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Welcoming new reporting guidelines for systematic reviews in exercise, rehabilitation and sports – PERSiST
Transparent, accurate and comprehensive reporting of systematic reviews helps clinicians and policy-makers to implement the review findings into practice. This can be facilitated by helping the authors of systematic reviews to clearly report why the review was done, what they did, and what they found. Some great minds have been working to improve the reporting…
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PEDro now contains 53,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone. There are now 53,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on PEDro.
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DiTA update (1 November 2021)
DiTA contains 2,262 records. In the 1 November 2021 update you will find: 2,031 reports of primary studies, and 231 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 (1 November 2021)
PEDro contains 53,008 records. In the 1 November 2021 update you will find: 40,814 reports of randomised controlled trials (39,870 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 11,504 reports of systematic reviews, and 690 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit…
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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (November 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 1 November 2021.
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Support for PEDro comes from the Physiotherapy New Zealand, Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Polish Chamber of Physiotherapists, Association Luxembourgeoise Des Kinésithérapeutes, and Lietuvos Kineziterapeutų Draugija
We thank Physiotherapy New Zealand, Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Polish Chamber of Physiotherapists, Association Luxembourgeoise Des Kinésithérapeutes, and Lietuvos Kineziterapeutų Draugija who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
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Call for questions from physiotherapists working in paediatrics or cerebral palsy for “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
October 6 marked World Cerebral Palsy Day, a day where people come together (in-person or virtually) to celebrate, support and raise awareness about people living with cerebral palsy. This month we invite physiotherapists to submit their clinical questions related to paediatrics and cerebral palsy to the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign. You can submit a question…
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“You Ask #PEDroAnswers” search tip #9 – Screen titles first, then look at abstracts
Throughout 2021 we will be sharing some tips on how to use the PEDro Advanced Search. The ninth tip is “Screen titles first, then look at abstracts”. After you’ve run a search, it’s time to screen the articles listed on the “Search Results” page to find the article that best answers your clinical question. The…
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Ninth video of PEDro Advanced Search for the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
Each month in 2021 we will share short videos illustrating how to use the PEDro Advanced Search to find the best research to answer clinical questions submitted by PEDro users. The ninth question to be answered is “In women with breast-cancer related lymphoedema, does adding upper limb strength training to usual care have more adverse…
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Infographic for systematic review that found that rehabilitation could enable recovery from COVID-19
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Goodwin et al. The review concluded that rehabilitation could enable recovery from COVID-19. Watch or listen to an interview with Vicki Goodwin about the review: Some suggestions for providing rehabilitation are included in this infographic. Goodwin VA, et al. Rehabilitation to enable recovery from COVID-19: a rapid…
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PEDro update (15 October 2021)
PEDro contains 52,561 records. In the 15 October 2021 update you will find: 40,499 reports of randomised controlled trials (39,632 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 11,374 reports of systematic reviews, and 688 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. pedro.org.au
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PEDro update (October 2021)
PEDro was updated on 15 October 2021. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
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Systematic review found that behaviour change interventions increase physical activity during admission in hospitalised patients
Admission to hospital for treatment of many health conditions is associated with impaired mobility and a period of bed rest that can lead to reduced physical activity. These low levels of physical activity observed during hospital admission predispose patients to the secondary consequences of inactivity, particularly deconditioning and increased risk of adverse events and mortality.…
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DiTA update (11 October 2021)
DiTA contains 2,238 records. In the 11 October 2021 update you will find: 2,010 reports of primary studies, and 228 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
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DiTA update (October 2021)
DiTA was updated on 11 October 2021. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (October 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 11 October 2021. This is a week later than usual because of a public holiday in Australia.
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Call for questions from physiotherapists working in oncology for “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
This month we invite physiotherapists to submit a clinical question related to oncology to the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign. You can submit a question by: using a form on the PEDro web-site tagging us in a Tweet (@PEDro_database) and using the hashtag #PEDroAnswers commenting on a “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” post on Facebook or by sending…
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“You Ask #PEDroAnswers” search tip #8 – If you get too few search results…
Throughout 2021 we are sharing some tips on how to use the PEDro Advanced Search. The eighth tip is “If you get too few search results …”. Let’s use this PICO (Patient-Intervention-Comparator-Outcome) question to illustrate what to do if you get too few (or even no) articles in the search results in PEDro: In people…
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Eighth video of PEDro Advanced Search for the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
Each month in 2021 we will share short videos illustrating how to use the PEDro Advanced Search to find the best research to answer clinical questions submitted by PEDro users. The eighth question to be answered is “In people with stroke, does repetitive functional task practice improve mobility more than Bobath therapy?” The Search terms…
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Infographic for systematic review that found exercise prehabilitation increases preoperative functional capacity and decreases postoperative hospital length of stay in people undergoing surgery for abdominal cancer
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Waterland et al. The review concluded that exercise prehabilitation, particularly multimodal approaches, improves preoperative functional capacity and reduces postoperative hospital length of stay in people undergoing surgery for abdominal cancer. Some suggestions for providing prehabilitation are included in this infographic. Waterland JL, et al. Efficacy of prehabilitation…
