Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jun 2020
Open Access Physical Therapy Journals: Do Predatory Journals Publish Lower-Quality Randomized Controlled Trials?
To compare the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in predatory and nonpredatory journals in the field of physical therapy. ⋯ Potentially predatory journals publish lower-quality trials and have a shorter peer review process than non-Beall journals included in the DOAJ database.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jun 2020
Can the Nociception Coma Scale-Revised Be Used in Patients With a Tracheostomy?
To investigate the influence of the presence of a tracheostomy tube to assess pain with the Nociception Coma Scale-Revised (NCS-R) in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC). ⋯ Our study confirms the validity of the NCS-R in DOC patients with a tracheostomy. However, the presence of a nonspeaking tracheostomy should be clearly mentioned when applying the NCS-R, because it significantly lowers the verbal subscore.