Center for Quality of Life after Stroke - Publications

Thomson CJ, Caden Hamrick W, Travis JW, Adkins MD, Maitre PP, Edgely SR, George JA (2025). Simultaneous and Proportional Myoelectric Control of Multiple Degrees of Freedom in Individuals With Chronic Hemiparesis. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng, 33, 3246-3258. PMID: 40811192 PMCID: PMC12425881

Mahan, M. A., Eli, I., Hamrick, F., Abou-Al-Shaar, H., Shingleton, R., Tucker Balun, K., & Edgley, S. R. (2021). Highly Selective Partial Neurectomies for Spasticity: A Single-Center Experience. Neurosurgery, 89(5), 827–835. PMID: 34382654

Marciniak C, McAllister P, Walker H, Brashear A, Edgley S, Deltombe T, Khatkova S, Banach M, Gul F, Vilain C, Picaut P, Grandoulier AS, Gracies JM, International AbobotulinumtoxinA Adult Upper Limb Spasticity Study Group. (Dec 2017). Efficacy and Safety of AbobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport) for the Treatment of Hemiparesis in Adults With Upper Limb Spasticity Previously Treated With Botulinum Toxin: Subanalysis From a Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trial. Phys Med Rehabil, 9(12), 1181-1190. PMID: 28625615

Gracies JM, Esquenazi A, Brashear A, Edgley SR, O'Dell M, Hedera P, Rubin BS, Picaut P. (Sep 2016). Poster 288 Efficacy and Safety of Repeated AbobotulinumtoxinA Injections in Adults with Lower Limb Spasticity. Phys Med Rehabil, 8(9 Suppl), S254. PMID: 27673046\

Gracies JM, Brashear A, Jech R, McAllister P, Banach M, Valkovic P, Walker H, Marciniak C, Deltombe T, Skoromets A, Khatkova S, Edgley S, Gul F, Catus F, De Fer BB, Vilain C, Picaut P. (2015). Safety and efficacy of abobotulinumtoxinA for hemiparesis in adults with upper limb spasticity after stroke or traumatic brain injury: A double-blind randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol, 14(10), 992-1001. PMID: 26318836

Edgley SR, Gershkoff AM (2010). Common Pain Syndromes in Stroke Patients: Review of Two Cases. Top Stroke Rehabil, 17(3), 179-182. PMID: 20797961

Lombard LA, Reddy CC, Moroz A, Lew HL, Chae J, Edgley SR (2009). Stroke and Neurodegenerative Disorders: 2. Poststroke Medical Complications. Phys Med Rehabil, 1(3 SUPPL.). PMID: 19627968

Camiolo Reddy C, Moroz A, Edgley SR, Lew H, Chae J, Lombard LA (2009). Rehabilitation of Stroke and Neurodegenerative Disorders: 1. Stroke Management in the Acute Care Setting. Phys Med Rehabil, 1(3 Suppl), S4-S12. PMID: 19627971

Edgley, S. R., Lew, H. L., Moroz, A., Chae, J., Lombard, L. A., & Reddy, C. C. (2009). Stroke and neurodegenerative disorders: 4. Community integration. PM & R : the Journal of Injury, Function, and Rehabilitation, 1(3 Suppl), S27–S34. PMID: 19627970

Kumar, A.#, Kumar, M.#, Khurana, D., Verma, P., Pal, R., Nagi, M., Mahesh, K. V., Munjal, D. K., Kaur, S., & Padhi, B. K. (2024). Effects of stroke nurse-led acute stroke management on treatment time benchmarks, intravenous thrombolysis rates, and patient outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. PMID: 39740694

Kumar, M., Beyea, S., Hu, S., & Kamal, N. (2024). Impact of early MRI in ischemic strokes beyond hyper-acute stage to improve patient outcomes, enable early discharge, and realize cost savings. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. PMID: 38417567

Koca, G., Kumar, M., & Kamal, N. (2024). A systematic review of computer simulation modelling methods in optimizing acute ischemic stroke treatment services. IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering.

