Stroke rehabilitation in adults

Evidence reviews – October 2023

The following documents contain the evidence that was used to develop the 2023 recommendations:

• Early supported discharge:
  • quantitative evidence
  • qualitative evidence and mixed methods
  • appendices A to E
  • appendices F to L
• Optimal tool for assessing fatigue
• Routine specialist orthoptist assessment
• Optimal tool for hearing assessment
• Intensity of rehabilitation
  • quantitative evidence
  • qualitative evidence and mixed methods
  • appendices A to E
  • appendices F to M
  • health economics report
• Self-management
• Telerehabilitation
• Community participation interventions
• Eating and drinking
• Oral hygiene interventions
• Computer-based tools for speech and language therapy
• Circuit training for walking
• Robot-assisted arm training
• Music therapy
• Shoulder pain
• Spasticity
• Mirror therapy

These documents preserve evidence reviews and committee discussions for areas of the guideline before 2023:

• Full guideline
• Appendices A to N

Other supporting evidence

• Methods
• Economic model: Cost-utility analysis for intensity of physiotherapy rehabilitation
• Economic model: Cost-utility analysis of botulinum toxin A to reduce spasticity