Table 3.

Body of evidence matrix

Component	Grade	Comments
1. Evidence	A-Excellent Several Level II evidence	Quantity: a total of 14 studies Participants: 558 patients with stroke Level II studies: 14
2. Consistency	C-satisfactory	There is significant heterogeneity between studies, especially in terms of the outcomes assessed and the outcome measures used, devices used for the stimulation and the sample size used
3. Clinical impact	C-Satisfactory	Only one study reported effect size (Prathum et al. [57]
4. Generalizability	A-Excellent	The studied population is the same as the target population (patients with stroke)
5. Applicability	A-Excellent	The evidence is applicable globally since the studies were carried out in 9 different countries (Brazil, China, Japan, Hong Kong (China), Israel, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and USA) in four different continents
Recommendation	Home-based neuroelectric modulation may be used in practice