Blar i HV - Institutt for fysioterapi (GAMMEL) på forfatter "Langhammer, Birgitta"
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Adherence to a Long-Term Physical Activity and Exercise Program After Stroke Applied in a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Gunnes, Mari; Langhammer, Birgitta; Aamot, Inger Lise; Lydersen, Stian; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Indredavik, Bent; Reneflot, Kristine Helen; Schroeter, Walburga; Askim, Torunn (Physical Therapy;Volume 99, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-05)Background. Persistent physical activity is important to maintain motor function across all stages after stroke. Objective. The objective of this study was to investigate adherence to an 18-month physical activity and ... -
Adherence to a Long-Term Physical Activity and Exercise Program After Stroke Applied in a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Gunnes, Mari; Langhammer, Birgitta; Aamot, Inger Lise; Lydersen, Stian; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Indredavik, Bent; Reneflot, Kristine Helen; Schroeter, Walburga; Askim, Torunn (Physical Therapy;Volume 99, Issue 1 - January 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-17)Background: Persistent physical activity is important to maintain motor function across all stages after stroke. Objective: The objective was to investigate adherence to an 18-month physical activity and exercise program. ... -
Ageing@home: A secure 5G welfare technology solution for elderlies
Feng, Boning; Langhammer, Birgitta; Do, Thuan Van; Jacot, Niels; Santos, Bernardo; Dzogovic, Bruno; Nesse, Per Jonny; Van Do, Thanh (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering;Volume 401, Conference object, 2021-01-01)The world population is ageing at a fast pace and to enable elderly to age at home can become a viable solution both economically and socially speaking, leading also to the overall improvement of the elderly’s well-being ... -
Associations Between Adherence to the Physical Activity and Exercise Program Applied in the LAST Study and Functional Recovery After Stroke
Gunnes, Mari; Indredavik, Bent; Langhammer, Birgitta; Lydersen, Stian; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Dahl, Anne Eitrem; Askim, Torunn (Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation;Volume 100, Issue 12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-30)Objective: To investigate the associations between participants’ adherence to a physical activity and exercise program after stroke and functional recovery 18 months after inclusion. Design: Secondary analyses of the ... -
Back beliefs among elderly seeking health care due to back pain; psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the back beliefs questionnaire
Tingulstad, Alexander; Munk, Rikke; Grotle, Margreth; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse; Storheim, Kjersti; Langhammer, Birgitta (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders;20, Article number: 510 (2019), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-23)Background: The Back Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ) is a 14-item patient-reported questionnaire that measures attitudes and beliefs about the consequences of back pain. The BBQ has recently been translated into Norwegian, but ... -
Bobath : et tolkningsdilemma for fysioterapeuter i neurologisk rehabilitering : en litteraturgjennomgang
Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan; Stibrant Sunnerhagen, Katharina; Opheim, Arve (Fysioterapeuten; 77(6), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-06)Det er rettet kritikk mot Langhammer og Stanghelles fortolkning og bruk av Bobathmetoden. Dette inspirerte til å se nærmere på de ulike tolkninger av Bobath metoden /konseptet. Metode: En litteraturstudie ble gjort i MEDLINE ... -
Efficacy and Safety of Individualized Coaching After Stroke: the LAST Study (Life After Stroke): A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Askim, Torunn; Langhammer, Birgitta; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Gunnes, Mari; Lydersen, Stian; Indredavik, Bent (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background and Purpose—The evidence for interventions to prevent functional decline in the long term after stroke is lacking. The aim of this trial was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an 18-month follow-up program ... -
An evaluation of two different exercise regimes during the first year following stroke : A randomised controlled trial.
Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan; Lindmark, Birgitta (Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;25,(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-02-01)Objective: To evaluate effects of two exercise approaches during the first year after stroke on instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), gait performance, balance, grip strength and muscle tone and to investigate ... -
Factors contributing to health care utilization and costs after stroke: Secondary results from the LAST study
Døhl, Øystein; Halsteinli, Vidar; Askim, Torunn; Gunnes, Mari; Indredavik, Bent; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Langhammer, Birgitta; Phan, Ailan; Magnussen, Jon (BMC Health Services Research;20, Article number: 288 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-06)Background: The result from the Life After Stroke (LAST) study showed that an 18-month follow up program as part of the primary health care, did not improve maintenance of motor function for stroke survivors. In this study ... -
Functional exercise and physical fitness post stroke : the importance of exercise maintenance for motor control and physical fitness post stroke
Langhammer, Birgitta; Lindmark, Birgitta (Stroke research and treatment;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)It is argued that all stroke patients, indifferent of disability, have the same possibility to improve with training. The aim of the study was to follow and register functional improvements in two groups with different ... -
Improving gait after stroke – treadmill or walking; quantity or quality
Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan (Journal of CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation;2,(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)The main aim with he present study was to evaluate treadmill training versus walking outdoor in order to improve quality aspects like step length, step width, cadence and quantitative aspects like endurance, walking speed ... -
Individual Plan in rehabilitation processes: a tool for flexible collaboration?
