Table 5.
Evidence synthesis GRADE.
| Question: Dance Should Be Used in the Rehabilitation of Children and Adolescents with Neuromotor Disability? | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Structure and Function Outcomes | Sample Size | Risk of Bias | Inconsistency | Indirecteness | Imprecision | Publication Bias | Overall Certainty of Evidence |
| Postural sway [26,30,31] |
23 | Very serious a,b,c,d | Not Serious | Serious e | Very serious g | Very serious h | ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW |
| Range of movement lower limbs [26,27] |
23 | Very serious a,b,c,d | Not serious | Serious e | Very serious g | None | ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW |
| Pain [9,26] |
27 | Very serious a,b,c,d | Not serious | Very serious e | Very serious g | None | ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW |
| Muscle strength lower limbs [26,31] |
13 | Very serious a,b,c,d | Not serious | Serious e | Very serious g | None | ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW |
| Activity Outcomes | Sample Size | Risk of Bias | Inconsistency | Indirectenes | Imprecision | Publication Bias | Overall Certainty of Evidence |
| Rhythm [26,30] |
19 | Very serious a,b,c,d | Not serious | Not serious | Very serious v | Very serious h | ⨁◯◯◯VERY LOW |
| Gait [5,26,26] |
31 | Very serious a,c,d | Not Serious | Serious e,f | Very serious g | None | ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW |
| Attention [26,30] |
19 | Very serious a,b,c,d | Not serious | Not serious | Very serious g | Very serious h | ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW |
| Gross motor function [17,26,32,34] |
53 | Very serious a,b,c,d | Not serious | Very serious e | Very serious g | None | ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW |
| Funcional balance [28,30,34] |
22 | Very serious a,b,c,d | Not serious | Serious e | Very serious g | None | ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW |
|
Contextual Factors
(Personal) |
Sample Size | Risk of Bias | Inconsistency | Indirecteness | Imprecision | Publication Bias | Overall Certainty of Evidence |
| [9,33] | 28 | Very serious a,b,c,d | Not serious | Serious f | Very serious g | None | |
Explanations: a Most studies did not apply or describe concealed allocation, blinded the therapists, applied intention to treat analysis, and reported missing data; b Differences in population (applicability); c Reviews that are based on small randomized controlled trials; d No description of missing data; e High heterogeneity between studies, even within subgroup analysis (high values for I2 or prediction intervals); f Differences in treatment intensity and content; g Small sample size; h Studies published by same research group.