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ReviewMovement disorders clinical practice2020

Efficacy of Occupational Therapy Interventions on Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Marco Tofani, Alessandro Ranieri, Giovanni Fabbrini, Anna Berardi, Elisa Pelosin, Donatella Valente, Andrea Fabbrini, Matteo Costanzo, Giovanni Galeoto

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Review in Movement disorders clinical practice, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  8. Breaking barriers in Parkinson's care: the multidisciplinary team approach.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2024
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  15. How I treat Parkinson's disease.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Marco TofaniDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2071-4513
Alessandro RanieriDepartment of Anatomy and Locomotor Activity Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.
Giovanni FabbriniDepartment Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.
Anna BerardiDepartment Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0670-5303
Elisa PelosinOspedale Policlinico San Martino, IRCCS, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health Unit University of Genoa Genoa Italy.
Donatella ValenteDepartment Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.
Andrea FabbriniIRCCS Neuromed Pozzilli Italy.
Matteo CostanzoDepartment Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.
Giovanni GaleotoDepartment Human Neurosciences Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo review studies assessing the efficacy of occupational therapy interventions on quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.

methodWe followed the international guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist. Databases (PubMed, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, OTsekeer, Scopus, Cinhal, and Web of Science) were searched to identify randomized controlled trials of occupational therapy interventions in patients with Parkinson's disease up to 2019 and with no restriction on language. The primary outcome of the meta-analysis was the evaluation of quality of life following occupational therapy interventions. Because of the heterogeneity of the studies, we examined the data by using a random effect model.

resultsWe identified 15 randomized controlled trials that met the inclusion criteria, and 4 of these were included in the meta-analysis. Studies with a follow-up of 2 to 3 months showed that occupational therapy interventions significantly improved the quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease, with a mean difference of -2.08 (95% confidence interval, -2.52 to -1.64;

conclusionDifferent occupational therapy interventions may be effective in improving the quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease. However, because of the limited number of studies available, the strength of the evidence should be considered moderate.

Indexed as

Parkinson disease, occupational therapy, quality of life, meta‐analysis, systematic review

Identifiers

PMID33163559
PMCPMC7604677

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