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Original Research

Accepted on 25 Dec 2025

Enhancing Assistive Technology Knowledge Through WHO's Training in Assistive Products (TAP): A Pre-Post Quasi-Experimental Study in Italian Undergraduate Healthcare Education

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Gessica Della Bella
Donatella Valente
Justine Gosling
Marco Tofani

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

Original Research

Published on 15 Dec 2025

Wheelchair service provision training during armed conflict: preliminary results from a pre-post study in Ukraine

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

M. Tofani
V. Golyk
K. Dieieva
A. Kamadu
M. E. Quinn
A. E. Tawashy

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1723913

517 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 27 Nov 2025

Characterizing adult rehabilitation programs for solid organ transplant candidates and recipients across Canada

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Sahar Sohrabipour
Nicholas Bourgeois
Sunita Mathur
Tania Janaudis-Ferreira
Sherrie Logan
Lisa Wickerson
Dmitry Rozenberg

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1674381

799 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Investigation and analysis of rehabilitation therapists' current situation in Hunan province after the COVID-19 epidemic: a cross-sectional study

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Jun Wang
Jiachun Yang
Zhiyong Duan
Yue Huang
Na Deng

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1614160

728 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 10 Nov 2025

Global practices in AT provision: considerations for a national assistive technology policy for health in India

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Rakesh K. Srivastava
Hitesh K. Sharma
Ashoo Grover
Ruchir Malik
Ravinder Singh

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1664118

1,428 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Nov 2025

Clinical and engagement efficacy of a virtual musculoskeletal integrated practice unit in health system employees: aggregate and comparative results from two employers

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Austin G. Cross
Usmaan Zunnu Rain
Eric C. Makhni
Emily N. Schnettler
Prakash Jayakumar
Sameer Berry
Jeff Vandenboom
Courtland Keteyian
Russell Day
Daniel Verhagen

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1541508

1,141 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Oct 2025

Competency requirements for patients and therapists in telerehabilitation aftercare: a qualitative study

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Anna Lea Stark-Blomeier
Stephan Krayter
Christoph Dockweiler

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1640416

986 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 01 Oct 2025

Barriers to physical activity and patient profiling in the lifelong maintenance phase of coronary artery disease: a territorial mixed-methods pilot study

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Morgane Molina
Fabienne Durand
Henri Meric

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1659925

1,069 views

Mini Review

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Operationalizing systems thinking approach to sustain public health rehabilitation programs: a rapid review and strategic synthesis

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Zanib Nafees
Mahmoud AboAlfa
Mohammed Alkhaldi

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1633596

1,066 views

Perspective

Published on 09 Sep 2025

Do we need internal medicine specialists in physical therapy? Recognizing the need for updating the clinical practice paradigm

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Mansour M. Alotaibi

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1656054

1,783 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

Global response to physiotherapy services disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the level of preparedness for the next health emergency

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Heidi Kosakowski
Peter Skelton
Wouter De Groote
Jonathon Kruger
Flavio Salio

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1614604

1,838 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2025

Need-based remote exercise management platform for colorectal cancer patients with intestinal stoma: design and pilot usability evaluation

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Cui Yao
Lingyu Ding
Jing Yang
Yueming Sun

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1633231

1,679 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Jul 2025

Estimates of the global workforce required for providing assistive technology: a modeling study

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Johanna Rosberg Petersson
Malin Tistad
Sébastien Muller
Irene Calvo
Johan Borg

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1617624

1,966 views
1 citation

Case Report

Published on 04 Jul 2025

Case Report: Rehabilitation assessment and exercise using cardiopulmonary exercise test after coronavirus-disease pneumonia

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Ken Kouda
Hideki Konishi
Toshikazu Kubo
Fumihiro Tajima

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1533239

1,651 views

Study Protocol

Published on 30 May 2025

Development of a mobile APP to promote physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: the “Move for Knee”™ study protocol

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Sara Liguori
Viviana Andreozzi
Antimo Moretti
Roberta Angari
Marco Paoletta
Giovanni Iolascon
Francesca Gimigliano

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1540320

2,448 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Apr 2025

Global availability of guidelines related to assistive technology: a scoping review

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Wei Zhang
Johan Borg

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1581104

2,957 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2025

Impact of provider feedback on quality improvement in rehabilitation services: an interrupted time series analysis

