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Exercise-based interventions for post-stroke social participation: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Qi Zhang¹, Mark Schwade², Yvonne Smith³

¹The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

International Journal of Nursing Studies

|August 29, 2020

Summary

Motor relearning programs are the most effective exercise interventions for improving social participation after stroke in the short term. Home-based combined exercise is best long-term, while cognitive-based exercise excels with high adherence.

Keywords:

Exercise Network meta-analysis Post-stroke Social participation

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Area of Science:

Neurorehabilitation
Evidence-based practice
Social determinants of health

Background:

Social participation is a key goal in post-stroke rehabilitation.
Exercise interventions are effective non-pharmacological methods for enhancing social participation.
The comparative effectiveness of different exercise interventions remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct a network meta-analysis comparing exercise interventions for stroke survivors.
To rank the efficacy of various exercise-based interventions in improving social participation.

Main Methods:

A random-effects network meta-analysis of randomized control trials.
Searched multiple databases (MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, etc.) up to January 2020.
Included trials focused on exercise interventions for stroke patients with social participation as the primary outcome.

Main Results:

16 trials with 1704 patients and 12 intervention arms were analyzed.
Motor relearning programs showed the highest effectiveness for overall and short-term social participation.
Home-based combined exercise ranked highest for long-term efficacy, and cognitive-based exercise for high adherence (>90%).

Conclusions:

Motor relearning programs and home-based combined exercise show promise for improving social participation post-stroke.
Cognitive-based exercise is highly effective when adherence is high.
Further large, multicenter trials are recommended to validate these findings.