Published and Related Research

Peer Reviewed Works

COPD

  1. Ongoing study: Inspiration Point-A Digital Pulmonary Rehabilitation Tool Management Interventions - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov

  2. Lange, Belinda PhD, BSc, B Physio(Hons); Flynn, Sheryl PT, PhD; Chang, Chien-Yen MS; Rizzo, Albert PhD, MS; Bolas, Mark MS, Journal of Physical Therapy Education: Winter 2011 - Volume 25 - Issue 1 - p 30-35

  3. Lange, Belinda1; Flynn, Sheryl2; Chang, Kevin1; Rizzo, Albert1; Bolas, Mark1, Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal: December 2010 - Volume 21 - Issue 4 - p 26-27

  4. Rawal H, Cornelison SD, Flynn SM, Ohar JA. Will Remotely Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Water Down Its Effectiveness? Life (Basel). 2021 Nov 20;11(11):1270. PMCID: PMC8625237.

  5. Conference poster: S. Flynn, S. Cornelison, W. Pu, J. Ohar Feasibility of Software Enabled Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program RAPiD: Rapid Abstract Poster Discussion Session, May 17, 2022, ATS Conference.

  6. SM Flynn, Oviedo VY, Hoffmann WN, Grindo T, Limberg T, Niemeier JP, Robinson K, Stearns M, Smith BK. Initial Usability and Validation of Inspiration Point: A Digital Pulmonary Rehabilitation Tool for Use with Self-Management Interventions, American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Lexington KY, Sept 12-15, 2018.

Fall Prevention

  1. Flynn SM, Oviedo VY, Kurchian CR, Pu W. Feasibility, Usability, and Efficacy of Health in Motion Otago-a Digital Fall Prevention Program Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy. 43(1):1-2, January/March 2020.

  2. Walker, B. , Hoke, K. , Manley, M. , Flynn, S. and Johnson, R. (2018) Establishing the Reliability and Validity of Health in Motion© Automated Falls Screening Tool. Advances in Aging Research, 7, 39-51. doi: 10.4236/aar.2018.73004.

Total Knee Replacement

  1. Paper in preparation: Assessment of a Downloadable Application with Avatar Guidance for PT-prescribed Home Exercise after Total Knee Arthroplasty: a 30-day Feasibility Study. Joel Carmichael, DC, PhD, Sheryl Flynn, PT, PhD, Tamara Struessel, PT, DPT, Stefano Bini, MD, Michael Bade, PT, PhD, Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD (paper in preparation).

  2. S.M. Flynn, V.Y. Oviedo, W.N. Hoffmann J. Stevens-Lapsley, P. Roberts, S. Bini (2018). Reliability, Validity, and Usability of a digital education and self-assessment app for adults with knee osteoarthritis. Gerontechnology, 17(suppl),158s https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2018.17.s.154.00

Spinal Cord Injury

  1. W. Ben Mortenson, Gurkaran Singh, Ethan Simpson, Megan MacGillivray, Bonita Sawatzky, Expectations Related to a Self-Management App Intervention for People with Spinal Cord Injury, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 101, Issue 12, 2020, Pages e139-e140, ISSN 0003-9993, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.10.043. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003999320310625)

Cognitive Assessment

  1. Bonnie L. Kennedy, Nina Withrington, Paul-Jacques Dupre, Jacob Black, Sheryl Flynn, Treasure in Therapeutic Neurogaming for Cognitive Rehabilitation, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Issue 10, 2015, Pages e30-e31, ISSN 0003-9993, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.08.097. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003999315007522)

  2. Flynn S, Palma P, Bender A. Feasibility of using the Sony PlayStation 2 gaming platform for an individual post-stroke: a case report. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2007 Dec;31(4):180-9. PMID: 18172415.

