Physiotherapy management of children with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol
Abstract Introduction Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability worldwide. Approximately 1.5 to 4 children per live births live with CP, globally. There have been no specific treatments that can reverse the brain damage responsible for the complex clinical dysfunctions of...
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| author | Noxolo E. Duma Mbuzeleni Hlongwa Natalie Benjamin-Damons Khumbulani W. Hlongwana |
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| description | Abstract Introduction Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability worldwide. Approximately 1.5 to 4 children per live births live with CP, globally. There have been no specific treatments that can reverse the brain damage responsible for the complex clinical dysfunctions of CP. There are, however, several interventions that are currently being used by physiotherapists, most of which are deemed to be ineffective and unnecessary. We will conduct a scoping review aimed at mapping evidence on the physiotherapy management of children living with CP in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods The scoping review will be guided by the Arksey and O’Malley and Levac et al. frameworks. The databases that will be used to search for literature include PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and ProQuest One Academic and Scopus. Gray literature articles will also be included in this review, provided they meet our inclusion criteria. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRIMSA-ScR) guideline will be used to report the results of the scoping review. The screened results will be reported using the PRISMA flow diagram guidelines, and the results will be charted using an electronic data charting form and analyzed using thematic analysis. Discussion Understanding how physiotherapists manage children with CP in LMICs is essential for the development of internationally sound, yet locally relevant, intervention strategy for physiotherapists. It is anticipated that the results of the scoping review will inform the thinking geared towards the development of a contextualised evidence-based framework for physiotherapists to effectively manage CP in children. Systematic review registration Open Science Framework. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/VTJ84 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c73be50bf6448de9e83c492dabd2b772023-07-02T11:09:05ZengBMCSystematic Reviews2046-40532023-07-011211610.1186/s13643-023-02280-8Physiotherapy management of children with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocolNoxolo E. Duma0Mbuzeleni Hlongwa1Natalie Benjamin-Damons2Khumbulani W. Hlongwana3Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-NatalDiscipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-NatalDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the WitwatersrandDiscipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-NatalAbstract Introduction Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability worldwide. Approximately 1.5 to 4 children per live births live with CP, globally. There have been no specific treatments that can reverse the brain damage responsible for the complex clinical dysfunctions of CP. There are, however, several interventions that are currently being used by physiotherapists, most of which are deemed to be ineffective and unnecessary. We will conduct a scoping review aimed at mapping evidence on the physiotherapy management of children living with CP in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods The scoping review will be guided by the Arksey and O’Malley and Levac et al. frameworks. The databases that will be used to search for literature include PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and ProQuest One Academic and Scopus. Gray literature articles will also be included in this review, provided they meet our inclusion criteria. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRIMSA-ScR) guideline will be used to report the results of the scoping review. The screened results will be reported using the PRISMA flow diagram guidelines, and the results will be charted using an electronic data charting form and analyzed using thematic analysis. Discussion Understanding how physiotherapists manage children with CP in LMICs is essential for the development of internationally sound, yet locally relevant, intervention strategy for physiotherapists. It is anticipated that the results of the scoping review will inform the thinking geared towards the development of a contextualised evidence-based framework for physiotherapists to effectively manage CP in children. Systematic review registration Open Science Framework. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/VTJ84https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02280-8Cerebral palsyPhysiotherapyPhysical therapyManagementInterventionLMICs |
| spellingShingle | Noxolo E. Duma Mbuzeleni Hlongwa Natalie Benjamin-Damons Khumbulani W. Hlongwana Physiotherapy management of children with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol Systematic Reviews Cerebral palsy Physiotherapy Physical therapy Management Intervention LMICs |
| title | Physiotherapy management of children with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol |
| title_full | Physiotherapy management of children with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol |
| title_fullStr | Physiotherapy management of children with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physiotherapy management of children with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol |
| title_short | Physiotherapy management of children with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol |
| title_sort | physiotherapy management of children with cerebral palsy in low and middle income countries a scoping review protocol |
| topic | Cerebral palsy Physiotherapy Physical therapy Management Intervention LMICs |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02280-8 |
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