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Research Objectives To proactively identify risks that may be exacerbated by the pandemic and mitigate them where possible, a primary care outreach program was developed. Design The screening algorithm was developed by our interdisciplinary Mobility Clinic team, and focuses on 5 domains: health destabilization, mental health, access to services and...
Published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research Objectives To determine differences in depressive symptoms and general anxiety symptoms between working and non-working care partners during the coronavirus pandemic. Design Survey study. Setting Community. Participants 49 family care partners of individuals with neurological conditions who were employed(n=16), unemployed(n=4) or retired(n...
Published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research Objectives To examine psychometric properties of a COVID-19 Impact Scale among individuals with disabilities. Design Cross-sectional analysis. Setting Web-based survey. Participants A sample of 418 individuals with multiple sclerosis (62.68%), traumatic brain injury (n=15.07%), and spinal cord injury (22.25%) completed a survey about exper...
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Research Objectives To investigate the degree to which the progression of disease and loss of swallowing and communication in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients affect the quality of life and religious coping of a caregiver over time. To investigate the perceptions of the impact of the coronavirus on caregiving. Design Mixed method longit...
Published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research Objectives To describe the experiences of one's post-stroke life in the midst of an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which surfaced as a salient discovery when investigating individuals with stroke's quality of life, lived experiences and unmet needs. Design Using a cross-sectional, qualitative, semi-structured interview, participants with first...
Published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research Objectives Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that can cause long-lasting adverse consequences after recovery. COVID-19 can also result in functional limitations that affect daily activities and work capacity. Individuals with these lasting complications are known as long haulers. The demand for vocational services and post-ac...
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Research Objectives 1) To identify the need for continued public health messaging to promote mask-wearing in the state of Oklahoma during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2) To value the importance of future health professionals embracing the role of promoting public health measures Design A service-learning project was instituted, including student-led rese...
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Research Objectives People living with disabilities have been found to experience reduced participation during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to inform interventions to improve physical activity and social participation in stroke survivors, we created personas to inform the design and development of products targeting stroke patients during life-c...
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Research Objectives To report a case of COVID-19 associated necrotizing myopathy. Design Case report. Setting Following the patient through acute hospitalization, acute rehab to outpatient therapy follow up. Participants A 76-year-old man with known hypogammaglobulinemia on monthly IVIG infusions who presented to the hospital with 1 week of dyspnea...
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Research Objectives To contribute to COVID-19 data by reporting experiences from Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) working at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. We report incidence of dysphagia, cognitive impairments, and/or dysphonia in patients at acute inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF), and summarize facility changes i...