Vestibular Rehabilitation

  1. Hall CD, Rouse SB, Flynn SM, Hoffmann WN. (2018) Development of Rock Steady 1.0.- a mobile, gamified vestibular rehabilitation therapy app. International Conference for Vestibular Rehabilitation. Chicago, IL, August 17-19, 2018

Telehealth

  1. Paper in preparation: Assessment of a Downloadable Application with Avatar Guidance for PT-prescribed Home Exercise after Total Knee Arthroplasty: a 30-day Feasibility Study. Joel Carmichael, DC, PhD, Sheryl Flynn, PT, PhD, Tamara Struessel, PT, DPT, Stefano Bini, MD, Michael Bade, PT, PhD, Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD (paper in preparation).

  2. Fikry Isaac, Chris Ashford, Ron Goldman, David J. Lenihan, Brent Poole, Richard Buday, and Jurriaan van Rijswijk. Games for Health Journal. Apr 2013.64-69.http://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2013.0311

  3. Lange, Belinda and Sheryl Flynn. “Games for rehabilitation: the voice of the players.” (2010).

Related Works

COPD

  1. Albores, J.; Marolda, C.; Haggerty, M.; Gerstenhaber, B.; Zuwallack, R. The use of a home exercise program based on a computer system in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J. Cardiopulm. Rehabilt. Prev. 2013, 33, 47–52.

  2. Barr RG, Celli BR, Martinez FJ, Ries AL, Rennard SI, Reilly JJ, Jr, et al. Physician and patient perceptions in COPD: the COPD resource network needs assessment survey. Am J Med. 2005;118:1415.

  3. Barnes A, Newby C, Chaplin E, Houchen‐Wolloff, Singh SJ. Purposeful physical activity in COPD patients comparing standard and web based pulmonary rehabilitation [abstract]. European Respiratory Journal 2016;48(Supp 60):PA2056.

  4. Bhatt SP. It's Time to Rehabilitate Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019;16(1):55-57. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.201809-641ED

  5. Bhatt, S.P.; Patel, S.B.; Anderson, E.M.; Baugh, D.; Givens, T.; Schumann, C.; Sanders, J.G.; Windham, S.T.; Cutter, G.R.; Dransfield, M.T. Video Telehealth Pulmonary Rehabilitation Intervention in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Reduces 30-Day Readmissions. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2019, 200, 511–513.

  6. Bourne S, DeVos R, North M, Chauhan A, Green B, Brown T, et al. Online versus face-to-face pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2017;7:e014580.

  7. Chaplin E, Hewitt S, Apps L, Edwards K, Brough C, Glab A, et al. An interactive web‐based programme: a randomised controlled feasibility trial [abstract]. European Respiratory Journal 2016;48(Suppl 60):PA2064.

  8. Chaplin E, Hewitt S, Apps L, Edwards K, Brough C, Glab A, et al. The evaluation of an interactive web‐based pulmonary rehabilitation programme: protocol for the WEB SPACE for COPD feasibility study. BMJ Open 2015;5(8):e008055.

  9. Chaplin E, Hewitt S, Apps L, Bankart J, Pulikottil‐Jacob R, Boyce S, et al. Interactive web‐based pulmonary rehabilitation programme: a randomised controlled feasibility trial. BMJ Open 2017;7(3):e013682.

  10. https://conference.thoracic.org/program/abstract-search.php?sid=P6817 G. Malla, S. Bodduluri, S. P. Bhatt (2021) A1155 - Availability of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Among Medicare Beneficiaries with COPD. ATS Conference

  11. Haesum, L. K. et al. Cost-utility analysis of a telerehabilitation program: a case study of COPD patients. Telemed. J E Health 18, 688-692, (2012).

  12. Holland AE, Mahal A, Hill CJ, Lee AL, Burge AT, Cox NS, Moore R, Nicolson C, O'Halloran P, Lahham A, Gillies R, McDonald CF. Home-based rehabilitation for COPD using minimal resources: a randomised, controlled equivalence trial. Thorax. 2017 Jan;72(1):57-65. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208514. Epub 2016 Sep 26. PMID: 27672116; PMCID: PMC5329049.

