| Content | |
|---|---|
| Data types captured | Randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines |
| Contact | |
| Research center | George Institute for Global Health |
| Release date | October 1999 |
| Access | |
| Website | 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 Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy at the George Institute for Global Health. [2] As of August 2009, there were more than 15,000 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]
References
- ^ Blobaum, Paul (2006). "Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)". J Med Libr Assoc. 94 (4): 477–8. PMC 1629414.
- ^ a b Moseley, Anne M; Herbert, Robert D; Sherrington, Catherine; Maher, Christopher G (2002). "Evidence for physiotherapy practice: A survey of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)". Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 48 (1): 43–49. doi: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60281-6. PMID 11869164.
- ^ a b Sherrington, C.; 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. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.066357. PMID 19846426.
- ^ Macedo, Luciana Gazzi; Elkins, Mark R.; Maher, Christopher G.; Moseley, Anne M.; Herbert, Robert D.; Sherrington, Catherine (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. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.10.005. PMID 20171839.