Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Volume 40, Issue 6 (2024)

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Research Reports

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Validity and reliability of the Glittre-ADL test in individuals with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Gustavo P. Reinaldo PT, Cintia L. P. Araújo MSc, PT, Bárbara Schneider PT, Juliessa Florian PhD, PT, Scheila C. Machado PT, Bruno Hochhegger PhD, PT & Pedro Dal Lago ScD, PT
Pages: 1101-1109
Published online: 12 Feb 2022
AbstractforValidity and reliability of the Glittre-ADL test in individuals with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | Full Text | References | PDF (409.8 KB)
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Short physical performance battery in the pre and postoperative myocardial revascularization surgery in older adults: Reliability, hemodynamic responses, subjective perceived exertion, and adverse events
Letícia Ferronato, Danielle Vieira, Ana Rodrigues, Christian Coronel & Núbia Pereira de Avelar
Pages: 1110-1120
Published online: 28 Oct 2022
AbstractforShort physical performance battery in the pre and postoperative myocardial revascularization surgery in older adults: Reliability, hemodynamic responses, subjective perceived exertion, and adverse events | Full Text | References | PDF (332.3 KB)
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The relationship between fear of falling and functional ability following a multi-component fall prevention program: an analysis of clinical data
Diane Bégin CAT(C), CSCS, MRSc, Marci Janecek BScPT, Luciana G Macedo PT, PhD, Julie Richardson PT, PhD & Sarah Wojkowski PT, PhD
Pages: 1121-1132
Published online: 28 Oct 2022
AbstractforThe relationship between fear of falling and functional ability following a multi-component fall prevention program: an analysis of clinical data | Full Text | References | PDF (833.5 KB)
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Walking speed questionnaire used to estimate gait speed in older adults: Comparisons with testing protocols and diagnostic accuracy
Linda Denney, Misha Eliasziw, Jill Mayer, Laura Gras & Patricia S. Pohl
Pages: 1133-1139
Published online: 28 Oct 2022
AbstractforWalking speed questionnaire used to estimate gait speed in older adults: Comparisons with testing protocols and diagnostic accuracy | Full Text | References | PDF (339.7 KB)
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Physiotherapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mediated model of physiotherapists’ self-efficacy, tele-physiotherapy role stressors, and motivation to provide tele-physiotherapy
Neta Roitenberg, Tamar Pincus & Noa Ben Ami
Pages: 1140-1149
Published online: 28 Oct 2022
AbstractforPhysiotherapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mediated model of physiotherapists’ self-efficacy, tele-physiotherapy role stressors, and motivation to provide tele-physiotherapy | Full Text | References | PDF (383.9 KB)
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High level of post-traumatic stress symptoms in patients with chronic neck pain is associated with poor mental health but does not moderate the outcome of a multimodal physiotherapy programme
Daniel Broholm, Tonny Elmose Andersen, Ole Skov, Birgit Juul-Kristensen, Karen Søgaard & Inge Ris
Pages: 1150-1163
Published online: 31 Oct 2022
AbstractforHigh level of post-traumatic stress symptoms in patients with chronic neck pain is associated with poor mental health but does not moderate the outcome of a multimodal physiotherapy programme | Full Text | References | PDF (1,017.2 KB)
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The relationship between trust and outcomes during physical therapy care for chronic low back pain
Kory J. Zimney PT, DPT, PhD, Emilio Puentedura PT, DPT, PhD, Morey J. Kolber PT, PhD & Adriaan Louw PT, PhD
Pages: 1164-1171
Published online: 25 Oct 2022
AbstractforThe relationship between trust and outcomes during physical therapy care for chronic low back pain | Full Text | References | PDF (333.1 KB)
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The alteration of static and dynamic postural stability among women with breast cancer during taxane-based chemotherapy: a descriptive study
Nida Rattanakrong MS, Akkradate Siriphorn PhD, PT & Sujitra Boonyong PhD, PT
Pages: 1172-1180
Published online: 28 Oct 2022
AbstractforThe alteration of static and dynamic postural stability among women with breast cancer during taxane-based chemotherapy: a descriptive study | Full Text | References | PDF (759.5 KB)
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The relationship between segmental trunk control and gross motor performance in low birth weight born infants
Seval Kutlutürk Yikilmaz PhD, PT, S. Ufuk Yurdalan PhD, PT & Fatma Kaya Narter MD
Pages: 1181-1188
Published online: 28 Oct 2022
AbstractforThe relationship between segmental trunk control and gross motor performance in low birth weight born infants | Full Text | References | PDF (304.5 KB)
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Configuration variability of the six-minute walk test among licensed physical therapists working with neurologic conditions: a pilot survey
Jamie Kuettel PT, DPT, Ralph Curtis Bay PhD & Tara L McIsaac PT, PhD
Pages: 1189-1205
Published online: 07 Nov 2022
AbstractforConfiguration variability of the six-minute walk test among licensed physical therapists working with neurologic conditions: a pilot survey | Full Text | References | PDF (934.5 KB)
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Effect of chronic pain on the occurrence of falls in older adults with disabilities: a prospective cohort study
Hiroya Honda PT, MS, Ryota Ashizawa PT, PhD, Koki Take PT, MS, Tatsuya Hirase PT, PhD, Shinichi Arizono PT, PhD & Yoshinobu Yoshimoto PT, PhD
Pages: 1206-1214
Published online: 06 Nov 2022
AbstractforEffect of chronic pain on the occurrence of falls in older adults with disabilities: a prospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (345 KB)
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Professional practice, competence, and education related to COVID-19: A mixed-methods light study of physiotherapists’ experiences
Michela Bozzolan PT, MSc, Elisa Bighi PT, Antonella Occhi PT, Silvia Mottaran PT, MSc, Giulia Simoni PT, OMPT, MSc, Giorgia Valpiani MSc, PhD, Sandra Bombardi MSc & Marco Da Roit PT, MSc
Pages: 1215-1231
Published online: 11 Nov 2022
AbstractforProfessional practice, competence, and education related to COVID-19: A mixed-methods light study of physiotherapists’ experiences | Full Text | References | PDF (742.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Extended physiotherapy after Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay: A prospective pilot study with a before and after design
Katinka Siesage MSc, RPT, Eva Joelsson-Alm PhDRN, Anna Schandl PhD, RN & Emelie Karlsson PhD, RPT
Pages: 1232-1240
Published online: 11 Nov 2022
AbstractforExtended physiotherapy after Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay: A prospective pilot study with a before and after design | Full Text | References | PDF (993.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Analyses of weight-bearing asymmetry pattern for standing in the early phase after stroke: a cross-sectional study
Masahide Inoue, Kazu Amimoto, Yuya Chiba, Daisuke Sekine, Kazuhiro Fukata, Yuji Fujino, Hidetoshi Takahashi & Shigeru Makita
Pages: 1241-1248
Published online: 02 Jan 2023
AbstractforAnalyses of weight-bearing asymmetry pattern for standing in the early phase after stroke: a cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (316 KB)
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General movements in spinal muscular atrophy type 1
Aysu Kahraman PT, PhD, Akmer Mutlu PT, PhD & Ayşe Livanelioğlu PT, PhD
Pages: 1249-1255
Published online: 07 Jan 2023
AbstractforGeneral movements in spinal muscular atrophy type 1 | Full Text | References | PDF (276.8 KB)
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Cross-cultural adaptation, validation and responsiveness of the Persian version of Western Ontario shoulder instability index questionnaire in Persian patients with shoulder instability
Maryam Daghiani MSc, PT, Hossein Negahban PhD, PT, Neda Mostafaee PhD, PT, Mohammad Hosein Ebrahimzadeh MD, Amir Reza Kachooei MD, Ali Moradi MD & Ehsan Vahedi MD
Pages: 1256-1264
Published online: 13 Jan 2023
AbstractforCross-cultural adaptation, validation and responsiveness of the Persian version of Western Ontario shoulder instability index questionnaire in Persian patients with shoulder instability | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Qualitative Research Reports