  13. Keating A, Lee A, Holland AE. What prevents people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from attending pulmonary rehabilitation? A systematic review. Chronic Respiratory Disease. May 2011:89-99. doi:10.1177/1479972310393756

  14. Lewis, A.; Knight, E.; Bland, M.; Middleton, J.; Mitchell, E.; McCrum, K.; Conway, J.; Bevan-Smith, E. Feasibility of an online platform delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation for individuals with chronic respiratory disease. BMJ Open Respir. Res. 2021, 8, e000880.

  15. Liu, S., Zhao, Q., Li, W. et al. The Cost-Effectiveness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD in Different Settings: A Systematic Review. Appl Health Econ Health Policy 19, 313–324 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40258-020-00613-5

  16. Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Medicare Beneficiaries. Spitzer KA, Stefan MS, Priya A, Pack QR, Pekow PS, Lagu T, Pinto-Plata VM, ZuWallack RL, Lindenauer PK Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Jan; 16(1):99-106

  17. Rassouli, F.; Boutellier, D.; Duss, J.; Huber, S.; Brutsche, M.H. Digitalizing multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD with a smartphone application: An international observational pilot study. Int. J. Chron. Obstruct. Pulmon. Dis. 2018, 13, 3831–3836.

  18. Tsai LL, McNamara RJ, Moddel C, Alison JA, McKenzie DK, McKeough ZJ. Home-based telerehabilitation via real-time videoconferencing improves endurance exercise capacity in patients with COPD: the randomized controlled TeleR study. Respirology 2017;22:699–707

Telehealth Efficacy

  1. Barr RG, Celli BR, Martinez FJ, Ries AL, Rennard SI, Reilly JJ, Jr, et al. Physician and patient perceptions in COPD: the COPD resource network needs assessment survey. Am J Med. 2005;118:1415.

  2. Christopher Mosher, Michael Nanna, Oliver Jawitz, Vignesh Raman, Norma Farrow, Samia Aleem, Neil MacIntyre, Scott Palmer, Evan Myers, COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN US ADULTS WITH COPD, Chest, Volume 158, Issue 4, Supplement, 2020, Pages A2059-A2060, ISSN 0012-3692, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1781. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012369220339672)

  3. Holland AE, Mahal A, Hill CJ, Lee AL, Burge AT, Cox NS, Moore R, Nicolson C, O'Halloran P, Lahham A, Gillies R, McDonald CF. Home-based rehabilitation for COPD using minimal resources: a randomised, controlled equivalence trial. Thorax. 2017 Jan;72(1):57-65. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208514. Epub 2016 Sep 26. PMID: 27672116; PMCID: PMC5329049.

  4. Keating A, Lee A, Holland AE. What prevents people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from attending pulmonary rehabilitation? A systematic review. Chronic Respiratory Disease. May 2011:89-99. doi:10.1177/1479972310393756

  5. Lindenauer PK, Stefan MS, Pekow PS, Mazor KM, Priya A, Spitzer KA, Lagu TC, Pack QR, Pinto-Plata VM, ZuWallack R. Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for COPD and 1-Year Survival Among Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA. 2020 May 12;323(18):1813-1823. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4437. PMID: 32396181; PMCID: PMC7218499.

  6. Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Medicare Beneficiaries. Spitzer KA, Stefan MS, Priya A, Pack QR, Pekow PS, Lagu T, Pinto-Plata VM, ZuWallack RL, Lindenauer PK Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Jan; 16(1):99-106

  7. Spitzer KA, Stefan MS, Priya A, Pack QR, Pekow PS, Lagu T, Pinto-Plata VM, ZuWallack RL, Lindenauer PK Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Medicare Beneficiaries. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Jan; 16(1):99-106.

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