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How to search PEDro

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PEDro Physiotherapy Evidence Database

• A free database containing citations to randomised

controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based

clinical practice guidelines relevant to physiotherapy

• Randomised controlled trials are rated for quality using

the PEDro scale

• PEDro is produced by the Centre for Evidence-Based

Physiotherapy at The George Institute for Global Health.

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How to Access

• latrobe.edu.au/library

• Select ‘PEDro’ from A-Z list or from the drop-down menu under

Health Sciences choose Physiotherapy

• Also freely available at: www.pedro.org.au/

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Search Tips

• Use Advanced Search

• Use * to search for variations of a word, ie. fall* will search for fall,

falls, falling, etc

• Use @ to replace a letter for alternate spellings eg. organi@ation

• Search using keywords and/or select from pull-down lists

• Ability to combine search terms using AND and OR (available at the

bottom of the Advanced Search page)

• You do not need to enter search terms in EVERY box. For most

searches a maximum of three boxes is sufficient

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Search Tips

• Further search tips are available on the PEDro

homepage www.pedro.org.au

• Online tutorials available:

→PEDro simple search tips

→PEDro advanced search tips

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In older women with stress incontinence, what is

the effect of adding biofeedback to pelvic floor

exercise on the loss of urine compared to pelvic

floor exercise only?

Example

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Searching PEDro using the Advanced Search

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Results

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What is the Pedro Scale?

All trials on PEDro are rated with a checklist called the PEDro scale, based

on the following criteria:

1 Eligibility criteria specified

2 Random allocation

3 Concealed allocation

4 Baseline similarity

5, 6 & 7 Blinding of subjects, therapists and assessors

8 Measures of key outcomes from more than 85% of subjects

9 Intention to treat analysis

10 Between-group statistical comparisions

11 Point measures of variability

See PEDro website (www.pedro.org.au) for more information

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Locating the full text

• From the abstract you may be able to link directly to the

full text

• Or search for the TITLE of the journal through the Library.

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Help

• Systematic Review library guide:

latrobe.libguides.com/systematicreviews

→ (See ‘Finding Systematic Reviews’ tab for further

databases that contain systematic reviews)

• Health Databases library guide:

latrobe.libguides.com/healthdatabases

• Ask La Trobe: latrobe.edu.au/ask-us