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The precarity of patient participation - a qualitative interview study of experiences from the acute stroke and rehabilitation journey
Marianne Sivertsen MSc PT, Hanne De Jaegher PhD, Karl Bjørnar Alstadhaug MD, PhD, Ellen Christin Arntzen PhD PT & Britt Normann PhD, PT
Pages: 1265-1280
Published online: 07 Nov 2022
AbstractforThe precarity of patient participation - a qualitative interview study of experiences from the acute stroke and rehabilitation journey | Full Text | References | PDF (870.5 KB)
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Canadian oncology physiotherapists’ perspectives of physical activity in people with advanced cancer: a mixed-methods study
Shirin M. Shallwani, Roanne Thomas, Stéphane Poitras, Karine Toupin-April, Grainne Sheill & Judy King
Pages: 1281-1299
Published online: 28 Oct 2022
AbstractforCanadian oncology physiotherapists’ perspectives of physical activity in people with advanced cancer: a mixed-methods study | Full Text | References | PDF (997.1 KB) | Supplemental
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“People suffer and we see this”: a qualitative study of the forms of patient psychological distress encountered by physiotherapists
Ryan L. McGrath BPhysio (Hons), PT, Tracey Parnell PhD, OT, Sarah Verdon PhD, SLP & Rodney Pope PhD, PT
Pages: 1300-1316
Published online: 03 Nov 2022
Abstractfor“People suffer and we see this”: a qualitative study of the forms of patient psychological distress encountered by physiotherapists | Full Text | References | PDF (992.8 KB)
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Perception of patients with interstitial lung diseases submitted to inspiratory muscle training
Jéssica Blanco Loures MSc, PT, Marcella Guimarães Assis PhD, OT, Hugo Leonardo Alves Pereira PhD, PT, Eliane Viana Mancuzo PhD, MD & Verônica Franco Parreira PhD, PT
Pages: 1317-1325
Published online: 03 Nov 2022
AbstractforPerception of patients with interstitial lung diseases submitted to inspiratory muscle training | Full Text | References | PDF (458 KB)
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Patient experiences of referral practices and primary care physiotherapy for chronic nonspecific low back pain
Eileen M Boyle MNursRes, Kerrie Evans PhD, PT, Sonia Coates M Phty, B Phty, Robyn E Fary PhD, PT, Kim Bennell BAppSci (Physio)) PhD, Michele Sterling PhD, PT, Trudy Rebbeck PhD, PT & Darren J Beales PhD, PT
Pages: 1326-1342
Published online: 04 Nov 2022
AbstractforPatient experiences of referral practices and primary care physiotherapy for chronic nonspecific low back pain | Full Text | References | PDF (694.6 KB)
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Descriptive Reports

