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Reporting interventions in trials evaluating cognitive rehabilitation in people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic review

Mhizha-Murira, Jacqueline R.; Drummond, Avril E.R.; Klein, Olga; das Nair, Roshan

Authors

Jacqueline R. Mhizha-Murira

AVRIL DRUMMOND avril.drummond@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Healthcare Research

Olga Klein

ROSHAN NAIR Roshan.dasnair@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology



Abstract

Objective: To determine the quantity and quality of description of cognitive rehabilitation for cognitive deficits in people with Multiple Sclerosis, using a variety of published checklists, and suggest ways of improving the reporting of these interventions.
Data sources: Ten electronic databases were searched, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO, from inception to May 2017. Grey literature databases, trials registers, reference lists and author citations were also searched.
Review methods: Papers were included if participants were people with multiple sclerosis aged 18 years and over, and if the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation in improving functional ability for memory, attention or executive dysfunction, with or without a control group, was being evaluated.
Results: Fifty-four studies were included in this review. The reporting of a number of key aspects of cognitive rehabilitation was poor. This was particularly in relation to content of interventions (reported completely in 26 of the 54 studies), intervention procedures (reported completely in 16 of the 54 studies), delivery mode (reported completely in 24 of the 54 studies) and intervention mechanism of action (reported completely in 21 of the 54 studies).
Conclusion: The quality of reporting of cognitive rehabilitation for memory, attention and executive function for multiple sclerosis, across a range of study designs, is poor. Existing reporting checklists do not adequately cover aspects relevant to cognitive rehabilitation, such as the approaches used to address cognitive deficits. Future checklists could consider these aspects we have identified in this review.

Citation

Mhizha-Murira, J. R., Drummond, A. E., Klein, O., & das Nair, R. (2018). Reporting interventions in trials evaluating cognitive rehabilitation in people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 32(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215517722583

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 30, 2017
Online Publication Date Aug 1, 2017
Publication Date Feb 1, 2018
Deposit Date Jul 3, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Clinical Rehabilitation
Print ISSN 0269-2155
Electronic ISSN 1477-0873
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 32
Issue 2
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215517722583
Keywords Cognitive rehabilitation, multiple sclerosis, systematic review, quality of reporting, description of interventions
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/962859
Publisher URL http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0269215517722583

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