Physiotherapy Evidence Database Explained

Physiotherapy Evidence Database
Scope:Randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines
Center:Institute for Musculoskeletal Health at The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Neuroscience Research Australia NeuRA
Released:October 1999
Url:www.pedro.org.au

The Physiotherapy Evidence Database, abbreviated PEDro, is a bibliographic database containing randomized trials, clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews in the field of physical therapy.[1] It was established in October 1999 and is maintained by the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health at the The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District.[2] As of August 2024, there were more than 61,000 entries indexed on PEDro.[3]

Scale

The website also uses a scale, known as the PEDro scale, to assess the quality of randomized trials included in the database.[2] Trials with higher PEDro scores are displayed first in PEDro search results.[3] A 2010 study found preliminary evidence that this scale, as well as eight of its ten individual items, had validity.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Blobaum. Paul. Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro). J Med Libr Assoc. 2006. 94. 4. 477–8. 1629414.
  2. Moseley . Anne M . Herbert . Robert D . Sherrington . Catherine . Cathie Sherrington . Maher . Christopher G . 2002 . Evidence for physiotherapy practice: A survey of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) . Australian Journal of Physiotherapy . 48 . 1 . 43–49 . 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60281-6 . 11869164 . free.
  3. Sherrington . C. . Cathie Sherrington . Moseley . A. M. . Herbert . R. D. . Elkins . M. R. . Maher . C. G. . 20 October 2009 . Ten years of evidence to guide physiotherapy interventions: Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) . British Journal of Sports Medicine . 44 . 12 . 836–837 . 10.1136/bjsm.2009.066357 . 19846426 . free.
  4. Macedo . Luciana Gazzi . Elkins . Mark R. . Maher . Christopher G. . Moseley . Anne M. . Herbert . Robert D. . Sherrington . Catherine . Cathie Sherrington . August 2010 . There was evidence of convergent and construct validity of Physiotherapy Evidence Database quality scale for physiotherapy trials . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology . 63 . 8 . 920–925 . 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.10.005 . 20171839.

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