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Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation as Modern-Day Medical Challenge in Older Adults
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Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation as Modern-Day Medical Challenge in Older Adults

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Rehabilitation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 3075

This Special Issue is endorsed by the Polish Society of Physiotherapy:

It is the Society’s view that this Special Issue project, as presently continued by the Editors of Journal of Clinical Medicine, does indeed aim to address a wide spectrum of topical issues in the domain of geriatric rehabilitation, whilst focusing at the same time on the steadily growing potential of virtual reality (VR) technological solutions, effectively coming to the aid of conventional rehabilitation management, as proposed until recently.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Marek Zak

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Institute of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, Zeromskiego 5, 25-369 Kielce, Poland
Interests: physiotherapy; postural control and foot deformities; functional capacity and dual-task activities in older adults; physical activity; frailty; body composition and dietary supplementation; lifestyle and public health; geriatrics
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Prof. Dr. R. Scott Ward

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Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Interests: physical therapy; burn injury and rehabilitation; muscle loss and recovery
Prof. Dr. Jorunn L. Helbostad

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Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Interests: movement disorders and falls at old age; prevention of functional decline at old age; measurement and interventions related to balance, gait and physical activity; development of mobile health technology solutions for promotion of movement

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The steady aging of the world’s population poses a widely acknowledged challenge to many domains of human life. This has prompted academic researchers to seek viable, technologically aided solutions to make the individual aging process a far more positive experience. The main focus is enhancing overall functional self-reliance in seniors and eliminating any undue anxiety from their daily life. This is why we aim to present a wide scope of research, mostly addressing innovative applications of modern technologies, e.g., virtual reality (VR). Such an approach drives overall development and promotes appreciable advances in geriatric physiotherapy and rehabilitation worldwide.

We strongly believe this Special Issue will offer a perfect platform for sharing professional experience gained in different domains of geriatric medicine. Both academic investigators and hands-on clinical practitioners will thus be offered an excellent opportunity to compare their insights into patients from this particular age group. Technologically aided solutions, as developed by academic researchers, therefore stand a good chance of being readily introduced and applied in mainstream physiotherapeutic management, especially once they have been proven easy to handle, portable, and shown to offer patients a welcome, radical change from a dreary exercise routine through all-round sensory stimulation, e.g., versatile VR technology solutions. Innovations tend to move things forward. This also seems to hold true for practicing physiotherapy and rehabilitation in older adults.

With this purpose in mind, we welcome submissions of original research papers and reviews to this Special Issue, which should prove this assertion beyond reasonable doubt.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in IJERPH.

Prof. Dr. Marek Zak
Prof. Dr. R. Scott Ward
Prof. Dr. Jorunn L. Helbostad
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Clinical Medicine is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • physiotherapy
  • rehabilitation
  • falls
  • frailty
  • pain
  • cognitive problems
  • muscle and joint problems
  • neurological conditions
  • pulmonary problems
  • geriatrics

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The Odds of One-Year Mortality in Bedridden Geriatric Patients Discharged from Acute Rehabilitation Ward Are Increased Eightfold If the Patients Have Three or More Complications
by Jure Aljinović, Blaž Barun, Ana Poljičanin, Darko Kero, Marija Matijaca, Dora Dujmović and Ivanka Marinović
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(2), 537; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13020537 - 17 Jan 2024
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Low muscle strength, functional score at discharge, and complications during a ten-day rehabilitation hospital stay can affect mortality rates in bedridden geriatric patients. This was a prospective observational study in a cohort of 105 bedridden geriatric patients admitted to the Rehabilitation ward after [...] Read more.
Low muscle strength, functional score at discharge, and complications during a ten-day rehabilitation hospital stay can affect mortality rates in bedridden geriatric patients. This was a prospective observational study in a cohort of 105 bedridden geriatric patients admitted to the Rehabilitation ward after a major illness or surgery. All participants had a severe dependency on another person (Barthel’s Index < 60). The one-year mortality rate in this cohort was 15.2%, with further subdivision according to the number of complications: 61.5% in patients with ≥3 complications during hospitalization, 17.6% in patients with two complications, 9.5% with one complication, and 3% in patients with no complications. The Barthel Index at discharge (OR = 0.95; p = 0.003) and ≥3 medical complications (OR = 8.33; p = 0.005) during rehabilitation ward stay were significant predictors for one-year mortality. The odds of one-year mortality after discharge increased eightfold in patients with ≥3 medical complications. Sarcopenia, age, and sex were not significant predictors of mortality in this cohort. The 10-day acute rehabilitation was too short to achieve progress from severe to moderate independence in 60% of patients. The Barthel Index at discharge and a number of complications affect the mortality rate. These findings provide valuable insights into the complex dynamics of mortality and functional outcomes in bedridden geriatric patients. Full article
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Rehabilitation in Older Adults Affected by Immobility Syndrome, Aided by Virtual Reality Technology: A Narrative Review
by Marek Zak, Magdalena Wasik, Tomasz Sikorski, Krzysztof Aleksandrowicz, Renata Miszczuk, Daniel Courteix, Frederic Dutheil, Aneta Januszko-Szakiel and Waldemar Brola
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(17), 5675; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12175675 - 31 Aug 2023
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Individual mobility deficit in older adults induces a variety of medical conditions, diminishing their functional capacity in pursuing activities of daily living. In immobility syndrome patients, such conditions are prone further deterioration through a drastically reduced scope of physical activity, owing mostly to [...] Read more.
Individual mobility deficit in older adults induces a variety of medical conditions, diminishing their functional capacity in pursuing activities of daily living. In immobility syndrome patients, such conditions are prone further deterioration through a drastically reduced scope of physical activity, owing mostly to poor self-motivation and the monotonous character of conventional rehabilitation regimens. As evidenced by published research, virtual reality technology solutions in rehabilitation management actually add significantly to patients’ self-motivation, while promoting their active involvement in therapy through visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic stimuli. Effective rehabilitation training aided by virtual reality solutions helps patients acquire specific physical and cognitive skills to be subsequently emulated in the real-world environment. The extra added advantage lies in facilitating such training within patients’ own home environments, combined with online monitoring of their progress, when not personally supervised by a physiotherapist, which also boosts the overall cost effectiveness of the therapeutic management itself. This narrative review appears to be the very first one principally focused on critically comparing individual immobilisation with immobility syndrome, especially through the application of the Authors’ own substantial hands-on therapeutic experience in managing various rehabilitation schemes, specifically aided by diverse virtual reality technology solutions. Full article
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