Motor imagery ability assessments in four disciplines: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Motor imagery (MI) is a very popular and well-accepted technique in different disciplines. Originating from sport and psychology, MI is now also used in the field of medicine and education. Several studies confirmed the benefits of MI to facilitate motor learning and skill acquisition. The findings indicated that individual's MI ability might influence the effectiveness of MI interventions. Over the last two centuries, researchers have developed several assessments to evaluate MI's abstract construct. However, no systematic reviews (SR) exist for MI ability evaluation methods and their measurement properties. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:The SR will evaluate available MI ability assessments and their psychometric properties in four relevant disciplines: sports, psychology, medicine an

SUBMITTER: Suica Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303557 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature