dc.contributor.author | Oh, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Gustafsson, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Eames, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-07T03:31:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-11-07T03:31:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2058-6124 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s41394-019-0215-7 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/388962 | |
dc.description.abstract | Study design: Survey research design. Objectives: To describe current practice methods for oedema management in people with tetraplegia. Setting: Australia. Methods: Online survey with open and closed questions regarding clinical practice trends in the assessment and treatment of oedema in the hands in people with tetraplegia. Results: Seventeen occupational therapists working in spinal cord injury (SCI) in Australia completed the survey. Oedema was identified by visual inspection (n = 17, 100%) and recorded using circumferential tape measurement (n = 13, 76%). Elevation was used by all participants in conjunction with compression gloves (n = 13, 76%), retrograde massage (n = 13, 76%), compression bandaging (n = 12, 71%) and the boxing glove splint (n = 9, 53%). Participants stated that oedema presented challenges to patients with difficulty exercising (n = 11, 65%), changes to body image (n = 5, 29%) and pain (n = 4, 24%). Conclusion: Assessment and treatment practices were not consistent. Oedema in the hands in people with tetraplegia was perceived to have various impacts on a person's rehabilitation and hand function. The findings highlight the need for research evidence to guide practice. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group | |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 71: 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 71: 6 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Spinal cord series and cases | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 5 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3202 | |
dc.subject.keywords | Oedema | |
dc.subject.keywords | Quality of life | |
dc.title | Current practice trends of oedema management in the hands of people with tetraplegia in Australia | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Oh, S; Gustafsson, L; Eames, S, Current practice trends of oedema management in the hands of people with tetraplegia in Australia, Spinal cord series and cases, 2019, 5 (1), pp. 71: 1-71: 6 | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-07-18 | |
dc.date.updated | 2019-11-04T05:24:01Z | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Gustafsson, Louise | |