Telerehabilitation for lower extremity recovery poststroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Approximately 30% of individuals with stroke report unmet lower extremity recovery needs after formal hospital-based rehabilitation programmes have ended. Telerehabilitation can mitigate issues surrounding accessibility of rehabilitation services by providing ongoing support to promote recovery, however, no review exists that is specific to telerehabilitation for lower extremity recovery. This paper describes the protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis that aims to describe and evaluate the effectiveness of lower extremity-focused telerehabilitation interventions on clinical outcomes poststroke.

Methods and analysis

A systematic review of relevant electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Google Scholar, PEDro, PubMed and

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8915270 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature