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{"title":"Applying models of care for total hip and knee arthroplasty: External validation of a published predictive model to identify extended stay risk prior to lower-limb arthroplasty.","authors":"Meredith Harrison-Brown, Corey Scholes, Milad Ebrahimi, Christopher Bell, Garry Kirwan","doi":"10.1177/02692155241233348","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02692155241233348","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to externally validate a reported model for identifying patients requiring extended stay following lower limb arthroplasty in a new setting.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>External validation of a previously reported prognostic model, using retrospective data.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Medium-sized hospital orthopaedic department, Australia.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Electronic medical records were accessed for data collection between Sep-2019 and Feb-2020 and retrospective data extracted from 200 randomly selected total hip or knee arthroplasty patients.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Participants received total hip or knee replacement between 2-Feb-16 and 4-Apr-19. This study was a non-interventional retrospective study.</p><p><strong>Main measures: </strong>Model validation was assessed with discrimination, calibration on both original and adjusted forms of the candidate model. Decision curve analysis was conducted on the outputs of the adjusted model to determine net benefit at a predetermined decision threshold (0.5).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The original model performed poorly, grossly overestimating length of stay with mean calibration of -3.6 (95% confidence interval -3.9 to -3.2) and calibration slope of 0.52. Performance improved following adjustment of the model intercept and model coefficients (mean calibration 0.48, 95% confidence interval 0.16 to 0.80 and slope of 1.0), but remained poorly calibrated at low and medium risk threshold and net benefit was modest (three additional patients per hundred identified as at-risk) at the a-priori risk threshold.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>External validation demonstrated poor performance when applied to a new patient population and would provide limited benefit for our institution. Implementation of predictive models for arthroplasty should include practical assessment of discrimination, calibration and net benefit at a clinically acceptable threshold.</p>","PeriodicalId":10441,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"700-712"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139912193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An overview of rehabilitation approaches for focal hand dystonia in musicians: A scoping review.","authors":"Ilaria Catellani, Pasquale Arcuri, Fabio Vita, Daniela Platano, Paolo Boccolari, Elena Lanfranchi, Tracy Fairplay, Roberto Tedeschi","doi":"10.1177/02692155231225705","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02692155231225705","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To provide a comprehensive overview of rehabilitation treatment strategies for focal hand dystonia (FHD) in musicians, examining their evolution and effectiveness.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>A systematic search of five databases, PubMed, PEDro, Cochrane Library, Trip, and Google Scholar, to identify relevant articles on FHD rehabilitation. The last search was performed on 20 December 2023.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Inclusion criteria were applied to 190 initially identified articles, resulting in 17 articles for review. Exclusions were made for duplicates, irrelevant titles, abstracts, and non-rehabilitation interventions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten different rehabilitation approaches were identified over 20 years. While no definitive intervention protocol exists, a multimodal approach is commonly recommended.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This scoping review underscores the diversity of rehabilitation strategies for FHD. It suggests the potential of multimodal approaches, emphasizing the need for further large-scale clinical efficacy studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":10441,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"589-599"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139490901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatial Neglect: An Exploration of Clinical Assessment Behaviour in Stroke Rehabilitation.","authors":"Georgia Fisher, Camila Quel de Oliveira, Peter W Stubbs, Emma Power, Matthew Checketts, Alison Porter-Armstrong, David S Kennedy","doi":"10.1177/02692155241230270","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02692155241230270","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>There is a large gap between evidence-based recommendations for spatial neglect assessment and clinical practice in stroke rehabilitation. We aimed to describe factors that may contribute to this gap, clinician perceptions of an ideal assessment tool, and potential implementation strategies to change clinical practice in this area.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Qualitative focus group investigation. Focus group questions were mapped to the Theoretical Domains Framework and asked participants to describe their experiences and perceptions of spatial neglect assessment.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Online stroke rehabilitation educational bootcamp.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>A sample of 23 occupational therapists, three physiotherapists, and one orthoptist that attended the bootcamp.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Prior to their focus group, participants watched an hour-long educational session about spatial neglect.</p><p><strong>Main measures: </strong>A deductive analysis with the Theoretical Domains Framework was used to describe perceived determinants of clinical spatial neglect assessment. An inductive thematic analysis was used to describe perceptions of an ideal assessment tool and practice-change strategies in this area.