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Infographic for systematic review found that standalone gamified smartphone apps have a small-to-moderate effect on increasing physical activity levels in people of all health statuses and ages
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Yang et al. The review concluded that standalone gamified smartphone apps have small-to-moderate positive effects on physical activity levels in people of…
Why is ‘blinding’ important in a trial?
The ‘#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy’ campaign will help you to tackle the four biggest barriers to evidence-based physiotherapy – lack of time, language, lack of access, and lack of statistical…
Benefits of being a volunteer PEDro rater
A unique feature of PEDro is that articles reporting the results of randomised controlled trials are pre-appraised. Trained raters use the PEDro scale to assess the methodological quality and completeness…
DiTA update (7 November 2022 2022)
DiTA contains 2,390 records. In the 7 November 2022 update you will find: 2.136 reports of primary studies, and 254 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and…
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (November 2022)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 7 November 2022.
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Systematic review found that standalone gamified smartphone apps have a small-to-moderate effect on increasing physical activity levels in people of all health statuses and ages
Many people do not meet the recommended levels of physical activity. Strategies are needed to improve motivation for increasing and sustaining physical activity levels. Gamification of smartphone apps involves using…
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We thank Association Luxembourgeoise Des Kinésithérapeutes who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
Infographic for systematic review found that cognitive behavioural therapy and hypnotherapy are associated with higher treatment success compared to no intervention for children with functional abdominal pain disorders
Infographic for systematic review found that cognitive behavioural therapy and hypnotherapy are associated with higher treatment success compared to no intervention for children with functional abdominal pain disorders Last month…
New podcast about PEDro!
Collaborators in Brazil have just launched a new podcast series called ‘PhysioFrontiers’, with sponsorship from Fisio em Ortopedia. PhysioFrontiers is a monthly podcast in Portuguese that aims to close the…
