Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Jun 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialFollow-up home visits with registered dietitians have a positive effect on the functional and nutritional status of geriatric medical patients after discharge: a randomized controlled trial.
To assess the additional benefits of individualized nutritional counselling by a registered dietitian in geriatric patients' home after discharge from hospital, in relation to risk of re-admissions, functional status, nutritional status, use of social services and mortality. ⋯ Follow-up home visits with registered dietitians have a positive effect on the functional and nutritional status of geriatric medical patients after discharge.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Jun 2013
Does a falling level of activity predict disability development in community-dwelling elderly people?
To investigate the predictive value of self-reported decline in weight, exhaustion, walking difficulty, grip strength and physical activity on development of disabilities in community-dwelling elderly people. ⋯ Community-dwelling elderly people who report decreased physical activity have a higher risk to develop disability at one-year follow-up.
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Clinical rehabilitation · May 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyFeasibility, safety and preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of a home-based exercise programme for older people with Alzheimer's disease: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the feasibility and safety of a home-based exercise programme for people with Alzheimer's disease, and to provide preliminary evidence of programme effectiveness in improving balance and mobility and reducing falls risk. ⋯ The exercise programme was feasible and safe and may help improve balance and mobility performance and reduce falls risk in people with Alzheimer's disease.
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Clinical rehabilitation · May 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyCommunication and Low Mood (CALM): a randomized controlled trial of behavioural therapy for stroke patients with aphasia.
The aim was to evaluate behavioural therapy as a treatment for low mood in people with aphasia. ⋯ Behavioural therapy seemed to improve the mood of people with aphasia.
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Clinical rehabilitation · May 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialShort-term effects of interferential current electro-massage in adults with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.
To analyse the effectiveness of a combined procedure of massage and electrotherapy with interferential current in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain of mechanical aetiology. ⋯ In individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain, interferential current electro-massage achieved a significantly greater improvement in disability, pain and quality of life in comparison to superficial massage after 20 treatment sessions.