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants reported that their choice of spatial neglect assessment was influenced by a belief that it would positively impact the function of people with stroke. However, a lack of knowledge about spatial neglect assessment appeared to drive low clinical use of standardised functional assessments. Participants recommended open-source online education involving a multidisciplinary team, with live-skill practice for the implementation of spatial neglect assessment tools.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our results suggest that clinicians prefer functional assessments of spatial neglect, but multiple factors such as knowledge, training, and policy change are required to enable their translation to clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":10441,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"688-699"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11005297/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139721904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The comparative effectiveness of combined hydrodilatation/corticosteroid procedure with two different quantities for adhesive capsulitis.","authors":"Chien-Lin Lin, Tien-Yow Chuang, Pei-Hsin Lin, Kevin A Wang, Eric Chuang, Jia-Chi Wang","doi":"10.1177/02692155241227607","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02692155241227607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the efficacy of injecting various amounts of fluid into the shoulder joints for capsule distension in patients with adhesive capsulitis.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A randomized controlled trial.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Outpatient clinic of a tertiary care centre.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Eighty-four patients with adhesive capsulitis underwent a baseline (time0), 6 weeks (time1), and 12 weeks (time2) follow-up after hydrodilitation.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Group 1 (n  =  42) received 20 ml of lidocaine, steroid, and saline hydrodilatation via posterior glenohumeral recess, while Group 2 (n  =  42) received 10 ml of lidocaine, steroid, and saline hydrodilitation.</p><p><strong>Main measures: </strong>The primary outcome was the visual analogue scale for pain. The secondary outcomes were shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) and ROM of the shoulder.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a significant reduce in VAS scores for pain, SPADI scores, and increased shoulder ROM in both groups over time; however, the group-by-time interactions for any of the outcomes between groups were not significant except VAS pain in motion. Post-hoc pairwise analysis of the marginal effect of time and group showed that the significant difference of VAS in motion is due to time effect: time1 vs time0 (95% CI -4.09 to -2.68), time2 vs time0 (-4.21 to -2.77), and time2 vs time1 (-0.83 to 0.63), without between-group difference: group 1 vs group 2 (-0.38 to 0.59).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study suggests hydrodilatation achieved an optimal effect at time1 for patients with adhesive capsulitis in both groups, and adding more saline offers additional benefits in flexion and external roatation until time2.</p>","PeriodicalId":10441,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"600-611"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139740520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validity and reliability of linear encoder muscle power testing in persons with Parkinson's disease.","authors":"Frederik Bonde-Jensen, Ulrik Dalgas, Lars Grøndahl Hvid, Martin Langeskov-Christensen","doi":"10.1177/02692155231224987","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02692155231224987","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the construct validity ON medication and the reliability both ON and OFF medication of linear encoder muscle power testing in persons with Parkinson's disease (pwPD).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A study using baseline data from one randomized controlled trial (study 1) and one cohort study (study 2).</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>University exercise lab.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Study 1: 35 healthy controls and 70 pwPD. Study 2: 20 pwPD.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Study 1: baseline data. Study 2: 4 chair rise tests (2 ON and 2 OFF medication), in a randomized order, separated by 4 to 16 days.</p><p><strong>Main measures: </strong>Linear encoder data were collected from a chair rise test. Known groups validity and convergent validity (i.e., construct validity) were assessed by comparing peak power between pwPD and healthy controls and associations between peak power and functional performance (i.e., 6-Min Walk Test, Timed Up and Go Test, Six-Spot Step Test), respectively. Reliability was assessed as day-to-day variation and by intraclass correlation coefficients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Peak power was comparable between pwPD and healthy controls (-7.2%, p = 0.17), but lower in moderately impaired pwPD compared to mildly impaired pwPD (-27%, p < 0.01) and healthy controls (-23%, p < 0.01). Moderate to strong associations were observed between peak power and functional performance (r²= 0.44-0.51). Day-to-day variation ON and OFF medication were 1.0 and 1.3 W/kg, respectively, while intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.95 (0.87;0.98) and 0.93 (0.82;0.97), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Linear encoder muscle power testing shows inconsistent known groups validity, acceptable convergent validity ON medication, and excellent day-to-day reliability ON and OFF medication in pwPD.