Table 1.
Characteristics of guidelines and practice recommendations related to stroke rehabilitation (published from 2009 to 2018).
| Author | Geography | Date | Language | General (including rehabilitation) | Rehabilitation | Topic | Profession | Consensus | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP (9) | U.K. | 2016 | English | + | + | + | |||
| SASS (10, 11) | South Africa | 2010, 2011 | English | + | + | ||||
| SF (AUS) (12) | Australia | 2017 | English | + | + | + | |||
| AHA/ASA (13) | U.S.A. | 2016 | English | + | + | + | |||
| CSBPR (14) | Canada | 2016 | English | + | + | + | |||
| NCGC (15) | U.K. | 2013 | English | + | + | + | |||
| SIGN (16) | Scotland | 2010 | English | + | + | + | |||
| VA/DoD (17) | U.S.A. | 2010 | English | + | + | + | |||
| ABMFR (18) | Brasilia | 2012 | Portuguese | + (Motor) | + | ||||
| HAS (19) | France | 2012 | French | + (Motor) | + | + | |||
| DGNR (20) | Germany | 2009 | German | + (Arm paresis) | + | + | |||
| DGNR (21) | Germany | 2015 | German | + (Mobility) | + | + | |||
| AHA/ASA (22) | U.S.A. | 2014 | English | + (Physical activity) | + | + | |||
| AHA/ASA (23, 24) | U.S.A. | 2009 | English | + (Telemedicine) | + | + | |||
| KNGF (25) | NL | 2014 | English, Netherlands | + (PT) | + | + | |||
| AOTA (26) | U.S.A. | 2015 | English | + (OT) | + | + |
Author, society or authority issuing the guideline or practice recommendations (reference number in reference list); geography, national or international guideline based on their country of origin and target region; date, date when the last update has been published; general, general stroke guidelines with a rehabilitation section; rehabilitation, genuine, yet thematically broad stroke rehabilitation guideline; topic, a guideline that addresses a specific topic within stroke rehabilitation (e.g., mobility); profession, a guideline that focusses on a specific profession involved in stroke rehabilitation (such as physiotherapy); consensus, consensus-based (i.e., consensus process established within guideline development group); evidence, evidence-based with systematic search and critical appraisal of the literature; ABMFR, Associação Brasileira de Medicina Física e Reabilitação (BR); AHA/ASA, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (U.S.A.); AOTA, American Occupational Therapy Association (U.S.A.); CSBPR, Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations (CAN); DGNR, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurorehabilitation (D); HAS, Haute Autorité de Santé (F); KNGF, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie (NL); NCGC, National Clinical Guideline Centre (U.K.); RCP, Royal College of Physicians (U.K.); SASS, South African Stroke Society (ZA); PT, Physiotherapy; OT, Occupational therapy.