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Jiann-Shing Jeng

Researcher at National Taiwan University

Publications -  309
Citations -  8548

Jiann-Shing Jeng is an academic researcher from National Taiwan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Stroke & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 260 publications receiving 7297 citations. Previous affiliations of Jiann-Shing Jeng include Harvard University & Columbia University.

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Environmental risk factors and Parkinson's disease A case‐control study in Taiwan

TL;DR: The history of living in a rural environment, farming, use of herbicides/pesticides, and use of paraquat were associated with an increased PD risk in a dose-response relationship, and there was an inverse relationship between cigarette smoking and PD.
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Comparison of the psychometric characteristics of the functional independence measure, 5 item Barthel index, and 10 item Barthel index in patients with stroke

TL;DR: The results showed that the BI and FIM motor subscale had very acceptable and similar psychometric characteristics and the BI-5 appeared to have limited discriminative ability at admission, particularly for patients with severe disability; otherwise the BI had very adequate psychometric properties.
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How active are people with stroke?: use of accelerometers to assess physical activity.

TL;DR: The use of accelerometers quantified the low level of free-living physical activity of people with stroke and was found to be a reliable objective instrument.
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Comparison of the Psychometric Characteristics of the Functional Independence Measure, 5 Item Barthel Index, and 10 Item Barthel Index in Patients with Stroke

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the motor subscale of the functional independence measure (FIM), the original 10 item Barthel index (BI), and the 5 item short form BI (BI-5) in inpatients with stroke receiving rehabilitation.