Strong For Recommendation
Transfer training should be provided to improve the ability to transfer in people with SCI.
| Transfer training v no intervention on ability to transfer in people with SCI | |||||||
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| P | People with SCI | Evidence recommendation No evidence recommendation Reason: No RCTs | Strong opinion statement FOR Transfer training should be provided to improve the ability to transfer in people with SCI. Clinical note: This statement includes transfers for people with SCI that have sufficient muscle strength to actively participate in transfer training. The method of transfer will depend on muscle strength. |
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| I | Transfer training | ||||||
| C | No intervention | Consensus-based opinion statement Strong for (100%) |
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| O | Ability to transfer | ||||||
The Australian and NZ SCI Physiotherapy guideline committee recommends transfer training to improve the ability to transfer in people with SCI.
This is a consensus-based opinion statement supported by the opinions of the experts. There are no randomized controlled trials on this topic. The guideline states:
Transfer training should be provided to improve the ability to transfer in people with SCI.
This statement was formed by considering the opinions of the experts alongside other factors. The other factors that were considered were benefits and harms, values and preferences, resource use, equity, accessibility, and feasibility. This is a consensus-based opinion statement. Consensus-based opinion statements are less robust than evidence-based recommendations. They can be strong or weak.
This is a strong consensus-based opinion statement which means that the guideline panel is confident they can recommend transfer training to improve ability to transfer in people with SCI. To learn more about the research related to this intervention go to the clinicians tab on this website.