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ItemNo Preview AvailablePhysical Activity Preferences of People Living with Brain Injury: Formative Qualitative Research to Develop a Discrete Choice Experiment(ADIS INT LTD, 2023-07)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization physical activity guidelines for people living with disability do not consider the needs of people living with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. This paper describes the qualitative co-development of a discrete choice experiment survey to inform the adaption of these guidelines by identifying the physical activity preferences of people living with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury in Australia. METHODS: The research team comprised researchers, people with lived experience of traumatic brain injury and health professionals with expertise in traumatic brain injury. We followed a four-stage process: (1) identification of key constructs and initial expression of attributes, (2) critique and refinement of attributes, (3) prioritisation of attributes and refinement of levels and (4) testing and refining language, format and comprehensibility. Data collection included deliberative dialogue, focus groups and think-aloud interviews with 22 purposively sampled people living with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. Strategies were used to support inclusive participation. Analysis employed qualitative description and framework methods. RESULTS: This formative process resulted in discarding, merging, renaming and reconceptualising attributes and levels. Attributes were reduced from an initial list of 17 to six: (1) Type of activity, (2) Out-of-pocket cost, (3) Travel time, (4) Who with, (5) Facilitated by and (6) Accessibility of setting. Confusing terminology and cumbersome features of the survey instrument were also revised. Challenges included purposive recruitment, reducing diverse stakeholder views to a few attributes, finding the right language and navigating the complexity of discrete choice experiment scenarios. CONCLUSIONS: This formative co-development process significantly improved the relevance and comprehensibility of the discrete choice experiment survey tool. This process may be applicable in other discrete choice experiment studies.
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ItemThe effect of physical activity on health outcomes in people with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: a rapid systematic review with meta-analysis(BMC, 2023-01-09)BACKGROUND: In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the first global physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for children and adults living with disability. The evidence informing the guidelines though is not specific to people living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), but rather comes from other disabling conditions such as Parkinson's disease, and stroke. There remains a clear lack of direct evidence of the effects of physical activity for people living with TBI. The objective of this rapid review was to identify direct evidence of the effect of physical activity on health outcomes in people with moderate-to-severe TBI to inform adaptation of the WHO physical activity guidelines into clinical practice guidelines. METHODS: We conducted a rapid systematic review with meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, including people of any age with moderate-to-severe TBI, investigating physical activity interventions compared to either usual care, a physical activity intervention with different parameters, or a non-physical activity intervention. Four databases (CENTRAL, SPORTDiscus, PEDro, Ovid MEDLINE) were searched from inception to October 8, 2021. The primary outcomes were physical function, cognition, and quality of life. RESULTS: Twenty-three studies were included incorporating 812 participants (36% females, majority working-age adults, time post-TBI in studies ranged from 56 days (median) to 16.6 years (mean)). A range of physical activity interventions were evaluated in rehabilitation (n = 12 studies), community (n = 8) and home (n = 3) settings. We pooled data from the end of the intervention for eight outcomes. Participation in a virtual reality physical activity intervention improved mobility, assessed by the Community Balance and Mobility Scale (range 0 to 96; higher score indicates better mobility) more than standard balance training (two studies, 80 participants, Mean Difference = 2.78, 95% CI 1.40 to 4.16; low certainty evidence). There was uncertainty of effect for the remaining outcomes, limited by small sample sizes, diverse comparators and a wide range of outcome measures. CONCLUSION: This review consolidates the current evidence base for the prescription of physical activity for people with moderate-to-severe TBI. There remains a pressing need for further rigorous research in order to develop practice guidelines to support clinical decision-making when prescribing physical activity in this population.
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ItemValidity of Multisensor Array for Measuring Energy Expenditure of an Activity Bout in Early Stroke Survivors(HINDAWI LTD, 2018)Introduction. Stroke survivors use more energy than healthy people during activities such as walking, which has consequences for the way exercise is prescribed for stroke survivors. There is a need for wearable device that can validly measure energy expenditure (EE) of activity to inform exercise prescription early after stroke. We aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the SenseWear-Armband (SWA) to measure EE and step-counts during activity <1 month after stroke. Materials and Methods. EE was measured using the SWA and metabolic cart and steps-counts were measured using the SWA and direct observation. Based on walking ability, participants performed 2x six-minute walks or repeated sit-to-stands. Concurrent validity and test-retest reliability were determined by calculating intraclass and concordance correlation coefficients. Results and Discussion. Thirteen participants walked; nine performed sit-to-stands. Validity of the SWA measuring EE for both activities was poor (ICC/CCC < 0.40). The SWA overestimates EE during walking and underestimated EE during sit-to-stands. Test-retest agreement showed an ICC/CCC of <0.40 and >0.75 for walking and sit-to-stand, respectively. However, agreement levels changed with increasing EE levels (i.e., proportional bias). The SWA did not accurately measure step-counts. Conclusion. The SWA should be used with caution to measure EE of activity of mild to moderate stroke survivors <1 month after stroke.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableHow are early post-stroke exercise interventions developed? A systematic review(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2018-08)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableEarly Mobilization After Stroke Early Adoption but Limited Evidence(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2015-04)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableEnergy Expenditure and Cost During Walking After Stroke: A Systematic Review(W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2016-04)OBJECTIVES: To systematically review the evidence to determine energy expenditure (EE) in volume of oxygen uptake (V̇O2) (mL/kg/min) and energy cost in oxygen uptake per meter walked (V̇O2/walking speed; mL/kg/m) during walking poststroke and how it compares with healthy controls; and to determine how applicable current exercise prescription guidelines are to stroke survivors. DATA SOURCES: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL were searched on October 9, 2014, using search terms related to stroke and EE. Additionally, we screened reference lists of eligible studies. STUDY SELECTION: Two independent reviewers screened titles and abstracts of 2115 identified references. After screening the full text of 144 potentially eligible studies, we included 29 studies (stroke survivors: n=501, healthy controls: n=123), including participants with confirmed stroke and a measure of V̇O2 during walking using breath-by-breath analysis. Studies with (9 studies) and without (20 studies) a healthy control group were included. DATA EXTRACTION: Two reviewers independently extracted data using a standard template, including patient characteristics, outcome data, and study methods. DATA SYNTHESIS: Mean age of stroke survivors was 57 years (range, 40-67y). Poststroke EE was highly variable across studies and could not be pooled because of high heterogeneity. EE during steady-state overground walking at matched speeds was significantly higher in stroke survivors than healthy controls (mean difference in V̇O2, 4.06 mL/kg/min; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.21-5.91; 1 study; n=26); there was no significant group difference at self-selected speeds. Energy cost during steady-state overground walking was higher in stroke survivors at both self-selected (mean difference, .47 mL/kg/m; 95% CI, .29-.66; 2 studies; n=38) and matched speeds compared with healthy controls (mean difference, .27 mL/kg/m; 95% CI, .03-.51; 1 study; n=26). CONCLUSIONS: Stroke survivors expend more energy during walking than healthy controls. Low-intensity exercise as described in guidelines might be at a moderate intensity level for stroke survivors; there is a need for stroke-specific exercise guidelines.