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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (February 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 1 February 2021.
Support for PEDro comes from The Polish Chamber of Physiotherapists
We thank The Polish Chamber of Physiotherapists who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
Large clinical trial found that screening for fall risk and targeted exercise or multifactorial intervention did not result in fewer fractures than advice by mail alone in community-dwelling older people
Community screening and therapeutic prevention strategies may reduce the incidence of falls in older people. The effects of these measures on the incidence of fractures are unknown. The PreFIT trial…
Infographic for systematic review that found that electromechanical- or robot-assisted training increases the likelihood of independent walking after stroke
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Mehrholz et al. The review concluded that electromechanical- or robot-assisted training increases the likelihood of independent walking after stroke. Some suggestions for…
Who used PEDro in 2020
An analysis of the contents of PEDro in the 11 January 2021 update is now available on the PEDro statistics page. The number of reports of trials has continued to…
Welcome to the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign to develop your searching skills
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…
DiTA update (11 January 2021)
DiTA contains 1,917 records. In the 11 January 2021 update you will find: 1,719 reports of primary studies, and 198 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
PEDro update (11 January 2021)
PEDro contains 49,279 records. In the 11 January 2021 update you will find: 38,160 reports of randomised controlled trials (37,414 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
DiTA update (January 2021)
DiTA was updated on 11 January 2021. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
PEDro update (January 2021)
PEDro was updated on 11 January 2021. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.