SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTER

NIBS, i.e., transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation.

Non-traumatic dental conditions.

The concept of self-management, a key element of the study. We intend to map the scientific evidence published on this concept and identify the health interventions promoting self-management, as well as how they have been addressed by the scientific community over time. In this study, self-management promotion was considered as a multidisciplinary health intervention.

The participant’s lived experience from the perspective of the individual, parent, teacher, peer or health professional. 

Phenomena of Interest

 - Stroke survivors' experiences and/or perceptions of barriers and facilitators to their uptake and utilisation of TR
 - TR providers' experiences and/or perceptions of barriers and facilitators to their uptake and utilisation of TR for the provision of rehabilitation to stroke survivors
 - TR providers' perceptions of the barriers and facilitators experienced by stroke survivors in the uptake and utilisation of TR
 - Caregivers' perceptions of the barriers and facilitators experienced by stroke survivors in the uptake and utilisation of TR
 - Barriers and facilitators to the uptake and utilisation of TR experienced in specific subgroups of stroke survivors
 - Barriers and facilitators experienced with specific approaches to TR intervention

Intervention

Included:
 - Interventions whereby rehabilitation services are provided by a TR provider to a stroke survivor remotely via information and communication technologies. All formats of TR delivery will be considered, including but not limited to: (1) mode of communication between TR provider and stroke survivor: audio-only calling, videoconferencing, digital text or automated delivery of participant progress with intervention collected via sensors (2) rehabilitative intervention: video, image or written rehabilitation programmes, or rehabilitation programmes facilitated via apps, virtual-reality (VR), sensors or haptic technology (3) aim of intervention: to improve, maintain or promote self-management of physical, cognitive, speech and/or social/emotional functioning impairments in stroke survivors as a consequence of stroke. Greater than 50% of all communication between TR provider and stroke survivor must have taken place remotely through telecommunication technology, rather than face-to-face in order to be considered TR. TR approaches will be eligible for inclusion if they are provided with real-time communication between TR provider and stroke survivor (synchronous), no real-time communication between TR provider and stroke survivor (asynchronous), or a combination of the two.
Excluded:
 - TR interventions that are assessment only or TR interventions that aim to prevent stroke.

A systematic review combining all the identified key soft tissue changes (shortening of latissimus dorsi, pectoralis minor, subscapularis and the posterior capsule as well as the ideal ratio of the internal and external rotators), (as emphasized in the introduction section of the proposal) and proposing a novel comprehensive biomechanical assessment model predictive for developing shoulder pain is yet to be compiled and published. The identified structures can then all be incorporated into a scientifically developed comprehensive biomechanical assessment protocol of the glenohumeral joint. Utilisation of this comprehensive biomechanical assessment tool can therefore lead to the early identification of modifiable risk factors for developing shoulder pain. Baseline values can be collected at the inception of treatment and progress can be monitored by regular monitoring of the modifiable risk factors proposed in the comprehensive biomechanical assessment model. Clinically a more informed rehabilitation program can be developed, leading to a potentially shorter and more effective rehabilitation process. It is therefore the aim of the proposed systematic review to explore the association of the above-mentioned soft tissue structures, and to identify any additional soft tissue changes associated with the development of shoulder pain, for inclusion into a comprehensive biomechanical assessment shoulder evaluation model.

There is no limitation on interventions.

Nurse-led or -involved home-based interventions for people with COPD.

The nurse will evaluate data obtained by an automated telehealth program and intervene with patients showing heart failure symptom exacerbation or lapse in self-management or follow-up.