5 results on '"Leonard S. W. Li"'
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2. The Effect of Mirror Visual Feedback on Spatial Neglect for Patients after Stroke: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial
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Kenneth N. K. Fong, K. H. Ting, Xinfei Zhang, Christina S. F. Yau, and Leonard S. W. Li
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General Neuroscience ,mirror visual feedback ,stroke ,spatial neglect ,allocentric neglect ,bilateral arm movement - Abstract
We investigated the effects of mirror visual feedback (MVF), with reference to using a glass wall or a covered mirror, on the reduction of spatial neglect for patients with stroke. A total of 21 subacute patients with left spatial neglect after right-hemispheric stroke were randomly assigned to 3 groups: MVF, sham 1 (viewing the hemiparetic arm through the transparent glass during bilateral arm movement) and sham 2 (using a covered mirror). The 3-week treatment program for all groups consisted of 12 sessions of movement tasks for the hemiparetic arm graded according to the severity of arm impairments. Blinded assessments were administered at pre/post and a three-week follow-up. The results showed that there was no significant advantage for MVF than sham 1; however, MVF was more beneficial than sham 2, as shown by the line crossing (p = 0.022). Improvement in discriminating the left-gap figures on the left and right side of the page in the Gap Detection Test was greater in MVF than using the covered mirror (p = 0.013; p = 0.010), showing a slight advantage of MVF in alleviating allocentric symptoms. Our study confirms that MVF was superior to using a covered mirror as a method for reducing spatial neglect and in alleviating its allocentric symptoms, but no significant advantage over bilateral arm movement through transparent glass was found. Further research in comparing their therapeutic effects is warranted.
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- 2022
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3. Neurological rehabilitation
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Joseph S. K. Kwan, Mona M. Y. Tse, and Leonard S. W. Li
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Neurological rehabilitation aims to help people regain functional independence from physical and cognitive disabilities caused by neurological injuries or diseases, improving their participation in the society and quality of life. Among older patients, the more common need for neurological rehabilitation arises from acute stroke, traumatic brain injury, or spinal cord damage. There has been a recent paradigm shift in the approach of neurological rehabilitation towards promoting neural reorganization, restructure and modification of brain activity patterns (neuroplasticity). Stroke patients benefit from organized interdisciplinary care within a comprehensive stroke unit, followed by early supported discharge in the community. Early intensive therapy and prevention of complications such as infections are the key components of acute neurological rehabilitation. In the post-acute period, a problem-oriented approach using evidence-based strategies can enhance neuroplasticity and patient outcome. Special attention is needed for traumatic brain injury and spinal injury, younger patients, and those with neurocognitive dysfunction.
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- 2017
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4. Validation of the World Health Organization Assessment Schedule II Chinese Traditional Version (WHODAS II CT) in persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses for Chinese population
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Tsan Hon Liou, Anchor T.F. Hung, Peter K. K. Poon, Zhuo Ying Qiu, Eddie S L Chow, Leonard S W Li, Mike K. T. Cheung, and Daniel Y. T. Fong
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Adult ,Cross-Cultural Comparison ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Psychometrics ,Concurrent validity ,World Health Organization ,Severity of Illness Index ,Disability Evaluation ,Cronbach's alpha ,Chinese traditional ,Humans ,Medicine ,Disabled Persons ,Aged ,Language ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Reproducibility of Results ,Construct validity ,Middle Aged ,Whodas ii ,Social Participation ,Confirmatory factor analysis ,Test (assessment) ,Convergent validity ,Family medicine ,Chronic Disease ,Linear Models ,Quality of Life ,Physical therapy ,Female ,Factor Analysis, Statistical ,business - Abstract
The aim of this study is to test the psychometric properties and validity of the World Health Organization Assessment Schedule II Chinese Traditional Version (WHODAS II CT) in Traditional Chinese-speaking persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses.The WHODAS II CT has been administrated to a sample of 1020 persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses. The construct validity, internal consistency, concurrent validity and convergent validity were evaluated.WHODAS II CT showed a satisfactory model fit for the second-order confirmatory factor analysis model (χ(2)/df = 3.05, root means square error of approximation = 0.053, comparative fit index = 0.912, standardized root mean square residual = 0.076), high internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.98), high correlation with all domains of Dartmouth Primary Care Cooperative Research Network/World Organization of National Colleges, Academies, and Academic Associations of General Practices/Family Physicians (COOP/WONCA) charts (partial correlation coefficient ranged from 0.26 to 0.74) and significance between persons with and without co-morbidity (all regression coefficients0).WHODAS II CT is a reliable and valid instrument to measure the disability in persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses among Traditional Chinese-speaking population. A further study is required to validate the short version of WHODAS II in order to enhance its applicability in usual and clinical practices. Implications for Rehabilitation This is the first study to evaluate the reliability and validity of WHODAS II in persons with disability and chronic illnesses among Traditional Chinese-speaking population. The WHODAS II CT is a valid instrument in Chinese adults with disabilities and chronic illnesses. The WHODAS II CT is recommended to be used in population-based survey to investigate the health needs of persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses as well as in the rehabilitation programs as an outcome measure.
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- 2014
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5. Oral health promotion interventions on oral yeast in hospitalised and medically compromised patients: a systematic review
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Otto L T, Lam, H M H N, Bandara, Lakshman P, Samaranayake, Colman, McGrath, and Leonard S W, Li
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Clinical Trials as Topic ,Cross Infection ,Inpatients ,Mouth ,Antifungal Agents ,Candidiasis ,Mouthwashes ,Saliva, Artificial ,Oral Health ,Health Promotion ,Oral Hygiene ,Drug Resistance, Fungal ,Humans ,Candida ,Disinfectants - Abstract
Yeast are major aetiological agents of localised oral mucosal lesions, and are also leading causes of nosocomial bloodstream infections. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of oral health promotion interventions on the prevalence and incidence of these opportunistic oral pathogens in hospitalised and medically compromised patients. The PubMed, ISI Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases were searched for clinical trials assessing the effect of oral health promotion interventions on oral yeast. Chlorhexidine delivered in a variety of oral hygiene products appeared to have some effect on oral yeast, although some studies found equivocal effects. Although a wide array of other compounds have also been investigated, their clinical effectiveness remains to be substantiated. Likewise, the utility of mechanical oral hygiene interventions and other oral health promotion measures such as topical application of salivary substitute, remains unsettled. Although many chemical agents contained in oral hygiene products have proven in vitro activity against oral yeast, their clinical effectiveness and potential role as adjuncts or alternative therapies to conventional treatment remains to be confirmed by further high-quality randomised controlled trials. This is pertinent, given the recent emergence of yeast resistance to conventional antifungal agents.
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- 2011
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