2022 eTalk #10 - How to search PEDro to answer clinical questions about the effects of physiotherapy interventions

Overview

An essential element of evidence-based practice is searching to find high-quality research to answer clinical questions.

Despite the importance of searching, just one in three physiotherapists perform a database search each month. Skill is an obstacle to searching. Physiotherapists would probably do more searching if they could increase their competency and efficiency.

This eTalk will develop participant knowledge and skill in searching using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro; pedro.org.au). The emphasis will be on searching to answer questions about the effects of physiotherapy interventions.

Learning outcomes:

Understand the importance of asking questions and searching in evidence-based practice
Devise a clinical question
Generate search terms for the clinical question
Conduct a PEDro search to identify high-quality research to answer the clinical question

Presenter

Dr Anne Moseley, APAM, is from the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District. Anne co-founded the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro; pedro.org.au) in 1999. From 2008 to 2021 she was responsible for the day-to-day management of this preeminent, global evidence resource. She has published extensively on the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions and evidence-based physiotherapy. She has run workshops on evidence-based practice in Australia, China, Brazil, Switzerland, Norway, South Africa and Singapore. In 2019 Anne received the World Physiotherapy Mildred Elson Award.