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JournalISSN: 0300-0508

Physiotherapy Canada 

University of Toronto Press
About: Physiotherapy Canada is an academic journal published by University of Toronto Press. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Health care & Population. It has an ISSN identifier of 0300-0508. Over the lifetime, 752 publications have been published receiving 15483 citations. The journal is also known as: Physiothérapie Canada.


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TL;DR: The goal for this study was to develop a measure of balance appropriate for elderly individuals and there was a high degree of internal consistency, a Cronbach's alpha of .96, which indicates the movements reflect a single underlying dimension.
Abstract: The goal for this study was to develop a measure of balance appropriate for elderly individuals. In total, 38 patients, ranging in age from 60 to 93 years, and 32 professionals, including nurses, physicians, and physical and occupational therapists were surveyed in three distinct phases to develop the content. Reliability of the measure was assessed by having physical therapists evaulate the videotaped performances of geriatric subjects at two different points in time. The intraclass correlation coefficients measuring the inter and intra rater reliability for the test as a whole were .98 and .99 respectively. The correlation coefficients for the individual items ranged from .71 to .99. In addition, there was a high degree of internal consistency, a Cronbach's alpha of .96, which indicates the movements reflect a single underlying dimension. The scale consists of 14 movements common in everyday life. It is easy to administer and score and has measurement properties that are better than expected for a new i...

2,418 citations

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TL;DR: The measure was assessed's performance on 63 out-patients with mechanical low back pain to develop a measure that would be applicable to a number of conditions or disabilities.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess a patient specific measure for eliciting and recording patients' problems. While the notion was to develop a measure that would be applicable to a number of conditions or disabilities, this study assessed the measure's performance on 63 out-patients with mechanical low back pain. Patients were asked to identify up to five important activities they were having difficulty with as a result of their back pain. Patients rated difficulty on an 11-point numerical scale. At subsequent reassessments patients were informed of the activities and corresponding difficulty scores identified at the previous assessment and asked to provide a current difficulty score. Concurrent validity of the patient-specific measure was assessed using the Roland-Morris Questionnaire. Sensitivity to valid change over time was determined by comparing the measure's score to the average patient/clinician global rating of change. Moderate to excellent reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change c...

718 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the following principles in Outcome Management: 1. Outcome Measurement in Rehabilitation 2. How to Choose Outcomes Relevant to the Client and the Rehabilitation Program 3. How To Choose a Measure for the Relevant Outcomes 4. Why Measurement Properties are Important 5. How Outcome Measures can be used to Enhance Clinical Decision Making about Individual Clients 6. How outcome measures are used to enhance decision making about a Program 7.
Abstract: Part I Principles in Outcome Management 1. Outcome Measurement in Rehabilitation 2. How to Choose Outcomes Relevant to the Client and the Rehabilitation Program 3. How to Choose a Measure for the Relevant Outcomes 4. Why Measurement Properties are Important 5. How Outcome Measures can be used to Enhance Clinical Decision Making about Individual Clients 6. How Outcome Measures can be used to Enhance Decision Making about a Program Part II Outcome Measure Reviews Measure Review Template Outcome Measures Listed Alphabetically Listed by Outcome (Construct) Listed by Client Population (Areas of Practice

449 citations

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TL;DR: A new clinical test of dynamic standing balance, called the Step Test, has been developed to evaluate dynamic single limb stance, which may be important in identifying balance problems during common potentially destabilizing activities, such as locomotion, for stroke patients.
Abstract: A new clinical test of dynamic standing balance, called the Step Test, has been developed to evaluate dynamic single limb stance. This aspect of balance is not adequately assessed in other reported balance tests and may be important in identifying balance problems during common potentially destabilizing activities, such as locomotion, for stroke patients. The Step Test involves stepping one foot on, then off, a block as quickly as possible in a set time period. Forty-one healthy elderly subjects (mean age 72.5, 44% males), and 41 stroke patients undergoing in-patient rehabilitation (mean age 72.5, 54% males) were assessed, on average 54 days post-stroke. Retest reliability was high in a subgroup of 14 healthy subjects (Intraclass Correlation Coefficents, ICC>0.90) and 21 stroke patients (ICC>0.88). Performace on the Step Test by the stroke group was significantly lower than that of the healthy elderly group (p<0.001), with only 4.8% scoring within one standard deviation of the healthy elderly mean score. ...

407 citations

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TL;DR: The book easily fulfills its stated purpose of translating stage theory and concepts from behavioral science research into a handbook that is useful for per- sonal trainers, employees at health clubs, and other health/exercise professionals.
Abstract: Motivating People to Be Physically Active addresses a topic of critical im- portance in modern society—assisting diverse segments of the population to in- crease their ongoing levels of physical activity to establish optimal levels of health. As emphasized by The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001), increasing physical activity is a topic of crucial importance in developed nations. An overall goal of the authors is to facilitate the reader's work in helping people to be physically active. Exercise behavior is an integral part of health promotion and disease prevention. This practical handbook is written for exercise and health professionals who direct physical activity programs. The book also is of value to researchers, espe- cially for those who have little background in the stage theory of motivation. Re- searchers who are interested in exploring exercise factors related to stage theory will find practical introductory information. Motivating People to Be Physically Active is a compact, easy-to-read book and is almost exclusively based on the stage model of exercise promotion. This focus is a simultaneous strength and a weakness. The single model is a strength because it enables the authors to provide a focused examination of the multiple roles of the stages model in exercise settings. It is a weakness, however, because uninformed readers will need to read additional books such as McElroy's (2002) Resistance to Exercise: A Social Analysis of Inactivity and Kimiecik's (2002) The Intrinsic Exerciser: Discovering the Joy of Exercise. Additional sources such as these are needed to provide insights into the complex exercise dilemma of so many benefits, so few participants. The book easily fulfills its stated purpose of translating stage theory and concepts from behavioral science research into a handbook that is useful for per- sonal trainers, employees at health clubs, and other health/exercise professionals. The 11 chapters range in length between 6 and 12 pages of text. The chapters are brief and yet are complete enough to introduce readers to basic concepts and prin- ciples and to provide useful questionnaires for promoting physical activity. The later chapters also provide guidelines for applying the stages model of motiva- tional readiness in a multitude of exercise settings. As emphasized throughout Motivating People, the stages model of motiva- tional readiness for change includes five well-established stages through which participants in physical activity proceed. The nonsequential stages that the authors describe are the (a) \"inactive and not thinking about becoming physically active\

286 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
20231
202131
202045
201917
201821
201725