Background Low physical activity has been shown to be one of the most common
components of frailty, and interventions have been considered to prevent or reverse this …

Objective To systematically review the efficacy of advance care planning (ACP) interventions
in different adult patient populations. Design Systematic review and meta-analyses. Data …

Background Overweight and obese older people face a high risk of muscle loss and
impaired physical function, which may contribute to sarcopenic obesity. Resistance exercise …

Background Foam rolling (FR) has been demonstrated to acutely enhance joint range of
motion (ROM). However, data syntheses pooling the effect sizes across studies are scarce. It …

Objective. The aim of the study was to present a systematic review of studies that investigate
the effects of robot-assisted therapy on motor and functional recovery in patients with stroke …

Background The Cochrane risk of bias (CROB) tool and Physiotherapy Evidence Database
(PEDro) scale are used to evaluate risk of bias of randomized controlled trials. We assessed …

Background and Purpose The methodological quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
is commonly evaluated in order to assess the risk of biased estimates of treatment effects …

Abstract Background and Objective The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale
has been widely used to investigate methodological quality in physiotherapy randomized …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the convergent and construct validity of the Physiotherapy
Evidence Database (PEDro) scale used to rate the methodological quality of randomized …

• Illustrates all the steps in preparing qualitative and quantitative literature reviews.•
Emphasizes topic selection, locating literature, and avoiding major pitfalls in evaluating and …