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Johanne Desrosiers
Researcher at Université de Sherbrooke
Publications - 179
Citations - 7891
Johanne Desrosiers is an academic researcher from Université de Sherbrooke. The author has contributed to research in topics: Activities of daily living & Rehabilitation. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 179 publications receiving 7154 citations. Previous affiliations of Johanne Desrosiers include Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke & Faculté de médecine – Université de Sherbrooke.
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Reference values for adult grip strength measured with a Jamar dynamometer: a descriptive meta-analysis
Richard W. Bohannon,Anneli Peolsson,Nicola Massy-Westropp,Johanne Desrosiers,Jane Bear-Lehman +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-analysis was conducted to consolidate the results of studies presenting normative values for grip strength obtained with the Jamar dynamometer in accordance with the recommendations of the American Society of Hand Therapists.
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Measuring social participation: reliability of the LIFE-H in older adults with disabilities
Luc Noreau,Johanne Desrosiers,Line Robichaud,Patrick Fougeyrollas,Annie Rochette,Chantal Viscogliosi +5 more
TL;DR: The Assessment of Life Habits (LIFE-H), an instrument that documents the quality of social participation by assessing a person's performance in daily activities and social roles (life habits), is considered among the instruments having the best fit with the ICF definition of participation.
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Development of a conceptual framework of positive aspects of caregiving in dementia
TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual framework of the positive aspects of caregiving based on an integrative literature review is proposed to support the development of innovative support programs based on positive aspects instead of negative aspects.
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Performance of the ‘Unaffected’ Upper Extremity of Elderly Stroke Patients
TL;DR: Many factors (frequency of use of the unaffected hand, sensorimotor interaction tasks, severity of the deficits in corticifugal projections, and deficits in postural stabilization) could interact to provide the clinical picture obtained in the present study.
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Is social participation associated with quality of life of older adults with physical disabilities
TL;DR: The importance of social participation in regard to the quality of life of older persons with physical disabilities living in the community is partially supported by these findings.