Telerehabilitation for Stroke Survivors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telerehabilitation is an emerging technology through which medical rehabilitation care can be provided from a distance.

Objective

This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to investigate the efficacy of telerehabilitation in poststroke patients.

Methods

Eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were identified by searching MEDLINE, Cochrane Central, and Web of Science databases. Continuous data were extracted for relevant outcomes and analyzed using the RevMan software as the standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% CI in a fixed-effect meta-analysis model.

Results

We included 15 studies (1339 patients) in our systematic review, while only 12 were included in the pooled analysis. The combined effect estimate showed no significant differences

SUBMITTER: Tchero H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6250558 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature