DISCUSSION This systematic review will provide information on which interventions are effective for increasing physical activity levels of stroke survivors .
INTRODUCTION Stroke is a leading health problem worldwide and an important cause of disability .
Stroke survivors show low levels of physical activity , and increases in physical activity levels may improve function and health status .
Therefore , the aims are to identify which interventions that have been employed to increase physical activity levels with stroke survivors , to verify their efficacy and to identify the gaps in the literature .
CENTRAL, PEDro, PubMed, and EMBASE Are the Most Comprehensive Databases Indexing Randomized Controlled Trials of Physical Therapy Interventions
Background Many bibliographic data bases index research studies evaluating the effects of health care interventions . One study has concluded that the Physiotherapy Evidence Data base ( PEDro ) has the most complete indexing of reports of r and omized controlled trials of physical therapy interventions , but the design of that study may have exaggerated estimates of the completeness of indexing by PEDro . Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the completeness of indexing of reports of r and omized controlled trials of physical therapy interventions by 8 bibliographic data bases . Design This study was an audit of bibliographic data bases . Methods Prespecified criteria were used to identify 400 reports of r and omized controlled trials from the reference lists of systematic review s published in 2008 that evaluated physical therapy interventions .  Eight data bases ( AMED , CENTRAL , CINAHL , EMBASE , Hooked on Evidence , PEDro , PsycINFO , and PubMed ) were search ed for each trial report . The proportion of the 400 trial reports indexed by each data base was calculated . Results The proportions of the 400 trial reports indexed by the data bases were as follows : CENTRAL , 95 % ; PEDro , 92 % ; PubMed , 89 % ; EMBASE , 88 % ; CINAHL , 53 % ; AMED , 50 % ; Hooked on Evidence , 45 % ; and PsycINFO , 6 % . Almost all of the trial reports ( 99 % ) were found in at least 1 data base , and 88 % were indexed by 4 or more data bases . Four trial reports were uniquely indexed by a single data base only ( 2 in CENTRAL and 1 each in PEDro and PubMed ) . Limitations The results are only applicable to search ing for English- language published reports of r and omized controlled trials evaluating physical therapy interventions . Conclusions The 4 most comprehensive data bases of trial reports evaluating physical therapy interventions were CENTRAL , PEDro , PubMed , and EMBASE . Clinicians seeking quick answers to clinical questions could search any of these data bases knowing that all are reasonably comprehensive . PEDro , unlike the other 3 most complete data bases , is specific to physical therapy , so studies not relevant to physical therapy are less likely to be retrieved . Research ers could use CENTRAL , PEDro , PubMed , and EMBASE in combination to conduct exhaustive search es for r and omized trials in physical therapy
DISCUSSION This systematic review will provide information on which interventions are effective for increasing physical activity levels of stroke survivors .
INTRODUCTION Stroke is a leading health problem worldwide and an important cause of disability .
Stroke survivors show low levels of physical activity , and increases in physical activity levels may improve function and health status .
Therefore , the aims are to identify which interventions that have been employed to increase physical activity levels with stroke survivors , to verify their efficacy and to identify the gaps in the literature .