Welcome to the ‘#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy’ campaign. The campaign will help you to tackle the four biggest barriers to evidence-based physiotherapy. This campaign was inspired by a recent systematic review by Matteo Paci and …
DiTA contains 2,350 records. In the 2 May 2022 update you will find: 2,104 reports of primary studies, and 246 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests …
PEDro contains 54,650 records. In the 2 May 2022 update you will find: 41,931 reports of randomised controlled trials (41,238 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 12,010 reports …
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 2 May 2022.
Selecting the best research to read is one aspect of evidence-based practice. Randomised controlled trials estimate the difference in outcomes between an intervention and a comparator for a sample of participants. But are all trials …
Stroke is a leading cause of disability and is typically associated with loss of motor function and reduced ability to perform activities of daily living. Electrical stimulation is recommended in clinical guidelines, but previous systematic …
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Pudkasam et al. The review concluded that behavioural strategies combined with self-directed exercise programs increase adherence with physical activity in women who had breast cancer. Some suggestions …
In 2021, the Diagnostic Test Accuracy database (DiTA) was searched over 25,000 times by users in 147 countries. Although DiTA contains more primary diagnostic test accuracy studies than systematic reviews of such studies, the most …
In 2021, PEDro answered more than 4.2 million questions. That means a new search was performed every 7 seconds, on average. Although PEDro contains more randomised controlled trials than systematic reviews and practice guidelines, the …
DiTA contains 2,339 records. In the 4 April 2022 update you will find: 2,095 reports of primary studies, and 244 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests …
