Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies, by proprioceptive test type.
| Author | Setting | Time since stroke | Sample size | Age (mean, SD) | Lesion side | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN+ | UN− | UN+ | UN− | UN+ | UN− | |||
| Movement detection/judgement | ||||||||
| Meyer et al.62 | Inpatient rehab | Sub-acute | 27 | 95 | 68 (60.2–77.7)a | 66.7 (58.7–75.7)a | NR | NR |
| Schmidt et al.63 | NR | Chronic | 7 | 15 | 61.7 (14.8) | 66.3 (12.2) | R = 7 | R = 15 |
| van Stralen et al.67 | ASU | Acute | 9 | 47 | 58.9 (12.4) | 61.5 (16.1) | R = 8, 1 = NR | R = 14, L = 33 |
| Joint position matching | ||||||||
| Borde et al.61 | NR | NR | 6 | 3 | 63.3 (9.4) | 62.33 (5.77) | R = 6 | R = 3 |
| Borde et al.60 | Inpatient rehab | Sub-acute | 10 | 20 | 63.4 (8.8) | 62.5 (11.9) + 61.2 (15.5)b | R = 10 | R = 10, L = 10 |
| Semrau et al.65 | ASU, Inpatient rehab | Acute, sub-acute | 35 | 123 | 59 (20–86) | 63 (18–89) | R = 31, L = 4 | R = 67, L = 55, B = 1 |
| Semrau et al.64 | ASU, Inpatient rehab | Acute, sub-acute | 59 | 222 | 62.32 (15.19) | 60.64 (14.46) | NR | NR |
| Laterality | ||||||||
| Baas et al.51 | NR | NR | 7 | 15 | 51.47 (13.62) | 61.29 (7.89) | R = 7 | R = 15 |
| Coslett54 | NR | Sub-acute, chronic | 3 | 3 | 63.67 (10.41) | 58.67 (11.37) | NR | NR |
| van Stralen et al.67 | ASU | Acute | 9 | 47 | 58.9 (12.4) | 61.5 (16.1) | R = 8, 1 = NR | R = 14, L = 33 |
| Vromen et al.59 | Inpatient rehab | Chronic | 8 | 12 | 55.3 (8.4) | 59.5 (6.9) | R = 8 | R = 12 |
| Body axis/midline | ||||||||
| Barra et al.52 | NR | Sub-acute | 10 | 8 | 63.6 (7.53) | 53.12 (18.26) | R = 7, L = 3 | R = 3, L = 5 |
| Heilman et al.55 | NR | NR | 5 | 5 | 48 (10.3) | 58.6 (6.27) | R = 5 | L = 5 |
| Richard et al.56 | Inpatient rehab | Sub-acute, chronic | 8 | 8 | 61.13 (12.45) | 52.13 (13.61) | R = 8 | R = 8 |
| Saj et al.58 | Inpatient rehab | NR | 6 | 6 | 58 (12.7) | 59.2 (11.2) | R = 6 | R = 6 |
| Tosi et al.66 | Inpatient rehab | Acute, chronic | 7 | 38 | 68.42 (7.23) | 65.97 (12.5) | R = 7 | R = 16, L = 21, B = 1 |
| Body topography | ||||||||
| Cocchini et al.53 | Inpatient rehab | Sub-acute | 14 | 24 | 67.21 (8.43) | 58.00 (10.7) + 59.45 (15.9)b | R = 14 | R = 13, L = 11 |
| Di Vita et al.23 | NR | Sub-acute, chronic | 7 | 16 | 65.29 (10.29) | 64.44 (13) | R = 6, L = 1 | R = 12, L = 4 |
| Rousseaux et al.57 | NR | NR | 9 | 6 | 53.1 (13.2) | 46.3 (9.3) | R = 9 | R = 6 |
SD: standard deviation; UN: unilateral neglect; UN+: participants with UN; UN−: participants without UN; NR: not reported; ASU: acute stroke unit; R: right; L: left; B: bilateral.
a
Median and IQR presented.
b
Two UN− groups, first listed (R) side lesion, second (L) sided lesion. Acute defined as <3 weeks post-stroke, sub-acute 3 weeks to 6 months post-stroke, and chronic >6 months post-stroke.