Face to face and telephone-based self-management programmes were identified as having promise to engage stroke survivors in PA behaviour change .
Background Increasing physical activity ( PA ) levels ( regular movement such as walking and activities of daily living ) and reducing time spent sedentary improves cardiovascular health and reduces morbidity and mortality .
Fewer than 30 % of independently mobile stroke survivors undertake recommended levels of PA .
Sedentary behaviour is also high in this population .
We aim ed to systematic ally review the study characteristics and the promise of interventions targeting free-living PA and /or sedentary behaviour in adult stroke survivors .
What's in a name? The challenge of describing interventions in systematic reviews: analysis of a random sample of reviews of non-pharmacological stroke interventions
Objective To assess , in a sample of systematic review s of non-pharmacological interventions , the completeness of intervention reporting , identify the most frequently missing elements , and assess review authors ’ use of and beliefs about providing intervention information . Design Analysis of a r and om sample of systematic review s of non-pharmacological stroke interventions ; online survey of review authors . Data sources and study selection The Cochrane Library and PubMed were search ed for potentially eligible systematic review s and a r and om sample of these assessed for eligibility until 60 ( 30 Cochrane , 30 non-Cochrane ) eligible review s were identified . Data collection In each review , the completeness of the intervention description in each eligible trial ( n=568 ) was assessed by 2 independent raters using the Template for Intervention Description and Replication ( TIDieR ) checklist . All review authors ( n=46 ) were invited to complete a survey . Results Most review s were missing intervention information for the majority of items . The most incompletely described items were : modifications , fidelity , material s , procedure and tailoring ( missing from all interventions in 97 % , 90 % , 88 % , 83 % and 83 % of review s , respectively ) . Items that scored better , but were still incomplete for the majority of review s , were : ‘ when and how much ’ ( in 31 % of review s , adequate for all trials ; in 57 % of review s , adequate for some trials ) ; intervention mode ( in 22 % of review s , adequate for all trials ; in 38 % , adequate for some trials ) ; and location ( in 19 % of review s , adequate for all trials ) . Of the 33 ( 71 % ) authors who responded , 58 % reported having further intervention information but not including it , and 70 % tried to obtain information . Conclusions Most focus on intervention reporting has been directed at trials . Poor intervention reporting in stroke systematic review s is prevalent , compounded by poor trial reporting . Without adequate intervention descriptions , the conduct , usability and interpretation of review s are restricted and therefore , require action by trialists , systematic review ers , peer review ers and editors
Face to face and telephone-based self-management programmes were identified as having promise to engage stroke survivors in PA behaviour change .
Background Increasing physical activity ( PA ) levels ( regular movement such as walking and activities of daily living ) and reducing time spent sedentary improves cardiovascular health and reduces morbidity and mortality .
Fewer than 30 % of independently mobile stroke survivors undertake recommended levels of PA .
Sedentary behaviour is also high in this population .
We aim ed to systematic ally review the study characteristics and the promise of interventions targeting free-living PA and /or sedentary behaviour in adult stroke survivors .