Resources for Physical Therapy   Tags: anatomy, diagnosis, ebm, physical_exam, physical_therapy  

Resource for teaching and learning EBM; includes articles, calculators, worksheets, etc.

An alert system for quality articles; also contains a searchable database of citations to quality evidence selected by McMaster University.

An evidence-based knowledge resource for rehabilitation professionals. Through collaborative wiki technology, all physiotherapists can contribute, share and build knowledge.

APTA database of current evidence. Must be an APTA member to log in.

PT specific Evidence-Based guide from UNC's Health Sciences Library.

The premier source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of biomedical literature.

Authoritative coverage of the journal literature related to nursing and allied health.

A free database of randomized trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. All trials are independently assessed for quality; these ratings are used to guide users to trials that are more likely to be valid.

CONsolidated Standards of Reporting Trials: An evidence-based tool to help researchers, editors and readers assess the quality of the reports of trials.

Quality Of Reporting Of Meta-analyses: Table and flow chart for assessing meta-analyses.

An international initiative that seeks to improve the quality of scientific publications by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of health research.

Guidelines for reviewing qualitative research.

Guidelines for meta-analyses of observational studies in epidemiology.

STAndards for the Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies: Checklist and flow chart for readers to use with articles of diagnostic accuracy

Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology: checklist for assessing observational studies.

Diagnostic Test-calculates Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, NPV, LR+, and LR-; Prospective Study- calculates Relative Risk (RR), Absolute Relative Risk (ARR), and Number Needed to Treat (NNT); Case-control Study-calculates the O.

This calculator can determine diagnostic test characteristics (sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios) and/or determine post-test probability of disease given the pre-test probability and test characteristics.