury (ABI) is common. However, to better target fatigue, clear ways to categorize/interpret fatigue-severity in individual patients are lacking. This study aims to determine/categorize fatigue severity among children, adolescents, and young adults with ABI.

What works and why in the implementation of eRehabilitation after stroke - a process evaluation.

Background: Implementation of an eRehabilitation intervention named Fit After Stroke @Home (Fast@home) - including cognitive/physical exercise applications, activity-tracking, psycho-education - after stroke resulted in health-related improvements. This study investigated what worked and why in the implementation.

Methods: Implementation activities (information provision, integration of Fast@home, instruction and motivation) were performed for 14 months and evaluated, using the Medical Research Council framework for process evaluations which consists of three evaluation domains (implementation, mechanisms of impact and contextual factors).

Efficacy and safety of a 12-week outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program in Post-PE Syndrome.

Background: The Post-Pulmonary Embolism Syndrome (PPES) comprises heterogeneous entities, including chronic thromboembolic disease with/without pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH/CTEPD), and deconditioning.

Objectives: To assess underlying physiological determinants of PPES, and efficacy and safety of rehabilitation training in these patients.

Methods: 56 consecutive PE patients with persistent dyspnea and/or functional limitations despite ≥3 months of anticoagulation underwent standardized diagnostic work-up including exercise testing as part of routine practice.

Towards a paradigm shift in pediatric rehabilitation: accelerating the uptake of evidence on participation into routine clinical practice.

Purpose: Evidence for the importance of focusing on participation to promote health and wellbeing in childhood-onset disability exists, but practice is slow to change. This paper provides a knowledge translation roadmap to accelerate uptake of participation evidence into day-to-day practice.

Materials And Methods: A structured roadmap to guide knowledge translation initiatives for implementing participation-based practices in co-creation with service users was developed based on elements from: the Five-factorframework for predicting implementation outcomes, the Cultural Cone framework, and the Knowledge-to-Action model.

Participation Restrictions among Children and Young Adults with Acquired Brain Injury in a Pediatric Outpatient Rehabilitation Cohort: The Patients' and Parents' Perspective.

Improving participation is an important aim in outpatient rehabilitation treatment. Knowledge regarding participation restrictions in children and young adults with acquired brain injury (ABI) is scarce and little is known regarding the differences in perspectives between patients and parents in the outpatient rehabilitation setting. The aims are to describe participation restrictions among children/young adults (5-24 years) with ABI and investigating differences between patients' and parents' perspectives.

A multicomponent intervention to decrease sedentary time during hospitalization: a quasi-experimental pilot study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effects of a multicomponent intervention to decrease sedentary time during and shortly after hospitalization.

Design: This is a quasi-experimental pilot study comparing outcomes in patients admitted before and after the implementation of the intervention.

Setting: The study was conducted in a university hospital.

Health Care Use and Its Associated Factors 5-8 Years after Stroke.

Objectives: To describe health care use and its associated factors in the chronic phase after stroke.

Methods: Patients completed a questionnaire on health care use, 5-8 years after hospital admission for stroke. It comprised the number of visits to physicians or other health care professionals over the past 6 months (Physician-visits; Low ≤1 or High ≥2) and other health care professionals (Low = 0 or High ≥ 1).