Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Smedal, Tori"
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Balance and walking after three different models of stroke rehabilitation: early supported discharge in a day unit or at home, and traditional treatment (control)
Gjelsvik, Bente Elisabeth Bassøe; Hofstad, Håkon; Smedal, Tori; Eide, Geir Egil; Næss, Halvor; Skouen, Jan Sture; Frisk, Bente; Daltveit, Silje; Strand, Liv Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-14)Objective: To compare the effects on balance and walking of three models of stroke rehabilitation: early supported discharge with rehabilitation in a day unit or at home, and traditional uncoordinated treatment (control). ... -
The economic impact of multiple sclerosis to the patients and their families in Norway
Svendsen, Bjørn; Grytten, Nina; Bø, Lars; Aarseth, Hallvard Gilje; Smedal, Tori; Myhr, Kjell-Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12)Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) imposes high economic costs on society, but the patients and their families have to bear some of these costs. Objective: We aimed to estimate the magnitude of these economic costs in ... -
The Influence of Physiotherapy and Climate on Functioning in Multiple Sclerosis. Aspects of physical performance, fatigue and health-related quality of life
Smedal, Tori (Doctoral thesis, 2010-10-08)Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, immune-mediated disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS), caused by interplay between predisposing genes and environment. The disease may result in a wide spectre of functional ... -
Trunk Control and Lesion Locations According to Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score in Acute Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study
Gjelsvik, Bente Elisabeth Bassøe; Strand, Liv Inger; Næss, Halvor; Hofstad, Håkon; Skouen, Jan Sture; Eide, Geir Egil; Smedal, Tori (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-14)Background: Stroke is a leading cause of disability in elderly people. Lesion location and size, and trunk control early after stroke have been found predictive of functional outcome. Trunk control is an important aspect ... -
The Trunk Impairment Scale - modified to ordinal scales in the Norwegian version
Gjelsvik, Bente Elisabeth Bassøe; Breivik, Kyrre; Verheyden, Geert; Smedal, Tori; Hofstad, Håkon; Strand, Liv Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08)Purpose: To translate the Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS), a measure of trunk control in patients with stroke, into Norwegian (TIS-NV), and to explore its construct validity, internal consistency, intertester and test-retest ...