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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…
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…
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…
#PEDroTacklesBarriers campaign
#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy has shared tips about tackling the barriers of Time, Language, Access and Statistics. Find out more: https://pedro.org.au/english/learn/pedrotacklesbarriers/
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…
PEDro launches satellites
Research into the effects of physiotherapy interventions continues to grow at an exponential rate. As a result, the work of maintaining the PEDro and DiTA databases has also increased. To…
Thank you to the 2022 PEDro volunteers
PEDro received assistance from a large number of volunteers during 2022. These physiotherapists have donated time and skills to confirm that articles are eligible for indexing in PEDro, apply search…
Support for PEDro comes from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
We thank the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (February 2023)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 6 February 2023.