Journal article
Changing practice in the assessment and treatment of somatosensory loss in stroke survivors: Protocol for a knowledge translation study
LS Cahill, NA Lannin, YYK Mak-Yuen, ML Turville, LM Carey
BMC Health Services Research | BMC | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: The treatment of somatosensory loss in the upper limb after stroke has been historically overshadowed by therapy focused on motor recovery. A double-blind randomized controlled trial has demonstrated the effectiveness of SENSe (Study of the Effectiveness of Neurorehabilitation on Sensation) therapy to retrain somatosensory discrimination after stroke. Given the acknowledged prevalence of upper limb sensory loss after stroke and the evidence-practice gap that exists in this area, effort is required to translate the published research to clinical practice. The aim of this study is to determine whether evidence-based knowledge translation strategies change the practice of occupation..
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Awarded by State Government of Victoria
Funding Acknowledgements
We acknowledge support for the project from a Building Healthy Communities Grant from La Trobe University (# 1023514) and a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) partnership grant (# 1134495). LSC, YYKM and MLT are supported by La Trobe University Post Graduate Scholarships. Support for LMC is acknowledged from the James S. McDonnell Foundation twenty-first Century Science Initiative in Cognitive Rehabilitation - Collaborative Award (# 220020413, LMC); NHMRC project grants (# 191214 and # 1022694, LMC); Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program; an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship awarded to LMC (#FT0992299). NAL is supported by a Translating Research into Practice (TRIP) fellowship from the NHMRC (# 1112158).