</p>","PeriodicalId":10441,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"678-687"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139402157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Procedures and measurement properties of the 6-min step test: A systematic review with clinical recommendations.","authors":"Augusto Boening, Aline A Scianni, Janayna A Martins, Cintia H Santuzzi, Fernanda Mg Liberato, Lucas R Nascimento","doi":"10.1177/02692155241229286","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02692155241229286","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To provide information regarding the procedures, safety, tolerability, and measurement properties of the 6-min step test.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and SPORTDiscus (from inception until January 2024).</p><p><strong>Review methods: </strong>Studies that examined adults with acute or chronic diseases, and outcomes related to procedures, safety, tolerability, or measurement properties of the 6-min step test were included. Outcome data were summarized and combined in meta-analyses. The quality of included studies was assessed by the Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments checklist, and the quality of evidence was determined according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fourteen studies, involving 847 participants, were included. All studies performed the 6-min step test in 6 min; however, some studies varied the step height and the use of upper limb support. The test appears to be safe and well tolerated by individuals. Moderate- to high-quality evidence demonstrated appropriate results for test-retest reliability (4 studies; Intraclass correlation coefficient 0.96; 95% CI 0.91-0.98; <i>n</i> = 125), criterion validity (4 studies; <i>r</i> = 0.53; 95% CI 0.30-0.71; <i>n</i> = 307), and construct validity (4 studies; <i>r</i> = 0.63; 95% CI 0.52-0.73; <i>n</i> = 233).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This review provides recommendations for applying the 6-min step test in clinical and research settings. No adverse events were reported, and the test appears to be well tolerated. Adequate results were found for test-retest reliability, criterion validity, and construct validity.</p><p><strong>Review registration: </strong>PROSPERO (CRD42022347744).</p>","PeriodicalId":10441,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"647-663"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139680805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of stroke on employment income: A cohort study using hospital and income tax data in Ontario, Canada","authors":"Patrick Duong, Mary Egan, Matthew Meyer, Tricia Morrison, Katrine Sauvé-Schenk","doi":"10.1177/02692155241249345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241249345","url":null,"abstract":"ObjectiveTo document the impact of stroke on employment income among people employed at the time of stroke.DesignPopulation-based cohort study.ParticipantsPeople hospitalized for stroke in Ontario, Canada (2010–2014) and people without stroke matched on demographic characteristics.Main measuresRobust Poisson regression to estimate the effects of stroke on the probability of reporting employment income on tax returns over 3 years. Quantile regression difference-in-differences to estimate the changes in annual employment income attributable to stroke.ResultsStroke survivors were increasingly less likely to report any employment income poststroke, incidence rate ratios (IRR) 0.87 at 1 year (95% confidence intervals [CI]; 0.85–0.88), 0.82 at 2 years (95% CI; 0.81–0.84) and 0.81 at 3 years (95% CI; 0.79–0.82). IRR for reporting at least 50% of prestroke income levels were 0.76 at 1 year (95% CI; 0.75–0.78), 0.75 at 2 years (95% CI; 0.73–0.77) and 0.73 at 3 years (95% CI; 0.71–0.75). IRR for reporting at least 90% of prestroke income levels were 0.72 at 1 year (95% CI; 0.70–0.74), 0.66 at 2 years (95% CI; 0.64–0.68) and again 0.66 at 3 years (95% CI; 0.64–0.68). Relative changes in annual employment income attributable to stroke varied from a decrease of 13.8% (95% CI; 8.7–18.9) at the 75th income percentile to a decrease of 43.1% (95% CI; 18.7–67.6) at the 25th income percentile.ConclusionsIt is important for healthcare and service providers to recognize the impact of stroke on return to prestroke levels of employment income. Low-income stroke survivors experience a more drastic loss in employment income and may need additional social support.","PeriodicalId":10441,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Rehabilitation","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140830829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multimodal exercise programs may improve posttraumatic stress disorders symptoms and quality of life in adults with PTSD: An overview of systematic reviews with meta-analysis.","authors":"Javier Martinez-Calderon, Olga Villar-Alises, Cristina García-Muñoz, Saul Pineda-Escobar, Javier Matias-Soto","doi":"10.1177/02692155231225466","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02692155231225466","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This overview of reviews aimed to summarize the effectiveness of exercise, regular physical activity or mind-body exercises on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and comorbidities associated with PTSD (e.g. depression symptoms) among individuals without age, gender, race, ethnicity or setting restrictions.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>The CINAHL, Embase, PubMed and SPORTDiscus databases were searched from inception to November 16, 2023.</p><p><strong>Review methods: </strong>Systematic reviews with meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials evaluating exercise, regular physical activity or mind-body exercises were considered. Control groups and outcome measures were not restricted. AMSTAR 2 assessed the methodological quality of reviews. The overlap between reviews was calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 14 systematic reviews were included meta-analyzing 23 distinct randomized clinical trials. There was a very high overlap between reviews (corrected covered area = 16%). PTSD symptoms, depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, sleep quality, substance abuse and quality of life were meta-analyzed. No reviews meta-analyzed the effects of regular physical activity. Overall, the meta-analyses found multicomponent exercise programs may have positive results in reducing PTSD symptoms and improving quality of life. In addition, the results of yoga were inconsistent across the meta-analyses for PTSD symptoms, and no differences between groups were found in favor of yoga for depression symptoms. Finally, no specific conclusions could be made about anxiety symptoms, sleep quality and substance abuse.