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2025-05-20T00:04:29Z urn:hdl:20.500.12328/1195 The Efficacy of the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) approach in stroke rehabilitation to improve basic activities of daily living and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol Guiu Tula, Francesc Xavier Cabanas-Valdés, Rosa María Sitjà Rabert, Mercè Urrútia, Gerard Gómara Toldrà, Natàlia Qualitat de vida Quality of life Calidad de vida Hemiplègia Hemiplegia Hemiplejia PNF This paper will be supported by the College of Physiotherapists of Catalonia, through a scholarship granted to Natàlia Gómara-Toldrà (Identification number: 43981/2015), and by the Iberoamerican Cochrane Center. Introduction Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is a widely used rehabilitation concept, although its efficacy has not yet been demonstrated in stroke survivors. The aim of this systematic review is to identify, assess and synthesise the potential benefits of using PNF to improve the activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QoL) of individuals with stroke. Methods and analysis A systematic electronic search will be conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL and PEDro. We will include randomised or quasi-randomised controlled trials of PNF interventions conducted in stroke survivors up to April 2017. Two review authors will independently select relevant studies and will extract data using the Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions approach and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P). The methodological quality will be assessed by using the PEDro scale. Finally, with the permitted numeric data, we will carry out a meta-analysis. Ethics and dissemination Ethical considerations will not be required. Results will be disseminated in a peer-review journal. This systematic review aims to examine the effects of PNF (neurophysiological approach) in order to clarify its efficacy in improving ADL and QoL in the rehabilitation process of stroke survivors. 2025-05-20T00:04:29Z 2025-05-20T00:04:29Z 2017-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/review Guiu-Tula, Francesc Xavier; Cabanas-Valdés, Rosa; Sitjà-Rabert, Mercè; Urrútia, Gerard; Gómara-Toldrà, Natàlia. «The Efficacy of the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) approach in stroke rehabilitation to improve basic activities of daily living and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol». BMJ Open, 2017, vol. 7, núm. 12. Disponible en: <https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/12/e016739>. Fecha de acceso: 22 jul. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016739 2044-6055 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/1195 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016739 eng BMJ Open 7;12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International BMJ Publishing Group