BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The brain-predicted age difference (brain-PAD) is a novel marker of neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS). Brain-PAD has been associated with clinical disability in heterogeneous MS patient cohorts of varying ages an...
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to develop indices of feigning spectrum behaviour (FSB) on the Visual Analogue Pain Scale (VAS) Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Impact of Events Scale (IES) in people with whiplash associated disorder (WAD) after mo...
This study aims to solve the problem of the shortage of professional nursing staff and the inability of the quality of nursing services to meet the needs of the elderly. Therefore, a longitudinal research type was adopted for long-term tracking and o...
PURPOSE: The decline in activities of daily living (ADL) among older persons is a significant public health concern. Sarcopenia is a major risk factor for ADL disability. This study aimed to develop and validate an interpretable machine learning (IML...
PURPOSE: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological condition that affects approximately 150 000 people in the UK and presents a significant healthcare burden, including the high costs of disease-modifying treatments (DMTs). DMTs have substant...
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We aimed to externally validate machine learning models developed in Norway by evaluating their predictive outcome of disability and pain 12 months after lumbar disc herniation surgery in a Swedish and Danish cohort.
BACKGROUND: The majority of individuals with chronic stroke have residual upper extremity (UE) disability which they cite as their greatest barrier to recovery. Using orthoses, robotic devices, and functional electrical stimulation (FES) represent re...
As a comprehensive perspective on functioning is useful in patient assessments, the WHO developed the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) to provide a standardized terminology and framework for describing and cla...
BACKGROUND: Stroke-induced upper limb dysfunction requires functional assessment and rehabilitation. The intelligent rehabilitation assessment and virtual reality training system for upper limb motor function in stroke can accurately and objectively ...
BACKGROUND: The Neurostatus-Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) is the most frequently used measure of disability in multiple sclerosis (MS) trials. However, EDSS scores ⩾4.5 are mainly based on ambulation and may fail to capture relevant disabil...
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