Single-case Design Studies in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review

Laura W. M. E. Beckers; Rosalinde A. Stal; Rob J. E. M. Smeets; Patrick Onghena; Caroline H. G. Bastiaenen

doi:10.1080/17518423.2019.1645226

Single-case Design Studies in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review

Laura W. M. E. Beckers^*, Rosalinde A. Stal, Rob J. E. M. Smeets, Patrick Onghena, Caroline H. G. Bastiaenen

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Aim: To critically evaluate single-case design (SCD) studies performed within the population of children/adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: A scoping review of SCD studies of children/adolescents with CP. Demographic, methodological, and statistical data were extracted. Articles were evaluated using the Risk of Bias in N-of-1 Trials (RoBiNT) Scale and the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) extension for N-of-1 trials (CENT 2015). Comments regarding strengths and limitations were analyzed. Results: Studies investigated the effects of a wide range of interventions on various outcomes. Most SCD types were adopted in multiple studies. All studies used visual inspection rather than visual analysis, often complemented with basic statistical descriptives. Risk of bias was high, particularly concerning internal validity. Many CENT items were insufficiently reported. Several benefits and limitations of SCD were identified. Conclusions: The quality of evidence from results of SCD studies needs to be increased through risk of bias reduction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	73-105
Number of pages	33
Journal	Developmental Neurorehabilitation
Volume	23
Issue number	2
Early online date	15 Aug 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2019.1645226
Publication status	Published - 17 Feb 2020

Keywords

Single-case design
risk of bias
quality of reporting
cerebral palsy
review
INDUCED MOVEMENT THERAPY
VIRTUAL-REALITY
SUBJECT RESEARCH
UPPER-EXTREMITY
PHYSICAL-ACTIVITIES
N-OF-1 TRIALS
PERFORMANCE
BALANCE
REHABILITATION
INTERVENTION

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