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Physical therapy and exercise interventions in Huntington's disease: a mixed methods systematic review protocol

Authors :
Nora E. Fritz
Ashwini Rao
Lori Quinn
Lynda Jones Hartel
Jane Harden
Monica Busse
Anne D. Kloos
Judith Carrier
Deb A. Kegelmeyer
Source :
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 15:1783-1799
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017.

Abstract

Review question/objective:\ud : The review seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of physical therapy and exercise interventions in Huntington's disease (HD). The review question is: What is the effectiveness of physiotherapy and therapeutic exercise interventions in people with HD, and what are patients’, families’ and caregivers’ perceptions of these interventions?\ud Review question/objective:\ud The specific objectives are:\ud Review question/objective:\ud This mixed methods review seeks to develop an aggregated synthesis of quantitative, qualitative and narrative systematic reviews on physiotherapy and exercise interventions in HD, in an attempt to derive conclusions and recommendations useful for clinical practice and policy decision-making.

Details

ISSN :
22024433
Volume :
15
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f3dbcd71f4e1151b0fa5c947b2409a8d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2016-003274