You are seeing a free-to-access but limited selection of the activity Altmetric has collected about this research output.
Click here to find out more.
X Demographics
Mendeley readers
Attention Score in Context
| Title |
Sensory stimulation for brain injured individuals in coma or vegetative state
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2002
|
| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd001427 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Francesco FL Lombardi, Mariangela Taricco, Antonio De Tanti, Elena Telaro, Alessandro Liberati |
| Abstract |
Coma and vegetative state follow traumatic brain injury in about one out of eight patients, and in patients with non traumatic injury the prognosis is worse. The use of sensory stimulation for coma and vegetative state has gained popularity during the 1980's but beliefs and opinions about its effectiveness vary substantially among health professionals. To assess the effectiveness of sensory stimulation programmes in patients in coma or vegetative state. We searched the Injuries Group specialised register, the Cochrane Controlled trials register, EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL and PSYCHLIT from 1966 to January 2002, without language restriction. Reference lists of articles were scanned and we contacted experts in the area to find other relevant studies. Randomised or controlled trials that compared sensory stimulation programmes with standard rehabilitation in patients in coma or vegetative state. Abstracts and papers found were screened by one reviewer. Three reviewers independently identified relevant studies, extracted data and assessed study quality resolving disagreement by consensus. Three studies were identified with 68 patients in total. The overall methodological quality was poor and studies differed widely in terms of outcomes measures, study design and conduct. We therefore did not carry out any quantitative synthesis but reviewed results of available studies qualitatively. This systematic review indicates that there is no reliable evidence to support, or rule out, the effectiveness of multisensory programmes in patients in coma or vegetative state. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 155 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 151 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 34 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 11% |
| Researcher | 16 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 8% |
| Professor | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 29 | 19% |
| Unknown | 39 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 24% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 17% |
| Neuroscience | 15 | 10% |
| Psychology | 8 | 5% |
| Engineering | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 12% |
| Unknown | 44 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 May 2022.
All research outputs
#3,135,169
of 25,457,858 outputs
Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#5,787
of 11,842 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#6,954
of 127,658 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#11
of 36 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,457,858 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done well and is in the 87th percentile: it's in the top 25% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 11,842 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 38.9. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 51% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 127,658 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 94% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 36 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 69% of its contemporaries.