Professor Julie Bernhardt
University of Melbourne
Professor, Medicine And Medical Sciences
Australia
My co-authors include
Associate Professor Dominique A Cadilhac
Dr Åsa Dedering
Marie Elf
My Publications
Acute Hospital Admission for Stroke Is Characterised by Inactivity
Stroke Research and Treatment
February 2020
Setting the scene for the Second Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable
International Journal of Stroke
May 2019
Economic evaluation of a phase III international randomised controlled trial of very ea...
BMJ Open
May 2019
Robotic-assisted training after stroke: RATULS advances science
The Lancet
May 2019
Two Days of Measurement Provides Reliable Estimates of Physical Activity Poststroke: An...
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
May 2019
Improving life after stroke needs global efforts to implement evidence-based physical a...
International Journal of Stroke
April 2019
A Framework for Designing Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Facilities: A New Approach Us...
HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal
February 2019
Utility-weighted modified Rankin Scale: Still too crude to be a truly patient-centric p...
International Journal of Stroke
February 2019
How can stroke care be improved for younger service users? A qualitative study on the u...
Disability and Rehabilitation
January 2019
Safety and efficacy of recovery-promoting drugs for motor function after stroke: A syst...
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
January 2019
Breaking up sitting time after stroke – How much less sitting is needed to improve bloo...
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
December 2018
The personal and social experiences of community-dwelling younger adults after stroke i...
BMJ Open
December 2018
Are hospital single rooms best for all types of people ?
Intelligent Buildings International
November 2018
Characterising Arm Recovery in People with Severe Stroke (CARPSS): protocol for a 12-mo...
BMJ Open
November 2018
Rationale for Intervention and Dose Is Lacking in Stroke Recovery Trials: A Systematic ...
Stroke Research and Treatment
October 2018
Very early versus delayed mobilisation after stroke
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
October 2018
Statistical analysis plan (SAP) for the Very Early Rehabilitation in Speech (VERSE) aft...
International Journal of Stroke
October 2018
Additional structured physical activity does not improve walking in older people (> 60 ...
Journal of Physiotherapy
October 2018
Breaking up sitting time after stroke (BUST-stroke)
International Journal of Stroke
September 2018
Frequent, short bouts of light-intensity exercises while standing decreases systolic bl...
International Journal of Stroke
September 2018
Early Mobilization After Stroke Is Not Associated With Cognitive Outcome
Stroke
September 2018
Implementing a protocol for a research impact assessment of the Centre for Research Exc...
Health Research Policy and Systems
August 2018
The Post Ischaemic Stroke Cardiovascular Exercise Study: Protocol for a randomised cont...
European Stroke Journal
July 2018
The AVERT MoCA Data: Scoring Reliability in a Large Multicenter Trial
Assessment
June 2018
Authors’ response to Letter to the Editor: Divergence among researchers regarding the s...
International Journal of Stroke
June 2018
Advances in Stroke 2017
Stroke
May 2018
The Energy Cost of Steady State Physical Activity in Acute Stroke
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
April 2018
Behavioral Mapping of Patient Activity to Explore the Built Environment During Rehabili...
HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal
March 2018
Best practice guidelines for the measurement of physical activity levels in stroke surv...
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research
March 2018
Efficacy and Safety of Individualized Coaching After Stroke: the LAST Study (Life After...
Stroke
February 2018
Hospital ward design and neurological patient activity
Disability and Rehabilitation
January 2018
Upright activity and higher motor function may preserve bone mineral density within 6 m...
Archives of Osteoporosis
January 2018
How to do health services research in stroke: A focus on performance measurement and qu...
International Journal of Stroke
January 2018
Validity of Multisensor Array for Measuring Energy Expenditure of an Activity Bout in E...
Stroke Research and Treatment
January 2018
Effects of Physical Activity on Poststroke Cognitive Function
Stroke
November 2017
Standardized Measurement of Sensorimotor Recovery in Stroke Trials: Consensus-Based Cor...
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
September 2017
Agreed Definitions and a Shared Vision for New Standards in Stroke Recovery Research: T...
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
September 2017
A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial after stroke (AVERT): a Phase III, multicentre, rando...
Health Technology Assessment
September 2017
Boredom in patients with acquired brain injuries during inpatient rehabilitation: a sco...
Disability and Rehabilitation
August 2017
Moving Rehabilitation Research Forward: Developing Consensus Statements for Rehabilitat...
