A5083025830- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health, Medicine and Society
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- French Urban and Social Studies
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
Université de Montréal
2016-2025
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation
2015-2025
Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
2017-2024
Université Laval
2017-2023
McGill University
2010-2023
Université de Sherbrooke
2001-2023
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
2023
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
2023
Roquette Frères (France)
2017
Bridge University
2017
Stroke rehabilitation is a progressive, dynamic, goal-orientated process aimed at enabling person with impairment to reach their optimal physical, cognitive, emotional, communicative, social and/or functional activity level. After stroke, patients often continue require for persistent deficits related spasticity, upper and lower extremity dysfunction, shoulder central pain, mobility/gait, dysphagia, vision, communication. Each year in Canada 62,000 people experience stroke. Among stroke...
The sixth update of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Reintegration following Stroke. Part one: Rehabilitation Recovery Following is a comprehensive set evidence-based guidelines addressing issues surrounding impairments, activity limitations, participation restrictions stroke. critical component recovery, essential for helping patients to regain lost skills, relearn tasks, independence. stroke, many people typically require rehabilitation...
Using confirmatory factor analysis, this study evaluates the relative impact of motor, cognitive, and perceptual deficits on functional autonomy with 100 elderly (aged 55 to 79 years) victims stroke.Two different approaches were used for measuring autonomy: Functional Autonomy Measurement System (Système de Mesure l'Autonomie Fonctionnelle [SMAF]) Assessment Motor Process Skills (AMPS).The results analysis show that factors all make a significant contribution variation in confirm accuracy...
Much more attention should be paid to instruments documenting social participation as this area is increasingly considered a pivotal outcome of successful rehabilitation. The purpose study was document the reliability measure, Assessment Life Habits (LIFE-H), in older adults with functional limitations.Eighty-four individuals physical disabilities living three different environments were assessed twice LIFE-H, an instrument that documents quality by assessing person's performance daily...
Purpose: (1) To explore factors that predict long-term participation after stroke (2 – 4 years discharge from rehabilitation), and (2) to determine both short- participation.Methods: Biopsychosocial data of people who had a were measured at an intensive rehabilitation unit using valid instruments. Six months later (n = 102) as well 2 66), social the survivors was in their living environments. Participation estimated with Assessment Life Habits (LIFE-H), which includes 12 categories daily...
The sixth update of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Transitions and Community Participation following is a comprehensive set evidence-based guidelines addressing issues faced by people an acute stroke event. Establishing coordinated seamless system care that supports progress achieved during initial recovery stages throughout transition to community more essential than ever as medical complexity with also on rise. All members health-care team engaged stroke, their...
OBJECTIVE: To develop a clinical practice guideline covering the assessment, management, and return to work of adults with rotator cuff disorders. DESIGN: Clinical guideline. METHODS: Using systematic reviews, appraisal literature, an iterative approach obtain consensus from key stakeholders, recommendations algorithms were developed in context health care system environment province Quebec (Canada). RESULTS: Recommendations (n = 73) decision 3) match objectives. The initial assessment...
Introduction: Telerehabilitation (TR) is a promising method for facilitating the delivery and access to post-stroke rehabilitation services. Objective: The aim of this study was explore acceptability TR factors influencing its adoption by individuals with stroke caregivers. Methods: A qualitative descriptive approach used. Six three caregivers participated in individual online interviews. An abductive thematic analysis employed analyze data, using Unified Theory Acceptance Use Technology 2...
AbstractPurpose : Many stroke survivors have to cope with impairments and disabilities that may result in the occurrence of handicap situations. The purpose study was explore bio-psycho-social predictors situations six months after discharge from an intensive rehabilitation programme. Methods At a programme, participants were evaluated instruments measuring motor, sensory, cognitive, perceptual, affective psychosocial play role development handicap. Some other demographic clinical variables,...
Purpose and Method: This descriptive study is aimed at documenting changes in participation level (accomplishment of daily activities social roles) from quantitative (n = 35) qualitative 5) perspectives individuals who have had a first "mild" stroke compared to their prestroke level. With advances technology (e.g., increased use thrombolitic therapy), the prevalence mild expected increase. Yet these strokes are rarely referred rehabilitation, little known about consequences on patients'...
Recent movement analysis studies have described compensatory strategies used by people with hemiparesis secondary to stroke during reaching and grasping tasks. The purpose of this article is describe the development a new scale--the Reaching Performance Scale (RPS)--for assessing movements for upper-extremity in stroke.Twenty-eight individuals hemiparesis, mean age 54.9 years (SD=18.6), participated.The study design involved scale expert panels criterion standards validity. Participants were...
To study the construct validity of a participation scale, Assessment Life Habits, with older adults having functional limitations. More specifically, aimed to verify ability Habits discriminate between clienteles in 3 living environments, and compare scores independence obtained Functional Autonomy Measurement System (Système de mesure l'autonomie fonctionnelle).Participants were evaluated once System.Eighty-seven (mean age 78.0 years (8.2)) types environment: own home, private nursing home...
To examine the reduction in participation of people who have had a stroke compared with healthy normal aging.Participation was subjects.Forty-six for 2-4 years and 46 participants matched on age, sex living environment.Participation estimated Assessment Life Habits (LIFE-H). The LIFE-H (short version 2.1) is composed 58 daily activities social roles associated to 12 categories Disability Creation Process model. gives separate scores each category, 2 main subsections "Daily activities"...
Objectives: (1) To examine the relationships between measures of impairment and disability for arm leg with a measure handicap (2) to identify or most strongly related situations. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Intensive functional rehabilitation unit community. Patients: One hundred two persons who had stroke. Main outcome measures: Arm impairments disabilities were evaluated reliable valid tests at discharge from rehabilitation. Six months later, situations Assessments Life...
Several dexterity tests have been developed, including the Minnesota Rate of Manipulation Test (MRMT) and a new version, Manual Dexterity (MMDT). The objectives study were: a) to verify test-retest reliability MMDT; b) compare MRMT c) concurrent validity d) establish reference values for elderly people with MMDT. Two hundred forty-seven community-living healthy were evaluated MMDT, two other tests, Box Block (BBT) Purdue Pegboard (PP). Thirty-five them twice MMDT 44 both MRMT. results show...
There is mounting interest by professionals working in the rehabilitation sciences related to concept of participation, especially given increasing numbers individuals worldwide living with chronic illnesses. It now internationally agreed that participation level influenced both personal and environmental factors. The question arises as meaning 'optimal' participation. main objective this article provide a reflective look at 'optimality' for without disability explore relation response...
AbstractBackground and purpose: People who have had a stroke may difficulty resuming some of their previous activities, which leads to decline in participation daily activities social roles. The purposes this study were compare 6 months (T1) between 2 4 years (T2) after discharge from rehabilitation unit verify if any changes associated with personal environmental factors. Method: Participation people was measured at T1 T2 the Assessment Life Habits. Results: A significant reduction (p <...
First, to identify occupational therapists' stroke rehabilitation practices related leisure and social aspects of participation potential explanatory variables associated with these practices. Secondly, desired assessment treatment participation.A Canada-wide telephone survey.A random sample 480 therapists providing rehabilitation.Two case studies were created: one representing a patient receiving inpatient rehabilitation; the other community-based rehabilitation. A standardized...