Recent Publications in the Literature
- Evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention strategy for safe patient handling and movement in the healthcare sector: a study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trialBMJ Open. 2023 Feb 3;13(2):e067693. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067693. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Healthcare workers with physically demanding work tasks, such as patient handling and movement (PHM), are at high risk of musculoskeletal disorders. To facilitate safe PHM and prevent musculoskeletal disorders, a combination of workplace interventions, including risk assessments, is needed. The aim …
- BDE-209 disrupted the blood-testis barrier integrity by inhibiting estrogen receptor α signaling pathway in Sprague-Dawley ratsEnviron Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Feb 4. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-25476-w. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Deca brominated diphenyl ether (BDE-209) is a widely used flame retardant with endocrine-disrupting activity which reportedly caused sperm quality decline and damaged blood-testis barrier (BTB). However, whether BDE-209 exposure led to BTB integrity dysfunction through …
- Inclusive Environments: Home, Work, Public Spaces, Technology, and Specialty Environments within Occupational Therapy PracticeAm J Occup Ther. 2022 Nov 1;76(Supplement_3):7613410200. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2022.76S3001. ABSTRACT This position statement describes the role and importance of occupational therapy practitioners in integrating inclusive environments into their professional services and into their underlying science. Primary documents that define the occupational therapy profession clearly support its role in creating and …
- Comprehensive design considerations for a new hospital gown: a patient-oriented qualitative studyCMAJ Open. 2022 Dec 20;10(4):E1079-E1087. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20210271. Print 2022 Oct-Dec. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The standard hospital gown has remained relatively unchanged despite reports that it is uncomfortable, embarrassing to wear and compromises patients’ dignity. The objective of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences and perspectives of stakeholders involved in …
- Factors guiding therapist decision making in the rehabilitation of physical function after severely disabling stroke – an ethnographic studyDisabil Rehabil. 2023 Feb 3:1-13. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2172463. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Whilst strong evidence supports rehabilitation to improve outcomes post-stroke, there is limited evidence to guide rehabilitation in the most severely disabled group. In an era of evidence-based practice, the aim of the study was to understand what …
- Rehabilitation Therapy Doses Are Low After Stroke and Predicted by Clinical FactorsStroke. 2023 Feb 3. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.041098. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability. Greater rehabilitation therapy after stroke is known to improve functional outcomes. This study examined therapy doses during the first year of stroke recovery and identified factors that predict rehabilitation therapy …
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- The evolution of workplace risk for Covid-19 in Canadian healthcare workers and its relation to vaccination: A nested case-referent studyAm J Ind Med. 2023 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23466. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: During the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, studies demonstrated that healthcare workers (HCWs) were at increased risk of infection. Few modifiable risks were identified. It is largely unknown how these evolved over time. METHODS: …
- Rehabilitation for revision total knee replacement: survey of current service provision and systematic reviewBMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2023 Feb 3;24(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s12891-023-06196-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Revision total knee replacement (TKR) is a major operation with a long recovery period and many patients report suboptimal outcomes. Rehabilitation has the potential to improve outcomes. The aim of this study was to understand current provision of rehabilitation for …
- Machine learning for early prediction of acute myocardial infarction or death in acute chest pain patients using electrocardiogram and blood tests at presentationBMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2023 Feb 2;23(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s12911-023-02119-1. ABSTRACT AIMS: In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the performance of machine learning (ML) models for identification of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or death within 30 days among emergency department (ED) chest pain patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using …
- Are Social Determinants of Health Associated With Onset of Rehabilitation Services in Patients Hospitalized for Traumatic Brain Injury?J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2022 Oct 21. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000817. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of community-level social determinants of health (SDoH) on the onset of occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT) services among individuals hospitalized for traumatic brain injury (TBI). SETTING: 14 acute care …
- Electrical Stimulation and Muscle Strength Gains in Healthy Adults: A Systematic ReviewJ Strength Cond Res. 2022 Oct 18. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004359. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Mukherjee, S, Fok, JR, and van Mechelen, W. Electrical stimulation and muscle strength gains in healthy adults: A systematic review. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2022-Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) is a popular method for strength …
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- The Role of Cow’s Milk Consumption in Breast Cancer Initiation and ProgressionCurr Nutr Rep. 2023 Feb 2. doi: 10.1007/s13668-023-00457-0. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review evaluates cow milk’s impact on breast carcinogenesis by linking recent epidemiological evidence and new insights into the molecular signaling of milk and its constituents in breast cancer (BCa) pathogenesis. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent …
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- Application of occupational justice concepts to children who are born preterm or admitted to neonatal intensive care and their parents: a scoping review protocolJBI Evid Synth. 2022 Dec 29. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-22-00203. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: This review aims to identify and map the usage, application, and context of occupational justice concepts and related terms by occupational therapists and occupational scientists in relation to parents and children when children are born preterm …
- Health and work performance consequences of working from home environment: a nationwide prospective cohort study in JapanJ Occup Environ Med. 2022 Dec 14. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002771. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: The physical work environment while working from home (WFH) is a key component of WFH which, if inadequate, can impair workers’ health and work functioning. We investigated environmental factors in WFH and worsening of work …
- Telehealth Utilization Among Occupational Therapists in Oncology: Results From a National SurveyOTJR (Thorofare N J). 2023 Feb 1:15394492221148985. doi: 10.1177/15394492221148985. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT While the COVID-19 pandemic introduced wide expansion of telehealth access in health care, evidence concerning telehealth use in occupational therapy (OT) for cancer survivors remains limited. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence …
- Reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the modified falls efficacy scaleDisabil Rehabil. 2023 Feb 2:1-9. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2175045. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Purpose: The purpose of this study was to adapt Modified Falls Efficacy Scale (MFES) into Arabic and determine the reliability and validity of the instrument.Materials and methods: The study was conducted in two phases: (i) translation and adaptation …
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- Cancer survival in the Faroe Islands over the last 50 years compared to the other Nordic countriesInt J Cancer. 2023 Feb 2. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34456. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT As sustained development in cancer treatment protocols have led to improved survival in most areas of the world, surveillance is needed to ensure that small populations follow suit. This study reports age-standardized relative cancer survival in the …
- Occupational therapy in adults with chronic respiratory conditions: A scoping reviewAust Occup Ther J. 2023 Feb 1. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12861. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Chronic respiratory diseases have a clear impact on occupational performance and engagement. Although occupational therapists have long provided services to this population, evidence regarding the unique role and true impact of occupational therapy is emerging. …
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- Persistent short nighttime sleep duration is associated with a greater post-COVID risk in fully mRNA-vaccinated individualsTransl Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 1;13(1):32. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02334-4. ABSTRACT Short nighttime sleep duration impairs the immune response to virus vaccination, and long nighttime sleep duration is associated with poor health status. Thus, we hypothesized that short (<6 h) and long (>9 h) nighttime sleepers have a higher post-COVID risk than normal …
- Using risk factors and markers to predict bacterial respiratory co-/superinfections in COVID-19 patients: is the antibiotic steward’s toolbox full or empty?Acta Clin Belg. 2023 Feb 1:1-13. doi: 10.1080/17843286.2023.2167328. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Adequate diagnosis of bacterial respiratory tract co-/superinfection (bRTI) in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients is challenging, as there is insufficient knowledge about the role of risk factors and (para)clinical parameters in the identification of bacterial co-/superinfection in …