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
August 2017
Family-led rehabilitation after stroke in India (ATTEND): a randomised controlled trial
The Lancet
August 2017
A comparative study of patients’ activities and interactions in a stroke unit before an...
PLoS ONE
July 2017
Editorial
International Journal of Stroke
July 2017
Standardized measurement of sensorimotor recovery in stroke trials: Consensus-based cor...
International Journal of Stroke
July 2017
Agreed definitions and a shared vision for new standards in stroke recovery research: T...
International Journal of Stroke
July 2017
Effectiveness of a shared team approach between nurses and doctors for improved risk fa...
European Journal of Neurology
May 2017
How Physically Active Are People Following Stroke? Systematic Review and Quantitative S...
Physical Therapy
April 2017
The potential health and economic impact of improving stroke care standards for Australia
International Journal of Stroke
March 2017
Reduced bone formation markers, and altered trabecular and cortical bone mineral densit...
PLoS ONE
March 2017
Carers' experiences, needs and preferences during inpatient stroke rehabilitation: a sy...
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
March 2017
Early mobilisation and rehabilitation in intensive care unit—ready for implementation?
Annals of Translational Medicine
February 2017
Early rehabilitation after stroke
Current Opinion in Neurology
February 2017
Interventions for the uptake of evidence-based recommendations in acute stroke settings
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
January 2017
Reducing sedentary time and fat mass may improve glucose tolerance and insulin sensitiv...
European Stroke Journal
January 2017
Are we armed with the right data? Pooled individual data review of biomarkers in people...
NeuroImage Clinical
January 2017
Early Mobilization after Stroke: Changes in Clinical Opinion Despite an Unchanging Evid...
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
January 2017
Erratum to "Are we armed with the right data? Pooled individual data review of biomarke...
NeuroImage Clinical
January 2017
Treatment and Outcomes of Working Aged Adults with Stroke: Results from a National Pros...
Neuroepidemiology
January 2017
Breaking up sitting time after stroke (BUST-Stroke)
International Journal of Stroke
October 2016
Developing the Stroke Exercise Preference Inventory (SEPI)
PLoS ONE
October 2016
Additional weekend therapy may reduce length of rehabilitation stay after stroke: a met...
Journal of Physiotherapy
July 2016
Implementing a complex rehabilitation intervention in a stroke trial: a qualitative pro...
BMC Medical Research Methodology
May 2016
A randomized controlled trial of very early rehabilitation in speech after stroke
International Journal of Stroke
May 2016
Moving rehabilitation research forward: Developing consensus statements for rehabilitat...
International Journal of Stroke
April 2016
Energy Expenditure and Cost During Walking After Stroke: A Systematic Review
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
April 2016
Poststroke Physical Activity Levels No Higher in Rehabilitation than in the Acute Hospital
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
April 2016
Economic Evaluation Plan (EEP) for A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT): An intern...
International Journal of Stroke
March 2016
Prespecified dose-response analysis for A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT)
Neurology
February 2016
Reducing Sitting Time After Stroke: A Phase II Safety and Feasibility Randomized Contro...
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
February 2016
Upright activity within the first week after stroke is associated with better functiona...
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
January 2016
The Scandinavian Stroke Scale is equally as good as The National Institutes of Health S...
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
January 2016
Is early rehabilitation a myth? Physical inactivity in the first week after myocardial ...
Disability and Rehabilitation
December 2015
AVERT 2 (a very early rehabilitation trial, a very effective reproductive trigger): re...
BMJ
December 2015
An International Standard Set of Patient-Centered Outcome Measures After Stroke
Stroke
November 2015
Exploring the Role of Accelerometers in the Measurement of Real World Upper-Limb Use Af...
Brain Impairment
November 2015
Prevalence of fatigue in patients 3 months after stroke and association with early moto...
BMC Neurology
October 2015
Could upright posture be harmful in the early stages of stroke? – Author's reply
The Lancet
October 2015
Very early mobilisation within 24 hours of stroke results in a less favourable outcome ...
Journal of Physiotherapy
October 2015
Frühe Mobilisation nach Schlaganfall: Akzeptiert, aber noch limitierte Evidenz (Origina...
neuroreha
September 2015
Stroke Survivors' Experiences of Physical Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review of Qualit...
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
September 2015
Carers’ experiences, needs and preferences during inpatient stroke rehabilitation: a pr...
