11 research outputs found
Coping with Tourette’s syndrome: a meta-ethnography of individual and family perspectives
Objective This systematic review and meta-ethnography aimed to examine how children, adults and families cope with Tourette’s syndrome (TS). Methods A systematic search of four databases was completed in October 2022. Sixteen papers met the inclusion criteria and were synthesised using Noblit and Hare’s (Citation1988) meta-ethnographic approach. Results Three themes were constructed: redefining the self and social identity, controlling the visible presentation of Tourette’s syndrome, and challenging the narrative. Conclusion Findings indicate that coping involves the need to integrate TS with identity, to exert control over tics and to challenge the misrepresentations of TS in wider society. A supportive environment provided by parents and friends enables individuals to feel proud that they can control their tics, and this allows for the positive integration of TS into identity. Raising awareness at a societal level through educational campaigns is important when aiming to improve coping with a stigmatised condition. Further research is recommended, for example, to understand how common co-occurring conditions, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, impact coping
Cognitive functioning in persons with lower limb amputations: A review
Purpose. To review the literature on cognitive functioning in persons with lower limb
amputations.
Method. A search of the MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Web of Science databases was carried
out.
Results. Thirty papers were found that met the inclusion criteria. The studies were
characterised by heterogeneity of design, methodological quality, sample characteristics,
assessment of cognitive functioning, and outcomes examined. The research published to date
suggests that cognitive impairment is more prevalent among persons with lower limb
amputations than in the general population, and is linked with a number of important
outcomes in this patient group, including mobility, prosthesis use, and maintenance of
independence following amputation.
Conclusions. These findings highlight the importance of assessing the cognitive abilities of
persons with lower limb amputations. An understanding of the cognitive profile of these
patients could assist rehabilitation teams in determining their suitability for prosthetic or
wheelchair rehabilitation, ascertaining appropriate and realistic goals for rehabilitation, and
tailoring rehabilitation programmes to patients’ strengths so that maximal mobility and
independence is achieve
Cognitive functioning in persons with lower limb amputations: A review
Purpose. To review the literature on cognitive functioning in persons with lower limb
amputations.
Method. A search of the MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Web of Science databases was carried
out.
Results. Thirty papers were found that met the inclusion criteria. The studies were
characterised by heterogeneity of design, methodological quality, sample characteristics,
assessment of cognitive functioning, and outcomes examined. The research published to date
suggests that cognitive impairment is more prevalent among persons with lower limb
amputations than in the general population, and is linked with a number of important
outcomes in this patient group, including mobility, prosthesis use, and maintenance of
independence following amputation.
Conclusions. These findings highlight the importance of assessing the cognitive abilities of
persons with lower limb amputations. An understanding of the cognitive profile of these
patients could assist rehabilitation teams in determining their suitability for prosthetic or
wheelchair rehabilitation, ascertaining appropriate and realistic goals for rehabilitation, and
tailoring rehabilitation programmes to patients’ strengths so that maximal mobility and
independence is achieve
A 20-Year Systematic Review of the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ Test across Neurodegenerative Conditions
Social cognition has a broad theoretical definition, which includes the ability to mentalise, i.e., recognise and infer mental states to explain and predict another’s behaviour. There is growing recognition of the clinical, diagnostic, and prognostic value of assessing a person’s ability to perform social cognitive tasks, particularly aspects of theory of mind, such as mentalising. One such measure of mentalising is the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ test (RMET). This systematic review and meta-analysis consider performance on the RMET, applied to people with neurodegenerative conditions in matched control studies, since its publication in 2001. Overall, this review includes 22 papers with data from N = 800 participants with neurodegenerative conditions: Alzheimer’s disease, n = 31; Parkinson’s disease, n = 221; Lewy body dementia, n = 33; motor neuron disease, n = 218; Huntington’s disease n = 80; multiple sclerosis, n = 217; and N = 601 matched typical controls. Our meta-analyses show that deficits in mentalising, as measured by the RMET, are consistently reported across neurodegenerative conditions, with participants in both early and late disease stages being affected. Social cognition is an emerging field of cognitive neuroscience requiring specific and sensitive measurement across each subdomain. Adult-based meta-normative data feature, for which future groups or individuals could be compared against, and hypotheses relating to the source of these mentalising deficits are further discussed. This review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020182874)
