• Adherence to a Long-Term Physical Activity and Exercise Program After Stroke Applied in a Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Gunnes, Mari; Langhammer, Birgitta; Aamot, Inger Lise; Lydersen, Stian; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Indredavik, Bent; Reneflot, Kristine Helen; Schroeter, Walburga; Askim, Torunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Persistent physical activity is important to maintain motor function across all stages after stroke. Objective The objective of this study was to investigate adherence to an 18-month physical activity and ...
    • Balance and Gait After First Minor Ischemic Stroke in People 70 Years of Age or Younger: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study 

      Hamre, Sophia Charlotta; Fure, Brynjar; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Vlachos, Georgios; Ursin, Marie Helene; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      BACKGROUND: Two-thirds of patients with stroke experience only mild impairments in the acute phase, and the proportion of patients <70 years is increasing. Knowledge about balance and gait and predictive factors are scarce ...
    • Creating and Validating a Shortened Version of the Community Balance and Mobility Scale for Application in People Who Are 61 to 70 Years of Age 

      Gordt, Katharina; Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie; Taraldsen, Kristin; Bergquist, Ronny; Van Ancum, Jeanine M.; Nerz, Corinna; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Maier, Andrea B.; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Egberta; Becker, Clemens; Schwenk, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background The Community Balance and Mobility Scale (CBM) has been shown to be reliable and valid for detecting subtle balance and mobility deficits in people who are 61 to 70 years of age. However, item redundancy and ...
    • Health Competency Standards in Physical Therapist Practice 

      Dean, Elizabeth; Skinner, Margot; Myezwa, Hellen; M’kumbuzi, Vyvienne; Mostert, Karien; Parra, Diana C.; Shirley, Debra; Söderlund, Anne; deAndrade, Dornelas; Abaraogu, Ukashukwu; Bruno, Selma; Clark, Diane; Gylfadottir, Sigridur Sif; Jones, Alice; Veluswamy, Sundar Kumar; Lomi, Constantina; Moffat, Marilyn; Morris, David; Stensdotter, Ann-Katrin; Wong, Wai Pong (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Although the physical therapist profession is the leading established, largely nonpharmacological health profession in the world and is committed to health promotion and noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention, these have ...
    • Physical activity behavior and its association with global cognitive function three months after stroke: The Nor-COAST study. 

      Luzum, Geske; Gunnes, Mari; Lydersen, Stian; Saltvedt, Ingvild Tina; Thingstad, Anne Pernille Mæhle; Thrane, Gyrd; Askim, Torunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objective - The purposes of this study were to determine the association between physical activity (PA) behavior and global cognitive function 3 months after stroke and to explore the role of physical capacity as a mediating ...