Systematic Reviews
August 2015
Sitting time and physical activity after stroke: physical ability is only part of the s...
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
August 2015
Clinical feasibility of interactive motion-controlled games for stroke rehabilitation
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
August 2015
Exploring threats to generalisability in a large international rehabilitation trial (AV...
BMJ Open
August 2015
Prospective observation of physical activity in critically ill patients who were intuba...
Journal of Critical Care
August 2015
Efficacy and safety of very early mobilisation within 24 h of stroke onset (AVERT): a r...
The Lancet
July 2015
A Phase 1 Exercise Dose Escalation Study for Stroke Survivors with Impaired Walking
International Journal of Stroke
June 2015
Sitting and Activity Time in People With Stroke
Physical Therapy
June 2015
Hospital Differences in Motor Activity Early after Stroke: A Comparison of 11 Norwegian...
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
June 2015
Circuit Class Therapy or Seven-Day Week Therapy for Increasing Rehabilitation Intensity...
International Journal of Stroke
March 2015
Early Mobilization After Stroke: Early Adoption but Limited Evidence
Stroke
February 2015
Evaluating the effects of increasing physical activity to optimize rehabilitation outco...
Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine
January 2015
Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) for a Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT): An Inter...
International Journal of Stroke
December 2014
How is physical activity monitored in people following stroke?
Disability and Rehabilitation
November 2014
The importance of cognition to quality of life after stroke
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
November 2014
Mobilization after thrombolysis (rtPA) within 24 hours of acute stroke: what factors in...
BMC Neurology
August 2014
Circuit Class Therapy and 7-Day-Week Therapy Increase Physiotherapy Time, But Not Patie...
Stroke
August 2014
“Ward talk”: Nurses’ interaction with people with and without aphasia in the very early...
Aphasiology
July 2014
Motivational interviewing to increase physical activity in people with chronic health c...
Clinical Rehabilitation
June 2014
Physical Activity and Exercise Recommendations for Stroke Survivors: A Statement for He...
Stroke
May 2014
Physical Activity Early after Stroke and Its Association to Functional Outcome 3 Months...
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
May 2014
A qualitative exploration of discharge destination as an outcome or a driver of acute s...
BMC Health Services Research
April 2014
Exercise Reduces Infarct Volume and Facilitates Neurobehavioral Recovery
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
February 2014
Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity of People with Stroke in Rehabilitation Hospi...
Stroke Research and Treatment
January 2014
Interdisciplinary Team Interactions in Stroke Units: Can Team Dynamics Influence Patien...
International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
January 2014
Changes to Volumetric Bone Mineral Density and Bone Strength after Stroke: A Prospectiv...
International Journal of Stroke
December 2013
Are Patients with Intracerebral Haemorrhage Disadvantaged in Hospitals?
International Journal of Stroke
November 2013
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in People With Stroke Living in the Community...
Physical Therapy
September 2013
Physical inactivity, depression and anxiety in acute stroke
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
June 2013
Stroke Rehabilitation in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
International Journal of Stroke
April 2013
An enriched environment increases activity in stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation...
Disability and Rehabilitation
April 2013
Approaches to Economic Evaluations of Stroke Rehabilitation
International Journal of Stroke
March 2013
Representation of People with Aphasia in Randomized Controlled Trials of Acute Stroke I...
International Journal of Stroke
March 2013
Exercise after stroke - introduction
World Stroke Academy
March 2013
Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Mini-Mental State Examination are both valid cognitiv...
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
February 2013
How do comprehensive and acute stroke units differ? A critical review
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
January 2013
A mapping study on physical activity in stroke rehabilitation: Establishing the baseline
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
January 2013
Changes in Activity Levels in the First Month after Stroke
Journal of Physical Therapy Science
January 2013
Physical Activity Patterns of Acute Stroke Patients Managed in a Rehabilitation Focused...
BioMed Research International
January 2013
Measuring Activity Levels at an Acute Stroke Ward: Comparing Observations to a Device
BioMed Research International
January 2013
Early Physical Activity and Discharge Destination after Stroke: A Comparison of Acute a...
Rehabilitation Research and Practice
January 2013
Selection for inpatient rehabilitation after severe stroke: What factors influence reha...
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
January 2013
Gender and being born overseas influences the amount of acute stroke therapy
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
January 2013
Changes in physical activity and related functional and disability levels in the first ...
