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Full-Text Articles in Rehabilitation and Therapy
Care Coordination For Community Transitions For Individuals Post-Stroke Returning To Low-Resource Rural Communities, Patrick H. Kitzman, Keisha Hudson, Violet Sylvia, Frances Feltner, Johnnie Lovins
Care Coordination For Community Transitions For Individuals Post-Stroke Returning To Low-Resource Rural Communities, Patrick H. Kitzman, Keisha Hudson, Violet Sylvia, Frances Feltner, Johnnie Lovins
Physical Therapy Faculty Publications
High rates of hospital readmissions have been shown within 12 months post-discharge from inpatient rehabilitation following stroke. Multiple studies coupled with our previous work indicate a need for care support for stroke survivors’ transitions to the community. The Kentucky Care Coordination for Community Transitions (KC3T) program was developed to provide access to medical, social, and environmental services to support community transitions for individuals with neurological conditions and their caregivers living in Kentucky. This program assessment was conducted to determine the effectiveness of using a specially trained community health worker to support community transitions. Thirty acute stroke survivors were …
Self-Reported Adherence To Physical Activity For Cancer Survivors: An Update From The 2015 Nhis Database, Andrew Jackson Shearer
Self-Reported Adherence To Physical Activity For Cancer Survivors: An Update From The 2015 Nhis Database, Andrew Jackson Shearer
Theses and Dissertations--Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in America. It’s been suggested that regular physical activity (PA) can improve health outcomes in cancer survivors. An estimate from BRFSS data (2009) suggested that 47% of all cancer survivors met recommended guidelines and that this estimate was not different from the population at large (48%). Several factors were examined from these BRFSS data to determine whether subgroups of survivors existed who might benefit from interventions aimed at improving their PA status. The purpose of this investigation was to obtain more recent estimates of adherence to established PA guidelines for cancer survivors. …