Kumar, M., Beyea, S., Hu, S., & Kamal, N. (2024). In-patient magnetic resonance imaging use among admitted ischemic stroke patients is associated with improved patient outcomes and reduced healthcare resource utilization. Frontiers in Neurology. PMID: 38562429

Koca, G., Kumar, M., Gubitz, G., & Kamal, N. (2023). Optimizing acute stroke treatment process: Insights from sub-tasks durations in a prospective observational time and motion study. Frontiers in Neurology. PMID: 37965162

Kumar, A., Khurana, D., Pattanaik, S., Kumar, M., Kaur, S., Narayanan, C. K., Ghai, S., Modi, M., Nagi, M., Chellappa, R., Gairolla, J., Munjal, D. K., & Kumar, P. (2023). Mobile application-based post-stroke care strategy (MAPSS) for survivors and their caregivers for prevention and management of post-stroke complications—“Stroke home care”: Development and feasibility. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. PMID: 38746514 PMCID: PMC11090587

Kumar, M., Hu, S., Beyea, S., & Kamal, N. (2023). Restricted access in the emergency department prevents MRI from being the workhorse for ischemic stroke care. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 448, 120637. PMID: 37001414

Kumar, M., Hu, S., Beyea, S., & Kamal, N. (2023). Is improved access to magnetic resonance imaging imperative for optimal ischemic stroke care?. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 446, 120592. PMID: 36821945

Kumar, M., Khurana, D., & Ahuja, C. K. (2023). Non-association of stroke risk with intracranial hemodynamic steal in patients with symptomatic internal carotid artery occlusions. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 32(2), 106797. PMID: 36527943

Kumar, M., Khurana, D., Choudhary, A., & Ahuja, C. K. (2022). Acute revascularization induced reversed Robin Hood syndrome. Journal of Stroke Medicine, 5(1), 65–68.

Khurana, D., Petluri, G., Kumar, M., Bahl, A., Kumar, A., Gairolla, J., & Prabhakar, S. (2022). Prevalence of patent foramen ovale in North Indian cryptogenic young strokes. Neurology India, 70(3), 1072–1077. PMID: 35864642

Gairolla, J., Ahluwalia, J., Khullar, M., Kler, R., Kishore, K., Medhi, B., Modi, M., Kumar, M., Kumar, A., & Khurana, D. (2020). Clopidogrel response in ischemic stroke patients: Is polymorphism or gender more important? Results of the CRISP study. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 76, 81–86. PMID: 32317191

McNaughton CD, Austin PC, Jackevicius CA, Chu A, Chu A, Holodinsky JK, Hill MD, Kumar M, Kamal N, Lee DS, Khan N, Vyas MV, Joundi RA, Kapral MK & Yu AYX. (2025). Incident prescriptions for common cardiovascular medications: Comparison of recent versus pre-2020 medication adherence and discontinuation in three universal health care systems. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. PMID: 39910396 PMCID: PMC11796216

Holodinsky JK#, Kumar M#, McNaughton CD, Austin PC, Chu A, Hill MD, Norris C, Lee DS, Kapral MK, Khan N, Kamal N & Yu AYX. (2024). An interrupted time-series analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on hospitalization for vascular events in three Canadian provinces. Canadian Journal of Cardiology Open. PMID: 39211760 PMCID: PMC11357754

Yu AYX, Austin PC, Jackevicius CA, Chu A, Holodinsky JK, Hill MD, Kamal N, Kumar M, Lee DS, Vyas MV, Joundi RA, Khan N, Kapral MK & McNaughton CD. (2024). Population-based trends of incident dispensed prescriptions for anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hypertensive medications during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of the American Heart Association. PMCID: PMC11262531 PMID: 38563374

Activity Participation & Recreation

Terrill, A. L., Kirby, A. V., Nagata, N., Bell, S., & Edgley, S. (2025). Exploring the physical, psychological, and social benefits of adaptive outdoor cycling in persons with stroke using a mixed methods approach. Disability and Health Journal, 18(2), 101737. PMID: 39550296