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Anne-Lene Sand-Svartrud
Hanne Dagfinrud
Johanne Fossen
Heidi Framstad
Eirik Lind Irgens
Hild Kristin Morvik
Joseph Sexton
Rikke Helene Moe
Ingvild Kjeken

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1564346

1,423 views

Study Protocol

Published on 13 Feb 2025

Mapping of long COVID condition in India: a study protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Nidhi Jain
Komal Shah
Roshani Chauhan
Abhishek Gupta
Priyanka Arora
Deepak Saxena
Dileep Mavalankar

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2025.1419963

2,448 views

Opinion

Published on 30 Jan 2025

Human sciences can increase technology acceptance in rehabilitation science: a call for action

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Matthias Ertl
Lilla M. Gurtner

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1356445

1,376 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 06 Dec 2024

More absolute moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with better health-related quality of life in outpatients with an acquired brain injury

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Emily E. MacDonald
Liam P. Pellerine
Katerina E. Miller
Ryan J. Frayne
Myles W. O’Brien

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1427446

1,169 views

Review

Published on 29 Nov 2024

Efficient integration of personal factors into the international classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF): the importance of emotional and motivational aspects in goal pursuit

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Ayano Tsuda
Emmanuel Manalo
Ichiro Miyai
Tomoyuki Noda

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1450157

2,939 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Nov 2024

A new model for the diagnostic assessment services trajectory for neurodevelopmental conditions

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Claudine Jacques
Mélina Rivard
Catherine Mello
Nadia Abouzeid
Élodie Hérault
Geneviève Saulnier

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1426966

2,477 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 18 Nov 2024

Social work practice and outcomes in rehabilitation: a scoping review

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Nadja Freymüller
Tobias Knoop
Thorsten Meyer-Feil

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1348294

9,073 views
4 citations

Correction

Published on 30 Oct 2024

Corrigendum: On the development of a professional mandate by social workers in medical rehabilitation- key results from the SWIMMER Project

in Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Tobias Knoop
Nadja Freymüller
Stephan Dettmers
Thorsten Meyer-Feil

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

doi 10.3389/fresc.2024.1508335

996 views

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Enhancing Assistive Technology Knowledge Through WHO's Training in Assistive Products (TAP): A Pre-Post Quasi-Experimental Study in Italian Undergraduate Healthcare Education

Wheelchair service provision training during armed conflict: preliminary results from a pre-post study in Ukraine

Characterizing adult rehabilitation programs for solid organ transplant candidates and recipients across Canada

Investigation and analysis of rehabilitation therapists' current situation in Hunan province after the COVID-19 epidemic: a cross-sectional study

Global practices in AT provision: considerations for a national assistive technology policy for health in India

Clinical and engagement efficacy of a virtual musculoskeletal integrated practice unit in health system employees: aggregate and comparative results from two employers

Competency requirements for patients and therapists in telerehabilitation aftercare: a qualitative study

Barriers to physical activity and patient profiling in the lifelong maintenance phase of coronary artery disease: a territorial mixed-methods pilot study

Operationalizing systems thinking approach to sustain public health rehabilitation programs: a rapid review and strategic synthesis

Do we need internal medicine specialists in physical therapy? Recognizing the need for updating the clinical practice paradigm

Global response to physiotherapy services disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the level of preparedness for the next health emergency

Need-based remote exercise management platform for colorectal cancer patients with intestinal stoma: design and pilot usability evaluation

Estimates of the global workforce required for providing assistive technology: a modeling study

Case Report: Rehabilitation assessment and exercise using cardiopulmonary exercise test after coronavirus-disease pneumonia

Development of a mobile APP to promote physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: the “Move for Knee”™ study protocol

Global availability of guidelines related to assistive technology: a scoping review

Impact of provider feedback on quality improvement in rehabilitation services: an interrupted time series analysis

Mapping of long COVID condition in India: a study protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Human sciences can increase technology acceptance in rehabilitation science: a call for action

More absolute moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with better health-related quality of life in outpatients with an acquired brain injury

Efficient integration of personal factors into the international classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF): the importance of emotional and motivational aspects in goal pursuit

A new model for the diagnostic assessment services trajectory for neurodevelopmental conditions

Social work practice and outcomes in rehabilitation: a scoping review

Corrigendum: On the development of a professional mandate by social workers in medical rehabilitation- key results from the SWIMMER Project