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A multicomponent exercise program may be effective in improving PTSD symptoms and quality of life, whereas yoga may be ineffective for depression symptoms in adults with PTSD.</p>","PeriodicalId":10441,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"573-588"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139519982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Delphi of ORACLE: An Expert Consensus Survey for the Development of the Observational Risk Assessment of Contractures (Longitudinal Evaluation).","authors":"Hina Tariq, Kathryn Collins, Joel Dunn, Desiree Tait, Sam Porter","doi":"10.1177/02692155241229285","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02692155241229285","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Despite rising prevalence rates, no standard tool is available to identify individuals at risk of developing contractures. This study aimed to gain expert consensus on items for the development of the Observational Risk Assessment Tool for Contractures: Longitudinal Evaluation (ORACLE) for care home residents.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A two-round, online modified Delphi study.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Panellists were qualified healthcare professionals with a background in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, and rehabilitation medicine.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>In the first round, the experts were asked to rate the predesigned list of items on a Likert scale while in the second round, consensus was sought in the areas of disagreement identified in the previous round.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The two rounds of the Delphi survey included 30 and 25 panellists, respectively. The average clinical and academic experience of the panellists was 22.2 years and 10.5 years, respectively. The panel demonstrated a high level of consensus regarding the clinical factors (10 out of 15 items); preventive care approaches (9 out of 10 items), and contextual factors (12 out of 13 items) ranging from 70% to 100%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This Delphi study determined expert consensus on items to be included in a contracture risk assessment tool (ORACLE). The items were related to factors associated with joint contractures, appropriate preventive care interventions, and potentially relevant contextual factors associated with care home settings. The promise of a risk assessment tool that includes these items has the capacity to reduce the risk of contracture development or progression and to trigger timely and appropriate referrals to help prevent further loss of function and independence.</p>","PeriodicalId":10441,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"664-677"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11005314/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139706233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical tools for evaluating the severity of overactive bladder: A systematic review of psychometric properties.","authors":"Mohammed Usman Ali, Stanley John Winser, Priya Kannan, Georg S Kranz, Kenneth Nai-Kuen Fong","doi":"10.1177/02692155231225662","DOIUrl":"10.1177/02692155231225662","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To systematically evaluate the evidence describing the psychometric properties of clinical measures for assessing overactive bladder symptoms (urinary urgency with or without urge urinary incontinence, urinary frequency and nocturia). To evaluate the quality of this evidence-base using the COnsensus-based Standards for selecting health status Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) tools.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>Five electronic databases (CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science) were searched from dataset inception to August 2023.</p><p><strong>Review methods: </strong>Study screening, data extraction and quality appraisal were performed by two independent authors. Inclusion criteria were studies testing one or more psychometric properties of clinical tools for the assessment of overactive bladder symptoms among adults aged 18 years and older for both sexes. The methodological quality and quality of the evidence were evaluated using the COSMIN checklist and GRADE tools, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The search identified 40 studies totalling 10,634 participants evaluating the psychometric properties of 15 clinical tools. The COSMIN methodological quality was rated good for most measures, and the GRADE quality of evidence ranged from low (13%) to high (33%). The Overactive Bladder Symptom Score, Overactive Bladder Questionnaire and Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score were of good methodological and high-GRADE evidence qualities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overactive Bladder Symptom Score, the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire and the Neurogenic Bladder Symptoms Score are promising psychometrically sound measures. The Overactive Bladder Symptom Score has been applied to the most culturally diverse populations supported by studies of good methodological and high-GRADE evidence quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":10441,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"636-646"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139402154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}