Physical therapy and exercise interventions in Huntington's disease: a mixed methods systematic review protocol.

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep

1Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA 2Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK 3The Wales Centre for Evidence-Based Care, a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, School of Healthcare Sciences, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK 4Physical Therapy Program, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA 5Physical Therapy Division of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA 6Program in Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitative and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University, New York, USA.

Published: July 2017

The review seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of physical therapy and exercise interventions in Huntington's disease (HD). The review question is: What is the effectiveness of physiotherapy and therapeutic exercise interventions in people with HD, and what are patients', families' and caregivers' perceptions of these interventions?The specific objectives are:This mixed methods review seeks to develop an aggregated synthesis of quantitative, qualitative and narrative systematic reviews on physiotherapy and exercise interventions in HD, in an attempt to derive conclusions and recommendations useful for clinical practice and policy decision-making.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003274DOI Listing

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