Authors
Bahram Sangelaji, Catherin M Smith, Lorna Paul, Kesava Kovanur Sampath, Gareth J Treharne, Leigh Anne Hale
Publication date
2016/6
Source
Clinical rehabilitation
Volume
30
Issue
6
Pages
559-576
Publisher
Sage Publications
Description
Objective
A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to illustrate whether people with multiple sclerosis engage in more physical activity following behaviour change interventions.
Data resources
MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Sciences, Cochrane Library, SCOPUS, EMBASE and PEDro were searched from their inception till 30 April 2015.
Trial selection
Randomized and clinical controlled trials that used behaviour change interventions to increase physical activity in people with multiple sclerosis were selected, regardless of type or duration of multiple sclerosis or disability severity.
Data extraction
Data extraction was conducted by two independent reviewers and the Cochrane Collaboration’s recommended method was used to assess the risk of bias of each included study.
Results
A total of 19 out of 573 studies were included. Focusing on trials without risk of bias, meta-analysis showed that …
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