Akinwuntan, A., Hu, X., Terrill, A. L., Burns, S. P., Cooper Hay, C., & Belagaje, S. R. (2021). Young stroke: Resources for patients, their families, and caregivers for long-term community living. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 102(5), 1035-1039. PMID: 33243426

Thomson CJ, Mino FR, Lopez DR, Maitre PP, Edgley SR, George JA (2024). Proportional myoelectric control of a virtual bionic arm in participants with hemiparesis, muscle spasticity, and impaired range of motion. J Neuroeng Rehabil, 21(1), 222. PMID: 39707399 PMCID: PMC11662728

Lew HL,Lombard LA,Reddy CC,Moroz A,Edgley SR,Chae J (2009). Stroke and Neurodegenerative Disorders: 3. Poststroke Rehabilitation. Phys Med Rehabil, 1(3 SUPPL.). PMID: 19627969

Mental Health & Resilience

Terrill, A. L., Gordon, S., Sparks, C., Baucom, B., Cardell., E., MacKenzie, J., Majersik, J., Reblin, M., & Richards, L. (2025). Resilience in Stroke survivor-care-partner Dyads (ReStoreD): A study protocol for a randomized-control trial. Trials, 26(1), 195. PMID: 40468387 PMCID: PMC12139354

Iacob, E., Caserta, M., Donaldson, G., Sparks, C., Terrill, A., Thompson, A., Wong, B., & Utz, R. L. (2024). Evaluating the Efficacy of Time for Living and Caring: An Online Intervention to Support Dementia Caregivers' Use of Respite. Innovation in Aging, 8(5), igae043. PMID: 38803611 PMCID: PMC11129597

Utz, R. L., Caserta, M., Iacob, E., Sparks, C., Stark, L., Terrill, A. L., *Thompson, A., & Wong, B. (2023). Time for Living & Caring (TLC): An online intervention to maximize the benefit of respite for dementia caregivers. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine’s Special Issue, Psychosocial Interventions for Individuals with Memory Loss/Dementia and Their Family Caregivers, 8(4), 040.

Towsley, G. L., Terrill, A. L., & Bayles, G. (2023). A multi-method co-design approach to develop CONTACT: A communication coaching tool for caregivers. Gerontechnology, 22, 1-7.

Terrill, A.L. (2023). Mental health issues post-stroke: Underrecognized and undertreated. Stroke, 54, 1528-1530. PMID: 37216452.

Terrill, A. L., Reblin, M., MacKenzie, J., Baucom, B., Einerson, J., Cardell., E., Richards, L., & Majersik, J. (2023). Promoting Resilience after Stroke in Dyads (ReStoreD): A supplemental analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 104(10), 1580-1587. PMID: 37075965 PMCID: PMC10543397.

Einerson, J., *Allen, B., *Lundstrom, L., *Sefanondakis, A., & Terrill, A. L. (2022). Learning to flourish in a new reality: A thematic analysis of couples’ experience participating in a positive psychology intervention post-stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45(16), 2612-2619. Aug;45(16):2612-2619. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2102256. Epub 2022 Aug 1. PMID: 35914538 PMCID: PMC10508046

Einerson, J., Cardell, B., Majersik, J. J., Reblin, M., Richards, L.G., & Terrill, A.L. (2022). Piloting GETCare: A Goal-based Education and skills Training program for Caregivers poststroke. Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, 47(6), 220-227. PMID: 35883239

Terrill, A. L., Reblin, M., MacKenzie, J. J., Baucom, B. R. W., *Einerson, J., Cardell, E., Richards, L., & Majersik, J. (2022). Intimate relationships and stroke: Piloting a dyadic intervention to improve depression. Special Issue on Close Relationships and Health in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1804; PMID: 35162827 PMCID: PMC8834869

Niermeyer, M., Einerson, J., & Terrill, A. L. (2022). Perceptions of function and recovery among persons with stroke and care partners. Rehabilitation Psychology, 67(2), 215-225. PMID: 35377699 PMCID: PMC10131190

*Anderson, M., *Buffo, C., *Nguyen, H., Ketcher, D., Reblin, M., MacKenzie, J., & Terrill, A. L. (2022). Application of a resilience model to couples coping with stroke: A qualitative analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 56(3), 270-81. PMID: 34228090; PMCID: PMC8887576.