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A 20-Year Systematic Review of the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ Test across Neurodegenerative Conditions
Peer reviewed: TrueSocial cognition has a broad theoretical definition, which includes the ability to mentalise, i.e., recognise and infer mental states to explain and predict another’s behaviour. There is growing recognition of the clinical, diagnostic, and prognostic value of assessing a person’s ability to perform social cognitive tasks, particularly aspects of theory of mind, such as mentalising. One such measure of mentalising is the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ test (RMET). This systematic review and meta-analysis consider performance on the RMET, applied to people with neurodegenerative conditions in matched control studies, since its publication in 2001. Overall, this review includes 22 papers with data from N = 800 participants with neurodegenerative conditions: Alzheimer’s disease, n = 31; Parkinson’s disease, n = 221; Lewy body dementia, n = 33; motor neuron disease, n = 218; Huntington’s disease n = 80; multiple sclerosis, n = 217; and N = 601 matched typical controls. Our meta-analyses show that deficits in mentalising, as measured by the RMET, are consistently reported across neurodegenerative conditions, with participants in both early and late disease stages being affected. Social cognition is an emerging field of cognitive neuroscience requiring specific and sensitive measurement across each subdomain. Adult-based meta-normative data feature, for which future groups or individuals could be compared against, and hypotheses relating to the source of these mentalising deficits are further discussed. This review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020182874)
Recommended from our members
A 20-Year Systematic Review of the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ Test across Neurodegenerative Conditions
Social cognition has a broad theoretical definition, which includes the ability to mentalise, i.e., recognise and infer mental states to explain and predict another’s behaviour. There is growing recognition of the clinical, diagnostic, and prognostic value of assessing a person’s ability to perform social cognitive tasks, particularly aspects of theory of mind, such as mentalising. One such measure of mentalising is the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ test (RMET). This systematic review and meta-analysis consider performance on the RMET, applied to people with neurodegenerative conditions in matched control studies, since its publication in 2001. Overall, this review includes 22 papers with data from N = 800 participants with neurodegenerative conditions: Alzheimer’s disease, n = 31; Parkinson’s disease, n = 221; Lewy body dementia, n = 33; motor neuron disease, n = 218; Huntington’s disease n = 80; multiple sclerosis, n = 217; and N = 601 matched typical controls. Our meta-analyses show that deficits in mentalising, as measured by the RMET, are consistently reported across neurodegenerative conditions, with participants in both early and late disease stages being affected. Social cognition is an emerging field of cognitive neuroscience requiring specific and sensitive measurement across each subdomain. Adult-based meta-normative data feature, for which future groups or individuals could be compared against, and hypotheses relating to the source of these mentalising deficits are further discussed. This review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020182874).</jats:p
Self-reported outcomes and patterns of service engagement after an acquired brain injury: a long-term follow-up study
Primary Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics, self-reported outcomes in domains relating to
activities of daily living and patterns of service engagement in the survivors of a moderate-to-severe
acquired brain injury over seven years.
Research Design: A longitudinal research design was used.
Methods and Procedures: Thirty-two individuals who sustained a moderate-to-severe acquired brain
injury completed a Sociodemographic and Support Questionnaire at one (t1) and seven years (t2) after
completing a publicly funded inpatient neurorehabilitation program.
Main Outcomes and Results: There were minimal changes in independent living, mobility, ability to
maintain key relationships and in return to work in the interval between t1 and t2. Sixty-nine percent of
participants engaged with two or more allied health professional services and 75% engaged with support
services in the community over the seven years.
Conclusions: There were minimal additional gains in outcomes relating to activities of daily-living and
there was a high level of service need in the first decade postinjury. Young and middle-aged individuals
who sustain an ABI may continue to live in the community for decades with some level of disability and
may require ongoing access to service