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PEDro update (3 April 2023)
PEDro contains 58,324 records. In the 3 April 2023 update you will find: 44,464 Reports of randomised controlled trials (43,482 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 13,121 reports of systematic reviews, and 739 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit…
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Follow PEDro on Instagram
This month PEDro has joined Instagram. The PEDro Instagram will share tips and resources to help you improve your evidence-based practice. Look out for systematic review summaries, tutorials to help improve your evidence-searching skills, and tips to reduce barriers to evidence-based physiotherapy. We will be sharing Instagram content in English and Portuguese languages. You can…
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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (April 2023)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 3 April 2023.
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Systematic review found that exercise for people with fibromyalgia may improve pain and health-related quality of life and reduce depression
Fibromyalgia is a common chronic rheumatic condition associated with widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue which impact on mood and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Low-moderate quality evidence to date has not investigated the efficacy of different types of exercise training. This systematic review aimed to estimate the effects of exercise (aerobic, resistance or stretching) compared…
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PEDro now contains 58,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone. There are now 58,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on PEDro.
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DiTA update (6 March 2023)
DiTA contains 2,403 records. In the 06-03-2023 update you will find: 2,146 reports of primary studies, and 257 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
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PEDro update (6 March 2023)
PEDro contains 58,038 records. In the 6 March 2023 update you will find: 44,218 Reports of randomised controlled trials (43,264 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 13,081 reports of systematic reviews, and 739 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit…
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PEDro statistics
An analysis of the contents of PEDro in the 6 February 2023 update is presented on this page. These data will be updated annually, so the next update is planned for February 2024. On 6 February 2023 PEDro contained 57,660 reports of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. There were 43,946…
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PEDro Education and training committee
The PEDro Education and training committee contributes to the development and dissemination of PEDro resources for facilitating evidence-based practice. Meet some of the members. Dr Giovanni Ferreira Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District BPthy, MSc, PhD Giovanni is a National Health and Medical Research…
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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (March 2023)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 6 March 2023.
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Support for PEDro comes from the Polish Chamber of Physiotherapy
We thank Polish Chamber of Physiotherapy (Krajowa Izba Fizjoterapeutów) who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
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PEDro’s World-Wide Journal Club on training bicycle riding in ambulant children with cerebral palsy 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. We hope that facilitating discussion of this research will help physiotherapists to implement the results into their clinical practice. Journal…
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Infographic for systematic review found mobility strategies led to an increase in mobility in adults after surgery for hip fracture compared to usual care
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Fairhall et al 2022. The review concluded that interventions targeting mobility after hip fracture may cause clinically meaningful improvements in mobility in hospital and post-hospital settings, compared with conventional care. The certainty of evidence was rated as low for hospital settings and high for post-hospital settings. Some…
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DiTA update (6 February 2023)
DiTA contains 2,401 records. In the 6 February 2023 update you will find: 2,145 reports of primary studies, and 256 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
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PEDro update (6 February 2023)
PEDro contains 57,600 records. In the 6 February 2023 update you will find: 43,946 reports of randomised controlled trials (42,980 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 12,975 reports of systematic reviews, and 739 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit…
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DiTA’s most accessed articles in 2022
In 2022, the Diagnostic Test Accuracy database (DiTA) was searched over 23,000 times by users in 143 countries. The most accessed articles by DiTA users were reviews even though DiTA contains more primary diagnostic test accuracy studies than reviews of such studies. This reinforces the preference of many physiotherapists for using synthesized forms of high-quality…
