Types of article published in physiotherapy journals: a quantitative analysis

被引：26

作者：

Paci, Matteo ^{[1
]}

Cigna, Claudio ^{[2
]}

Baccini, Marco ^{[3
,4
]}

Rinaldi, Lucio ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Villa Fiorita Hosp, Dept Rehabil Med, Via Bottego 4, I-50127 Prato, Italy

[2] Ist Prosperius, Florence, Italy

[3] ASL 10, Unit Geriatr Rehabil, Florence, Italy

[4] Fdn F Turati, Rehabil Ctr, Gavinana, Pistoia, Italy

[5] Univ Florence, Dept Crit Care Med & Surg, Unit Gerontol & Geriatr Med, Mot Anal & Neurorehabil Lab, Florence, Italy

来源：

PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL | 2009年 / 14卷 / 04期

关键词：

clinical research; evidence-based practice; physiotherapy;

D O I：

10.1002/pri.447

中图分类号：

R49 [康复医学];

学科分类号：

100215 ;

摘要：

Background and Purpose. The aim of this study was to quantify and assess the types of research and review articles published in physiotherapy professional journals with international circulations. Method. Selected articles from nine physiotherapy journals in a period of five years were classified according to their study design. Results. A total number of 1627 articles were included in this study of which 205 (12.60%) were randomized controlled trial (RCT). Articles published with the highest frequency were 'observational/descriptive studies' (n = 305, 18.75%), whereas 'meta-analyses' were the rarest ones (n = 21, 1.29%). Many articles were validation studies (n = 216, 13.28%) and articles classified as 'others' (n = 217, 13.34%). High heterogeneity was found in terms of distribution over years and journals with an improvement of the number of RCTs among years. Conclusion. The distribution of different types of article in physiotherapy journals is similar to other disciplines. The improvement of RCTs represents an important move in the right direction for evidence-based physiotherapy research. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

引用

页码：203 / 212

页数：10

共 28 条

[1] The quality of research in sports journals [J].

Bleakley, C ;

MacAuley, D .

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 2002, 36 (02) :124-125

[2] Observational Versus Experimental Studies: What's the Evidence for a Hierarchy? [J].

Concato J. .

NeuroRX, 2004, 1 (3) :341-347

[3] The impact of impact factors [J].

Hachinski, V .

STROKE, 2001, 32 (12) :2729-2729

[4] Quality of reporting of randomized trials as a measure of methodologic quality [J].

Huwiler-Müntener, K ;

Jüni, P ;

Junker, C ;

Egger, M .

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 2002, 287 (21) :2801-2804

[5] Evidence based practice: a survey of physiotherapists' current practice [J].

Iles, Ross ;

Davidson, Megan .

PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 2006, 11 (02) :93-103

[6] Evidence-based practice: Beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors of physical therapists [J].

Jette, DU ;

Bacon, K ;

Batty, C ;

Carlson, M ;

Ferland, A ;

Hemingway, RD ;

Hill, JC ;

Ogilvie, L ;

Volk, D .

PHYSICAL THERAPY, 2003, 83 (09) :786-805

[7]

Lauritsen J, 2004, ANESTH ANALG, V99, P1486, DOI [10.1213/01.ANE.0000134468.92993.CF, 10.1213/01.ANE.0000136468.92993.CF]

[8]

Maher C, 2001, PHYSIOTHER THEOR PR, V17, P143, DOI [10.1080/, DOI 10.1080/095939801317077605]

[9] Challenges for evidence-based physical therapy: Accessing and interpreting high-quality evidence on therapy [J].

Maher, CG ;

Sherrington, C ;

Elkins, M ;

Herbert, RD ;

Moseley, AM .

PHYSICAL THERAPY, 2004, 84 (07) :644-654

[10] Case reports: Slices of real life to complement evidence [J].

McEwen, IR .

PHYSICAL THERAPY, 2004, 84 (02) :126-127

← 1 2 3 →