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
January 2013
When Should Rehabilitation Begin after Stroke?
International Journal of Stroke
December 2012
Giant Steps for the Science of Stroke Rehabilitation
International Journal of Stroke
December 2012
More Outcomes than Trials: A Call for Consistent Data Collection across Stroke Rehabili...
International Journal of Stroke
December 2012
Accessing inpatient rehabilitation after acute severe stroke
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research
December 2012
Reply
Internal Medicine Journal
December 2012
Physical, cognitive and social activity levels of stroke patients undergoing rehabilita...
Clinical Rehabilitation
November 2012
Cutting a long story short: Reaction times in acute stroke are associated with longer t...
Journal of the Neurological Sciences
November 2012
Harnessing experience-dependent plasticity for CNS repair and regeneration
Future Neurology
September 2012
Physical Therapists' Guideline Adherence on Early Mobilization and Intensity of Practic...
Stroke
July 2012
Exploring the Efficacy of Constraint in Animal Models of Stroke
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
June 2012
Enhancing physical activity in older adults receiving hospital based rehabilitation: a ...
BMC Geriatrics
June 2012
Organization of Care
June 2012
Early Mobilization Testing in Patients With Acute Stroke
CHEST Journal
June 2012
Changes in Fat Mass in Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review
International Journal of Stroke
May 2012
Stroke management: updated recommendations for treatment along the care continuum
Internal Medicine Journal
May 2012
Ultrasound Is a Reliable Measure of Muscle Thickness in Acute Stroke Patients, for Some...
Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
March 2012
Translating the Use of An Enriched Environment Poststroke from Bench to Bedside: Study ...
International Journal of Stroke
January 2012
Physical Activity in Hospitalised Stroke Patients
Stroke Research and Treatment
January 2012
Stroke: Physical Fitness, Exercise, and Fatigue
Stroke Research and Treatment
January 2012
Exercise Preferences Are Different after Stroke
Stroke Research and Treatment
January 2012
Physical Fitness Training after Stroke, Time to Implement what we Know: More Research i...
International Journal of Stroke
November 2011
Circuit Class or Seven-Day Therapy for Increasing Intensity of Rehabilitation after Str...
International Journal of Stroke
November 2011
Stroke Patients Do Not Need to be Inactive in the First Two-Weeks after Stroke: Results...
International Journal of Stroke
November 2011
The effect of physical activity on cognitive function after stroke: a systematic review
International Psychogeriatrics
October 2011
Bed Rest or Mobilization after rt-PA? A Case-Crossover Study of Factors Influencing Cli...
International Journal of Stroke
October 2011
Stepping towards Prevention of Bone Loss after Stroke: A Systematic Review of the Skele...
International Journal of Stroke
October 2011
Does evidence really matter? Professionals' opinions on the practice of early mobilizat...
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
October 2011
Response to Letter by Freeman et al Regarding Article, "Very Early Mobilization After S...
Stroke
September 2011
An Early Mobilization Protocol Successfully Delivers More and Earlier Therapy to Acute ...
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
August 2011
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Short Cognitive Evaluation in a Large Stroke Trial
Stroke
July 2011
Predictors of Poststroke Mobility: Systematic Review
International Journal of Stroke
July 2011
Patients' age as a determinant of care received following acute stroke: A systematic re...
BMC Health Services Research
July 2011
Age and gender as predictors of allied health quality stroke care
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
July 2011
Demographic and stroke-related factors as predictors of quality of acute stroke care pr...
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
July 2011
Stroke rehabilitation
The Lancet
May 2011
‘Better Wear Out Sheets than Shoes’: A Survey of 202 Stroke Professionals' Early Mobili...
International Journal of Stroke
January 2011
Very Early Mobilization After Stroke Fast-Tracks Return to Walking: Further Results Fro...
Stroke
December 2010
Sehr frühe Mobilisation nach Schlaganfall
neuroreha
December 2010
Measuring the Quality of Dysphagia Management Practices following Stroke: A Systematic ...
International Journal of Stroke
November 2010
Early Mobilization After Stroke: An Example of an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis...
Stroke
October 2010
An Enriched Environment Improves Sensorimotor Function Post-Ischemic Stroke
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
September 2010
Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass after Stroke: a Systematic Review
International Journal of Stroke
September 2010
An Investigation of the Neurophysiologic Effect of Tone-Reducing AFOs on Reflex Excitab...
