Systematic review of clinical practice guidelines to identify recommendations for rehabilitation after stroke and other acquired brain injuries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Rehabilitation clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) contain recommendation statements aimed at optimising care for adults with stroke and other brain injury. The aim of this study was to determine the quality, scope and consistency of CPG recommendations for rehabilitation covering the acquired brain injury populations.

Design

Systematic review.

Interventions

Included CPGs contained recommendations for inpatient rehabilitation or community rehabilitation for adults with an acquired brain injury diagnosis (stroke, traumatic or other non-progressive acquired brain impairments). Electronic databases (n=2), guideline organisations (n=4) and websites of professional societies (n=17) were searched up to November 2017. Two independent reviewers used the Appraisal o

SUBMITTER: Jolliffe L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855444 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature