Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Dec 2015
Measuring negative and positive caregiving experiences: a psychometric analysis of the Caregiver Strain Index Expanded.
To compare the psychometric properties of the Caregiver Strain Index Expanded with those of the original Caregiver Strain Index among partners of stroke patients. ⋯ The addition of five positively phrased items does not improve the psychometric properties of the Caregiver Strain Index.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Dec 2015
Effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation combined with virtual reality for improving gait in children with spastic diparetic cerebral palsy: a pilot, randomized, controlled, double-blind, clinical trial.
To compare the effects of anodal vs. sham transcranial direct current stimulation combined with virtual reality training for improving gait in children with cerebral palsy. ⋯ These preliminary findings support the hypothesis that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation combined with virtual reality training could be a useful tool for improving gait in children with cerebral palsy.