Prosthetics and Orthotics International
June 2010
The Effect of Tone-Reducing Orthotic Devices on Soleus Muscle Reflex Excitability while...
Prosthetics and Orthotics International
March 2010
The NIH Stroke Scale Can Establish Cognitive Function after Stroke
Cerebrovascular Diseases
January 2010
Very Early Rehabilitation or Intensive Telemetry after Stroke: A Pilot Randomised Trial
Cerebrovascular Diseases
January 2010
The Modified Rankin Scale in Acute Stroke Has Good Inter-Rater-Reliability but Question...
Cerebrovascular Diseases
January 2010
Physiotherapists should ensure their representation in measures of the quality of patie...
Journal of Physiotherapy
January 2010
Hemispatial Neglect and Rehabilitation in Acute Stroke
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
November 2009
Quality of life: An important outcome measure in a trial of very early mobilisation aft...
Disability and Rehabilitation
October 2009
Very Early Versus Delayed Mobilization After Stroke
Stroke
June 2009
Systematic Review of Process Indicators: Including Early Rehabilitation Interventions U...
International Journal of Stroke
April 2009
Very early versus delayed mobilisation after stroke
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
January 2009
CONTRIBUTORS
January 2009
Very Early Mobilisation and Complications in the First 3 Months after Stroke: Further R...
Cerebrovascular Diseases
January 2009
An Observational Study of Acute Stroke Care in Four Countries: The European Registers o...
Cerebrovascular Diseases
January 2009
The Therapy ‘Pill’: Achieving Treatment Dose Within a Rehabilitation Trial
Brain Impairment
September 2008
Commentary on Arias M & Smith L (2007) Early mobilization of acute stroke patients. Jou...
Journal of Clinical Nursing
July 2008
Not All Stroke Units Are the Same: A Comparison of Physical Activity Patterns in Melbou...
Stroke
May 2008
A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial for Stroke (AVERT): Phase II Safety and Feasibility
Stroke
January 2008
More options and better job security required in career paths of physiotherapist resear...
Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
January 2008
The effect of very early mobilisation after stroke on psychological well-being
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
January 2008
Economic Evaluation alongside a Phase II, Multi-Centre, Randomised Controlled Trial of ...
Cerebrovascular Diseases
January 2008
What is spasticity? The discussion continues
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
September 2007
Changing practice for acute hemiplegic shoulder care: A best practice model
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
June 2007
Advancing rehabilitation clinical trials design
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
February 2007
Mobilisation ‘in Bed’ Is Not Mobilisation
Cerebrovascular Diseases
January 2007
Little therapy, little physical activity: Rehabilitation within the first 14 days of or...
Acta Dermato Venereologica
January 2007
Very early versus delayed mobilisation after stroke
October 2006
A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT)
International Journal of Stroke
August 2006
Strapping the hemiplegic shoulder prevents development of pain during rehabilitation: a...
Clinical Rehabilitation
April 2006
Evolution of Brain Activation with Good and Poor Motor Recovery after Stroke
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
March 2006
Stand up and be counted: measuring time spent upright after hip fracture and comparison...
Physiotherapy
December 2005
A Comparison of Single Words and Conversational Speech in Phonological Evaluation
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
August 2005
Motor Impairment and Recovery in the Upper Limb After Stroke: Behavioral and Neuroanato...
Stroke
January 2005
We only treat what it occurs to us to assess: the importance of knowledge-based assessment
January 2005
Inactive and Alone: Physical Activity Within the First 14 Days of Acute Stroke Unit Care
Stroke
February 2004
Does experience predict observational kinematic assessment accuracy?
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
January 2002
Training novice clinicians improves observation accuracy of the upper extremity after s...
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
November 2001
Evidence-based practice
January 2001
A case for slow to recover rehabilitation services following severe acquired brain injury
Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
January 2000
Changes in balance and locomotion measures during rehabilitation following stroke
Physiotherapy Research International
June 1998
Balance and mobility outcomes for stroke patients: a comprehensive audit
Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
January 1997
A New Test of Dynamic Standing Balance for Stroke Patients: Reliability, Validity and C...
Physiotherapy Canada
October 1996
Functional prediction post-stroke
Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
January 1993
Faculty of 1000 evaluation for Effect of a Task-Oriented Rehabilitation Program on Uppe...
Faculty of 1000 evaluation for Minimum information about a spinal cord injury experimen...