What’s new

This page lists the changes made to PEDro in the last internet update.

1. PEDro update on Monday 6 February 2012
2. Links to latest updates
3. PEDro statistics for 2011 now available
4. How to stay informed about PEDro updates
5. Next update of PEDro and “What’s new”

1. PEDro update on Monday 6 February 2012

PEDro is updated once per month, usually on the first Monday of the calendar month. The most recent update of PEDro occurred on Monday 6 February 2012.

PEDro contains 21,019 records. In the 6 February 2012 update you will find:

• 16,879 randomised controlled trials (15,352 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale)
• 3,155 systematic reviews
• 1,030 evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, and
• 149 records coded as both a practice guideline and systematic review.

The next update is scheduled for Monday 5 March 2012.

2. Links to latest updates

Updates for the 6 February 2012 version of PEDro are now available. You can access them simply by visiting the Updates page of the PEDro web-site. Alternatively, you can use one of the links below:

• Cardiothoracics (25 new records available)
• Continence and women’s health (14 new records available)
• Ergonomics and occupational health (1 new records available)
• Gerontology (13 new records available)
• Musculoskeletal (51 new records available)
• Neurology (33 new records available)
• Oncology (8 new records available)
• Orthopaedics (7 new records available)
• Paediatrics (10 new records available)
• Sports (4 new records available)

• Chronic pain (24 new records available)
• Neurotrauma (3 new records available)
• Whiplash (1 records available)

3. PEDro statistics for 2011 now available

An analysis of the contents of PEDro in the 3 January 2012 update is presented on a new page on the PEDro web-site called PEDro statistics. This page includes:

1. the total number of reports of trials, reviews and guidelines available each year
2. the number of reports of trials, reviews and guidelines for each area of physiotherapy
3. the frequency distribution of the total PEDro score for reports of trials
4. the percentage of trial reports satisfying each item on the PEDro scale
5. the language of publication of reports of trials, reviews and guidelines, and
6. the number of PEDro searches performed each month during 2011.

Graphics can be easily downloaded in pdf format.

These data will be updated annually, so the next update is planned for January 2013.

4. How to stay informed about PEDro updates

There are four ways to be notified when PEDro updates occur:

1. subscribing to RSS feeds from the “What’s new” page of the PEDro web-site – please subscribe via the link at the top of this page
2. following PEDro on Twitter – please sign up via the link at the top of this page
3. following PEDro on Facebook – please use the link at the top of this page
4. subscribing to the PEDro email list – please contact us if you would like to be added to this list

5. Next update of PEDro and “What’s new”

The next update of PEDro and “What’s new” is scheduled for Monday 5 March 2012.