Mapping outcomes for recovery of consciousness in studies from 1986 to 2020: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Historically, heterogeneous outcome assessments have been used to measure recovery of consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) following traumatic brain injury (TBI), making it difficult to compare across studies. To date, however, there is no comprehensive review of clinical outcome assessments that are used in intervention studies of adults with DoC. The objective of this scoping review is to develop a comprehensive inventory of clinical outcome assessments for recovery of consciousness that have been used in clinical studies of adults with DoC following TBI.

Methods and analysis

The methodological framework for this review is: (1) identify the research questions, (2) identify relevant studies, (3) select studies, (4) chart the data, (5)

SUBMITTER: Weaver J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247663 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature