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SynthesisClinical rehabilitation2015

The effect of interventions on balance self-efficacy in the stroke population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ada Tang, Amy Tao, Michelle Soh, Carolyn Tam, Hannah Tan, Jessica Thompson, Janice J Eng

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Synthesis in Clinical rehabilitation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  14. Balance Confidence Is Related to Features of Balance and Gait in Individuals with Chronic Stroke.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ada TangMcMaster University School of Rehabilitation Science Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Canada Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Canada atang@mcmaster.ca.
Amy TaoDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada.
Michelle SohDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada.
Carolyn TamDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada.
Hannah TanDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada.
Jessica ThompsonDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada.
Janice J EngCanadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, Canada Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, Canada International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, Canada.

Funding

CIHR 63617-1CIHR MFE-98550CIHR MSH-63617
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo conduct a systematic review of clinical trials that examined the effectiveness of interventions on balance self-efficacy among individuals with stroke.

designSystematic review. SUMMARY OF REVIEW: Searches of the following databases were completed in December 2014: MEDLINE (1948-present), CINAHL (1982-present), EMBASE (1980-present) and PsycINFO (1987-present) for controlled clinical trials that measured balance self-efficacy in adults with stroke. Reference lists of selected articles were hand-searched to identify further relevant studies. REVIEW

methodsTwo independent reviewers performed data extraction and assessed the methodological quality of the studies using the Physical Therapy Evidence Database Scale. Standardized mean differences (SMD) were calculated.

resultsA total of 19 trials involving 729 participants used balance self-efficacy as a secondary outcome. Study quality ranged from poor (n = 3) to good (n = 8). In the meta-analysis of 15 trials that used intensive physical activity interventions, a moderate beneficial effect on balance self-efficacy was observed immediately following the programs (SMD 0.44, 95% CI 0.11-0.77, P = 0.009). In the studies that included follow-up assessments, there was no difference between groups across retention periods (eight studies, SMD 0.32, 95% CI -0.17-0.80, P = 0.20). In the four studies that used motor imagery interventions, there was no between-group difference in change in balance self-efficacy (fixed effects SMD 0.68, 95% CI -0.33-1.69, P = 0.18).

conclusionsPhysical activity interventions appear to be effective in improving balance self-efficacy after stroke.

Indexed as

Postural BalanceSelf EfficacyStroke RehabilitationHumansStrokebalancemeta-analysisself-efficacyStrokesystematic review

Identifiers

PMID25681409
PMCPMC4596690

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