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Activity monitors for increasing physical activity in adult stroke survivors.
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SUBMITTER: Lynch EA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6513611 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Activity monitors for increasing physical activity in adult stroke survivors.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20180727
<h4>Background</h4>Stroke is the third leading cause of disability worldwide. Physical activity is important for secondary stroke prevention and for promoting functional recovery. However, people with stroke are more inactive than healthy age-matched controls. Therefore, interventions to increase activity after stroke are vital to reduce stroke-related disability.<h4>Objectives</h4>To summarise the available evidence regarding the effectiveness of commercially available, wearable activity monito ...[more]