Browsing by Subject "Stroke"
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of an 8-week Intervention for Reducing Sedentary Time and Increasing Physical Activity Levels for People with Acquired Brain Injury
(2023-07-19)Nova Scotia Health designed the Physical Activity After Acquired Brain Injury (PABI) program to improve the movement behaviours and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with acquired brain injury (ABI). It was ... -
MODIFIED CONSTRAINT INDUCED MOVEMENT THERAPY TO IMPROVE UPPER EXTREMITY FUNCTION POST-STROKE IN CANADIAN NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION
(2014-09-10)Recovery of upper extremity (UE) function after stroke is often incomplete. Incorporating evidence-based treatments early in rehabilitation can promote better recovery. One intervention, constraint induced movement therapy ... -
The Role of Attentional Control in Working Memory: Effects of Cognitive Load, Aging, and Stroke
(2015-01-16)Working memory is a limited capacity system that relies on attentional control mechanisms to filter out task irrelevant information for optimal performance (Broadbent, 1958). The aim of this dissertation was to investigate ... -
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? INVESTIGATING VISUAL OBSERVATIONAL BEHAVIOUR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND UNTRAINED OBSERVERS
(2015-01-06)Assessments within occupational therapy frequently are dominated by observation-based information gathering. However, it remains unknown how therapists gather and interpret visual information, and there have been few ...