Cochrane · systematic review · CD011058
Caregiver‐mediated exercises for improving outcomes after stroke
Vloothuis, JDM, Mulder, M, Veerbeek, JM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
StrokeAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 57.1%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 42.9%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Caregiver‐mediated exercises compared with control intervention for people with stroke
Population: people with stroke
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient: ADL measures Barthel Index. Scale 0 to 100 ( Caregiver‐mediated exercises vs control intervention | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 247 participants | Moderate |
Caregiver: measures of mood, burden and QoL: burden Caregiver Strain Index Scale. 0 to 13 ( Caregiver‐mediated exercises vs control intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 40 participants | Moderate |
Gait and gait‐related measures: walking speed in m/s ( Caregiver‐mediated exercises vs control intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 71 participants | Very low |
Gait and gait‐related measures: walking distance Caregiver‐mediated exercises vs control intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 91 participants | Moderate |
Measures of mood and QoL of the patient: Stroke Impact Scale Stroke Impact Scale mobility scale. Scale 9 to 45. (no Caregiver‐mediated exercises vs control intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 51 participants | Very low |
Length of stay: length of stay in rehabilitation unit in days Caregiver‐mediated exercises vs control intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 20 participants | Very low |
Adverse outcomes: falls number of falls/patient (no Caregiver‐mediated exercises vs control intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Very low |