%0 Journal Article
%T Activity-based Rehabilitation Interventions of the Neurologically Impaired Upper Extremity: Description of a Scoping Review Protocol
%A Christina Calhoun Thielen
%A Gary Kaplan
%A MJ Mulcahey
%A Ralph J. Marino
%A Susan Duff
%J Archive of "Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation".
%D 2018
%R 10.1310/sci2403-288
%X Introduction: A scoping review provides a means to synthesize and present a large body of literature on a broad topic, such as methods for various upper extremity activity-based therapy (ABT) interventions. Objectives: To describe our scoping review protocol to evaluate peer-reviewed articles focused on ABT interventions for individuals with neurologically impaired upper extremities. Methods: At Jefferson College of Health Professions and Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson, Philadelphia, the authors will follow this protocol to conduct a scoping review by establishing a research question and conducting a search of bibliographic databases to identify relevant studies. Using specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, abstracts will be screened and full-text articles will be reviewed for inclusion in charting, summarizing, and reporting results of appropriate studies. Conclusion: This protocol will guide the scoping review process to develop a framework for establishing a noninvasive ABT intervention informed by evidence for individuals with neurologically impaired upper extremities
%K activity-based rehabilitation
%K neurorehabilitation
%K scoping review
%K spinal cord injury
%K tetraplegia
%K upper extremity
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6037327/