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J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Sep;27(9):3003-5. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.3003. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

Patterns in the collaboration of practitioners and researchers in the use of electrical stimulation to treat stroke patients: a literature review.

Journal of physical therapy science

Shuhei Fujimoto, Noriko Kon, Naoki Takashi, Yohei Otaka, Takeo Nakayama

Affiliations

  1. Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Tokyo Bay Rehabilitation Hospital, Japan.
  2. Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan ; Kawakita Rehabilitation Hospital, Japan.
  3. Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
  4. Tokyo Bay Rehabilitation Hospital, Japan ; Keio University School of Medicine, Japan.

PMID: 26504345 PMCID: PMC4616146 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.27.3003

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of collaboration between practitioners and researchers through research papers related to the implementation of electrical stimulation (ES) for stroke patients. [Methods] A systematic review of the literature was conducted to collect data from ES studies published before January 7, 2015. Five databases were searched for search terms related to stroke and ES. Inclusion criteria were original papers that reported on ES of the upper or lower limbs following stroke, after the exclusion of case reports, brain stimulation studies, and papers written in any languages other than English or Japanese. The outcome was the prevalence of research papers that included a practitioner as an author, that included a practitioner as an author or in the acknowledgements, and in which the practitioner was the first author. [Results] Based on the selection criteria, 165 papers were included in the final analysis. The prevalence of papers in which a practitioner was included as an author was 39%. The prevalence of papers in which a practitioner was included as an author or in the acknowledgements was 50%. A practitioner was the first author of 34% of the papers. [Conclusion] Collaboration on research papers related to ES for stroke patients is limited.

Keywords: Evidence practice gap; Therapeutic electrical stimulations (TES); Time-series analysis

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