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Infographic for systematic review that found that behaviour change interventions increase physical activity during admission in hospitalised patients
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Taylor et al. The review concluded that behaviour change interventions increase physical activity during admission in hospitalised patients. Some suggestions for applying…
Systematic review found that exercise reduces pain more than no treatment in adults with chronic non-specific low back pain
Low back pain is the leading cause of disability globally and results in enormous direct healthcare and lost productivity costs. Despite a large amount of research, there remains uncertainty about…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (November 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 1 November 2021.
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…
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…
“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…
