Next PEDro and DiTA updates (August 2022)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 1 August 2022.
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Systematic review found that exercise training for colorectal cancer survivors during chemotherapy reduces cancer-related fatigue
Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. Up to half of colorectal cancer survivors report cancer-related fatigue, a debilitating and often long-term symptom impacting health-related quality of life and activity participation. . …
Infographic for systematic review found that exercise interventions improve muscle quality in older adults
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Radaelli R et al. The review concluded that exercise interventions provide small improvements in both morphological and neuromuscular muscle quality compared to control. Some findings are included …
PEDro’s World-Wide Journal Club on decreasing frailty in older people is now available
Welcome to the PEDro World-Wide Journal Club. The purpose of the PEDro World-Wide Journal Club is to encourage the global physiotherapy community to read trials, reviews and guidelines that have important implications for clinical practice. …
#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy: more on lack of time
Lack of time is the most common barrier to evidence-based physiotherapy. Many factors contribute to this, including a high workload, competing priorities, efficiency in all 5 steps of evidence-based physiotherapy (Ask, Acquire, Appraise, Apply, Assess), …
Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisations
Thank you to Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Združenje Fizioterapevtov Slovenije, Associação Portuguesa de Fisioterapeutas, Associação Espanola de Fisioterapeutas, Physiotherapeuten-Verband Liechtenstein who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
DiTA update (4 July 2022)
DiTA contains 2,366 records. In the 4 July 2022 update you will find: 2,117 reports of primary studies, and 249 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests …
PEDro update (4 July 2022)
PEDro contains 55,567 records. In the 4 July 2022 update you will find: 42,493 Reports of randomised controlled trials (41,641 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 12,353 reports …
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (July 2022)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 4 July 2022.
You Ask #PEDroAnswers campaign helps physiotherapists improve their skills in searching for high-quality research
Evidence-based practice enables optimal patient care through the application of high-quality research. Searching for high-quality research to answer clinical questions is a fundamental skill in the implementation of evidence-based physiotherapy. In 2021 PEDro ran a …
