Research ArticleIntroduction
Saurab Sharma, MPT
Lecturer, KUSMS
EBPP
Lecturer 3
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Objectives
• At the end of the class, students should be able to:– identify the parts of an article
– elaborate features of each segment of an article
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Terminologies
• Research• Study• Paper• Article• Journal• Impact factor
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Components of an article
• Title• Authors and affiliations • Abstract• Introduction• Methods• Results• Discussion• Conclusion• Acknowledgement• References
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How does an article look like?
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Title
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Authors
• Names
• Degrees (education, certification)
• Affiliations
• Correspondance address
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Abstract
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Abstract (Manual Therapy)
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Abstract (Cochrane)
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Abstract (Cochrane)
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Abstract (JOSPT)
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Abstract
• Brief summary of the study (150-300 words)
• Reflects the overall study
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Introduction
• Broader to narrow
• Background
• Rationale or need of the study
• Hypothesis
• Objectives of the study
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Methods
• Participants
• Study design
• Study setting
• Duration of the study
• Ethical approval/ informed consent
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Methods (contd…)
• Blinding
• Selection criteria: Inclusion/ exclusion
• Operational definition
• Sample size calculation
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Methods (contd…)
• Equipment used
• Tools and or outcome measures
• Procedure
• Data (statistical) analysis
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Results
• Flow of participants
• Tables and figures
• Data vs results (in number)
• Adverse events
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Discussion
• From narrow to broader
• Starts by stating the objectives or re-summarizing
the results
• Hypothesis for the results (why did results occur?
/ mechanism)
• Comparison with previous studies
• Discussion about the confounders
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Discussion
• Strengths and limitations of the study
• Recommendation for future studies
• Clinical significance of the study
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Conclusion
• Summarizes the results of the study
• Should be in line with the objectives
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Acknowledgement
• Who contributed to the study but is not the coauthors
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References
• Vancouver format
• APA format
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References
• Vancouver format
• APA format
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• Physiotherapy• Physical therapy• Physiotherapy Canada• Journal of Orthopedic and Sports physiotherapy• Manual therapy• Journal of manual and manipulative therapy• Physical therapy in Sport • Journal of strength and conditioning • Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation• Pediatric Physical therapy • Journal of American/ British Sports medicine
Common Physiotherapy Journals
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• Title • Abstract• Introduction• Methods• Results• Discussion• Conclusion• Acknowledgement• References
Summary
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