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Where do archers hurt? Epidemiology of injuries during archery practice
Pilar Alberola-Zorrilla, Carlos Castaño-Ortiz & Daniel Sánchez-Zuriaga
Pages: 1343-1350
Published online: 03 Nov 2022
AbstractforWhere do archers hurt? Epidemiology of injuries during archery practice | Full Text | References | PDF (781.9 KB)
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Systematic Review

Systematic Review
Efficacy of resistance exercise during hemodialysis on improving lower limb muscle strength in patients with chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Monaline Nascimento Alves PT, Aenoan Souza Soares PT & Patrícia Melo Marinho PhD PT
Pages: 1351-1361
Published online: 03 Nov 2022
AbstractforEfficacy of resistance exercise during hemodialysis on improving lower limb muscle strength in patients with chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials | Full Text | References | PDF (481 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Motor and cognitive response to intensive multidisciplinary therapy: the first reported case of congenital Zika virus syndrome
Gabriela Gama PhD, PT, Maria da Conceição Matias PT, Mell de Luiz Vânia MSc, PT, Thamyris de Sales Regis PT, MSc, André Peregrino-Filho BSc, Jousilene de Sales Tavares PhD, Melania Amorim MD, PhD & Adriana Melo MD, PhD
Pages: 1362-1371
Published online: 10 Jan 2023
AbstractforMotor and cognitive response to intensive multidisciplinary therapy: the first reported case of congenital Zika virus syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Professional Theoretical Article

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Experiences of shifts in physiotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis over time – an autoethnography
Anne Marit Mengshoel PhD, RPT
Pages: 1372-1382
Published online: 24 Jan 2023
AbstractforExperiences of shifts in physiotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis over time – an autoethnography | Full Text | References | PDF (313 KB)
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