Current Issue January 2012, Vol. 4, No. 1

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What's on the Horizon: The Rehabilitation Hospitalist
January 2012(Vol. 4 | No. 1 | Pages 1-3)
M. Elizabeth Sandel
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Relationship Between Disability and Health-Related Quality of Life and Caregiver Burden in Patients With Upper Limb Poststroke Spasticity
January 2012(Vol. 4 | No. 1 | Pages 4-10)
Quan V. Doan, Allison Brashear, Patrick J. Gillard, Sepideh F. Varon, Amanda M. Vandenburgh, Catherine C. Turkel, Elie P. Elovic

Enoxaparin Versus Tinzaparin for Venous Thromboembolic Prophylaxis During Rehabilitation After Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Safety and Efficacy
January 2012(Vol. 4 | No. 1 | Pages 11-17)
Christina M. Marciniak, Jenny Kaplan, Leah Welty, David Chen

Self-Reported Issues With Driving in Patients With Chronic Pain
24 January 2012
Anita Fan, Keith G. Wilson, Meena Acharya, Anne Cranney, Usha Buenger, Shawn Marshall
Objective: To assess the driving habits, driving patterns, and barriers to driving reported by patients with chronic pain. Design: Cross-sectional mail survey with self-administered questionnaires. Se...
Initial Recovery Trajectories Among Patients With Hip Fracture: A Conceptual Approach to Exploring Comparative Effectiveness in Postacute Care
16 January 2012
Harriet U. Aronow, Phoebe Sharkey, Hilary C. Siebens, Susan D. Horn, Randall J. Smout, Gerben DeJong, Michael C. Munin, Craig S. Radnay
Objective: To assess whether clusters of patients with hip fracture and with distinct initial recovery trajectories (IRT) could be identified by using practice-based evidence data and to examine the v...
A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Screening Methods for Dysphagia After Stroke
26 December 2011
Richard D. Wilson, Evan C. Howe
Objective: To provide a cost-effectiveness analysis of dysphagia screening in the acute poststroke period with use of a videofluoroscopic swallowing study, a clinical bedside swallowing evaluation, or...
Application and Performance of Two Stroke Outcome Prediction Models in a Chinese Population
23 December 2011
Wen-Juan Li, Zhi-Yu Gao, Yang He, Guang-Zhi Liu, Xu-Guang Gao
Objective: To apply and examine the performance of 2 acute stroke outcome prediction models, the Six Simple Variable Model (SSV model) and the One-Year Mortality Model (OYM model), in patients in Chin...
An Assessment of the Compliance and Utility of a Home Exercise DVD for Caregivers of Children and Adolescents With Brachial Plexus Palsy: A Pilot Study
17 November 2011
Kathleen M. Murphy, Lynnette Rasmussen, Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper, Denise Justice, Virginia S. Nelson, Lynda J.-S. Yang
Objective: To investigate the impact of a video-based educational resource on home exercise compliance among caregivers of children with neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP). Design: Retrospective an...

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