Last month we summarised the Cochrane review by Hayden et al. The review concluded that exercise therapy most likely reduces pain when compared to no treatment (including no or minimal treatment, usual care or placebo) …
An essential element of evidence-based practice is searching to find the best high-quality research to answer your clinical questions. Despite the importance of searching, just one in three physiotherapists perform a database search each month. …
Each month in 2021 we have shared short videos illustrating how to use the PEDro Advanced Search to find the best research to answer clinical questions submitted by PEDro users. We are re-posting the tenth …
DiTA contains 2,278 records. In the 6 December 2021 update you will find: 2,040 reports of primary studies, and 238 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests …
PEDro contains 53,420 records. In the 6 December 2021 update you will find: 41,069 reports of randomised controlled trials (40,256 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 11,656 reports …
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 6 December 2021.
Competency in evidence-based practice can be enhanced with training, especially when training is multifaceted, clinically integrated, and includes an assessment component. However, training programs incompletely address the five steps of evidence-based practice (ask, acquire, appraise, …
Throughout 2021 we have been sharing some tips on how to use the PEDro Advanced Search. The tenth tip is “Access full text using links in PEDro”. Access to full-text copies of research articles is …
Each month in 2021 we are sharing short videos illustrating how to use the PEDro Advanced Search to find the best research to answer clinical questions submitted by PEDro users. The tenth question to be …
November 17 marks World COPD Day. This year’s theme, “Healthy Lungs – Never More Important”, aims to highlight the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the importance of keeping our lungs healthy. To …
