scholarly journals Relationship between questionnaire survey results of vibration complaints of wheelchair users and vibration transmissibility of manual wheelchair

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
setsuo Maeda ◽  
Makoto Futatsuka ◽  
Jiro Yonesaki ◽  
Maki Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Manual Wheelchair ◽  
Vibration Transmissibility ◽  
Survey Results

scholarly journals Feedback of patient survey on medication improves the management of polypharmacy: a pilot trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuta Hirose ◽  
Kiyoshi Shikino ◽  
Yoshiyuki Ohira ◽  
Sumihide Matsuoka ◽  
Chihiro Mikami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Patient Survey ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Oral Medications ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Survey Results

Abstract Background Patient awareness surveys on polypharmacy have been reported previously, but no previous study has examined the effects of sending feedback to health professionals on reducing medication use. Our study aimed to conduct a patient survey to examine factors contributing to polypharmacy, feedback the results to health professionals, and analyze the resulting changes in the number of polypharmacy patients and prescribed medications. Methods After conducting a questionnaire survey of patients in Study 1, we provided its results to the healthcare professionals, and then surveyed the number of polypharmacy patients and oral medications using a before-after comparative study design in Study 2. In Study 1, we examined polypharmacy and its contributing factors by performing logistic regression analysis. In Study 2, we performed a t-test and a chi-square test. Results In the questionnaire survey, significant differences were found in the following 3 items: age (odds ratio (OR) = 3.14; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.01–4.91), number of medical institutions (OR = 2.34; 95%CI = 1.50–3.64), and patients’ difficulty with asking their doctors to deprescribe their medications (OR = 2.21; 95%CI = 1.25–3.90). After the feedback, the number of polypharmacy patients decreased from 175 to 159 individuals and the mean number of prescribed medications per patient decreased from 8.2 to 7.7 (p < 0.001, respectively). Conclusions Providing feedback to health professionals on polypharmacy survey results may lead to a decrease in the number of polypharmacy patients. Factors contributing to polypharmacy included age (75 years or older), the number of medical institutions (2 or more institutions), and patients’ difficulty with asking their physicians to deprescribe their medications. Feedback to health professionals reduced the percentage of polypharmacy patients and the number of prescribed medications. Trial registration UMIN. Registered 21 June 2020 - Retrospectively registered, https://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index-j.htm

scholarly journals Pain and its impact on functioning and disability in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury: a protocol for a mixed-methods study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e044152
Author(s):  
Mokgadi Kholofelo Mashola ◽  
Elzette Korkie ◽  
Diphale Joyce Mothabeng
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
South African ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Pain Medication ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Medication Misuse ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Manual Wheelchair ◽  
Cord Injury

IntroductionApproximately 80% of people with spinal cord injury experience clinically significant chronic pain. Pain (whether musculoskeletal or neuropathic) is consistently rated as one of the most difficult problems to manage and negatively affects the individual’s physical, psychological and social functioning and increases the risk of pain medication misuse and poor mental health. The aim of this study is to therefore determine the presence of pain and its impact on functioning and disability as well as to develop a framework for self-management of pain for South African manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.Methods and analysisCommunity-dwelling participants with spinal cord injury will be invited to participate in this three-phase study. Phase 1 will use a quantitative, correlational design to determine factors related to pain such as pectoralis minor length, scapular dyskinesis, wheelchair functioning, physical quality of life, community reintegration and pain medication misuse. Demographic determinants of pain such as age, gender, type of occupation, completeness of injury and neurological level of injury will also be investigated. Participants with pain identified in phase 1 will be invited to partake in a qualitative descriptive and contextually designed phase 2 to explore their lived experience of pain through in-depth interviews. The results of phases 1 and 2 will then be used with the assistance from experts to develop a framework for self-management of pain using a modified Delphi study. Data analysis will include descriptive and inferential statistics (quantitative data) and thematic content analysis (qualitative data).Ethics and disseminationApproval for this study is granted by the Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee of the University of the Pretoria (approval number 125/2018). This study is registered with the South African National Health Research Database (reference GP201806005). This study’s findings will be shared in academic conferences and published in scientific peer-reviewed journals.

scholarly journals Effect of service dogs on manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury: A pilot study

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffroy Hubert ◽  
Michel Tousignant ◽  
Fran�ois Routhier ◽  
H�l�ne Corriveau ◽  
No�l Champagne
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Service Dogs ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Manual Wheelchair ◽  
Cord Injury

Evaluating the Functionality and Usability of Two Novel Wheelchair Anti-Rollback Devices for Ramp Ascent in Manual Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury

PM&R ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 483-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan L. Deems-Dluhy ◽  
Chandrasekaran Jayaraman ◽  
Steve Green ◽  
Mark V. Albert ◽  
Arun Jayaraman
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Manual Wheelchair ◽  
Cord Injury

Questionnaire survey results of career support working group

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 442-450
Author(s):  
Taisuke Kato ◽  
Fumiko Okazaki ◽  
Yukiko Hiraguchi ◽  
Masaki Futamura ◽  
Motoko Yasutomi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Career Support ◽  
Survey Results

scholarly journals Clinical Management of Asthma by Respiratory Specialists versus General Practitioners: Questionnaire Survey Results Over 6 Years

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 1003-1011
Author(s):  
Megumi Hamaguchi ◽  
Yasuyuki Taooka ◽  
Mika Nakao ◽  
Kazuhisa Nakashima ◽  
Takamasa Hotta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Survey Results
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