title: Measurement properties of self-report physical activity assessment tools in stroke: a protocol for a systematic review.
abstract: Self-report physical activity assessment tools are commonly used for the evaluation of physical activity levels in individuals with stroke. A great variety of these tools have been developed and widely used in recent years, which justify the need to examine their measurement properties and clinical utility. Therefore, the main objectives of this systematic review are to examine the measurement properties and clinical utility of self-report measures of physical activity and discuss the strengths and limitations of the identified tools.
  
  
  
  A systematic review of studies that investigated the measurement properties and/or clinical utility of self-report physical activity assessment tools in stroke will be conducted. Electronic searches will be performed in five databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) (PubMed), Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro),Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde(LILACS) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), followed by hand searches of the reference lists of the included studies. Two independent reviewers will screen all retrieve titles, abstracts, and full texts, according to the inclusion criteria and will also extract the data. A third reviewer will be referred to solve any disagreement. A descriptive summary of the included studies will contain the design, participants, as well as the characteristics, measurement properties, and clinical utility of the self-report tools. The methodological quality of the studies will be evaluated using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist and the clinical utility of the identified tools will be assessed considering predefined criteria. This systematic review will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement.
  
  
  
  This systematic review will provide an extensive review of the measurement properties and clinical utility of self-report physical activity assessment tools used in individuals with stroke, which would benefit clinicians and researchers.
  
  
  
  PROSPERO CRD42016037146.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Júlia Caetano
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Larissa Tavares
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.affiliation: Université de Montreal (UdeM), Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation (CRIR), Institut de réadaptation Gingras-Lindsay de Montréal (IRGLM), CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nadeau
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline Alvim
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Scianni
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luci Fuscaldi
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Teixeira-Salmela
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Faria
mesh_terms: D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D057566:Self Report; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic
keywords: measurement properties; outcome assessment; physical activity; self-report