Alve, Grete; Madsen, Vigdis Helén; Slettebø, Åshild; Hellem, Elisabeth; Bruusgaard, Kari A.; Langhammer, Birgitta (Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-04-27)This article explores how different collaborative strategies between clients and service providers mediate with the quality of individual plan processes in Norway. The main question concerns how clients and service providers ... -
An international multicenter study of specialized rehabilitation for stroke patients . Protocol of the Sunnaas InterNational (SIN) stroke project
Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan K; Sällström, Susanne; Becker, Frank; Zhang, Tong; Du, Xiaoxia; Buschnik, Tamara; Panchencko, Tamara; Panchencko, Maria; Keren, Ofer; Banura, Samir; Khamis, Elessi; Lundgren-Nilsson, Åsa; Sunnerhagen, Katharina Stibrant; Xie, Li (Journal of Clinical Trials;5(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-02)Rationale: Stroke is leading cause of serious, long-term disability in adults. Consequently, many individuals with stroke are in need of specialized rehabilitation. However, the content of specialized rehabilitation may ... -
Laptray and triangular sling are no more effective than a hemisling in preventing shoulder subluxation in those at risk early after stroke: A randomised trial.
Ada, Louise; Foongchomcheay, Anchalee; Langhammer, Birgitta; Preston, Elisabeth; Stanton, Rosalyn; Paul, Serene; Canning, Colleen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)BACKGROUND: Shoulder subluxation is a common secondary impairment of the upper limb following stroke. A range of supportive devices are used in rehabilitation to prevent shoulder subluxation, including hemi-slings and firm ... -
A long-term follow-up programme for maintenance of motor function after stroke: Protocol of the Life After STroke —The LAST study
Askim, Torunn; Langhammer, Birgitta; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Magnussen, Jon; Engstad, Torgeir; Indredavik, Bent (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-10-23)Background. There are no evidence-based strategies that have been shown to be superior in maintaining motor function for months to years after the stroke. The LAST study therefore intends to assess the effect of a long-term ... -
The Norwegian General Motor Function assessment as an outcome measure for a frail elderly population: A validity study
Langhammer, Birgitta; Lindmark, Birgitta (Geriatrics & Gerontology International;16(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-05-08)Aim To establish the validity of the Norwegian General Motor Function (NGMF) assessment scale. Method To establish construct and criteria validity, Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were calculated for the NGMF, and ... -
A physical activity intervention to prevent cognitive decline after stroke – Secondary results from the LAST (Life After Stroke) study. An 18-month randomised controlled trial.
Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Langhammer, Birgitta; Lydersen, Stian; Gunnes, Mari; Indredavik, Bent; Askim, Torunn (Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine;Vol 51, Issue 9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-17)Objective: To examine the effects of individualized regular coaching and exercise on post-stroke cognitive and emotional function. Methods: The Life After STroke (LAST) study investigated the differences between intervention ... -
Physical Therapy Tests in Stroke Rehabilitation
Langhammer, Birgitta (International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2009)The purpose of this chapter is to present an overview of physical therapy tests used in stroke rehabilitation. The rationale for using tests in perspective of evidence based medicine and the classification of function, ... -
Professional thinking in Individual Plan processes
Alve, Grete; Slettebø, Åshild; Madsen, Vigdis Helen; Hellem, Elisabeth; Bruusgaard, Kari Anette; Langhammer, Birgitta (Ergoterapeuten;57 (1), Academic article, 2014)This article explores the kind of critical and reflective thinking taht influences the social and health care professionals in the Individual Plan process. An inter-professional group of six healthcare and social researchers ... -
Profile of upper limb recovery and development of secondary impairments in patients after stroke with disabled upper limb. An observational study
Ada, Louise; Preston, Elisabeth; Langhammer, Birgitta; Canning, Colleen (Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;Published online: 11 Jun 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-11)Purpose: To investigate, in patients after stroke with a very weak upper limb, the profile of recovery for upper limb activity over the first 12 weeks, and whether early secondary impairments predict later upper limb ...