Utz, R., Terrill, A. L., & *Thompson, A. (2020). Online delivery of interventions to support families managing health and aging: The promise of community-engaged research practices. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community Special Issue “Aging in Older Adulthood, Community Prevention and Intervention Programs,” 51(3), 238-253. PMCID: PMC8691858 PMID: 34053412

Pincock, J., & Terrill, A. L. (2020). Psychological resilience and mindfulness as protective factors to maintain mental wellbeing after spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 6(1), 7. PMID: 33243426

Amtmann, D., Bamer, A.M., Alschuler, K.N., Bocell, F.D., Ehde, D.M., Jensen, M.P., Johnson, K., Nery-Hurwit, M., Salem, R., Silverman, A., Smith, A., Terrill, A.L., & Molton, I. (2020). Development of a resilience item bank and short forms. Rehabilitation Psychology, 65(2), 145-157. PMID: 32039618

Terrill, A. L., Schwartz, J. K., & Belagaje, S. (2019). Understanding mental health needs after mild stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 100(5), 1003-1008. PMID: 30755316

Terrill, A. L., Schwartz, J., & Belagaje, S. R. (2018). Best practices for the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team: a review of mental health issues in mild stroke survivors. Stroke Research and Treatment, 2018, 6187328. PMID: 29973980 PMCID: PMC6008610.

Terrill, A. L., Reblin, M., Mackenzie, J. J., Cardell, E., *Einerson, J., Berg, C., Majersik, J., & Richards, L. (2018). Development of a novel positive psychology-based intervention for couples post-stroke. Rehabilitation Psychology, 63(1), 43-54. PMID: 29553781 PMCID: PMC5862074

Müller, R., Gertz, K., Molton, I.R., Terrill, A. L., Bombardier, C.H., Ehde, D. M., & Jensen, M.P. (2016). Effects of a tailored positive psychology intervention on well-being and pain in individuals with chronic pain and a physical disability: A feasibility trial. Clinical Journal of Pain, 32(1), 32-44. PMID: 25724020

Terrill AL, Kirby AV, Nagata N, Bell S, Edgley S (2024). Exploring the physical, psychological, and social benefits of adaptive outdoor cycling in persons with stroke using a mixed methods approach. Disabil Health J. PMID: 39550296

Lew HL,Lombard LA,Reddy CC,Moroz A,Edgley SR,Chae J (2009). Stroke and Neurodegenerative Disorders: 3. Poststroke Rehabilitation. Phys Med Rehabil, 1(3 SUPPL.). PMID: 19627969

Relationships & Social Connections

Utz, R.L., Mundinger, H.L., Thompson, A., Towsley, G.L., Dassel, K.B., Terrill, A.L., & Bristol, A.A. (2025) Redefining respite for family caregivers: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Health Services, 5, 1611360. PMID: 40787003 PMCID: PMC12331696

Neller, S. A., Megan Hebdon, M., Wickens, E., Debra L Scammon, D. L., Utz, R.L., Dassel, K. B., Terrill, A. L., Ellington, L., & Kirby, A. V. (2024). Family caregiver experiences and needs across health conditions, relationships, and the lifespan: a qualitative analysis. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 19(1), 2296694. PMID: 38213230 PMCID: PMC10791097

Bristol, A.A., Mata, A.C., Mickens, M., Dassel, K.B., Ellington, L., Scammon, D., Thompson, A., Towsley, G.L., Utz, R.L., Terrill, A. L. (2021). "You Feel Very Isolated": Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on caregiver social connections. Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, 17(7). PMID: 34993276 PMCID: PMC8724994