SynthesisFrontiers in digital health2025
How equitable is digital rehabilitation for people after stroke? A systematic review using an equity approach.
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Abstract
Introduction: Stroke is the largest global cause of adult neuro-disability. Health inequities increase the risk of stroke and are likely to influence overall recovery. Rehabilitation after stroke seeks to restore function and independence and may utilise digital technologies to augment usual care. This study systematically investigates the reporting of equity factors in digital stroke rehabilitation research. Methods: This systematic review examined equity factors contained in the PROGRESS-Plus framework in a random sample of clinical trials of technologies used as part of stroke rehabilitation published in 2011-2021. Four reviewers double-screened titles and abstracts of 14,724 papers. A random selection was carried out across all potentially eligible papers ( Results: 87 studies were included with a mean PROGRESS-Plus score of 7.05 ( Discussion: Few studies of digital rehabilitation interventions considered several key equity factors, including those recognised to precipitate digital exclusion and influence health outcomes. An encouraging finding was that more recent work was slightly more likely to report equity factors, but future research should ensure complete reporting of equity factors to ensure their findings are applicable to clinical populations. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024504300, PROSPERO/identifier, CRD42024504300.
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