week 5- appraising evidence

PEDro

tool used to assess risk of bias in a study

0-3

what PEDro score qualifies a poor rating?

4-5

what PEDro score qualifies a fair rating?

6-8

what PEDro score qualifies a good rating?

9-10

what PEDro score qualifies an excellent rating?

eligibility criteria

PEDro criterion that is not included in the overall scoring

random allocation

gets point for the PEDro scale if the report states that allocation was random

concealed allocation

gets point for the PEDro scale if the person who determines whether to include a subject is unaware of what group they will be allocated to

baseline comparability

gets point for the PEDro scale if the report includes at least one measure of the condition being treated and at least one different outcome measure at baseline

blind subjects

gets point for the PEDro scale if the subjects were unable to tell which group they were in

blind therapist

gets point for the PEDro scale if the therapists were unable to discriminate whether individual subjects had or had not received the treatment being assessed

blind assessors

gets point for the PEDro scale if the assessors are unable to determine which individuals had received the treatment being assessed

triple-blind

name for subjects, therapists, and assessors all being blinded

single-blind

name for just the subjects being blinded in a study

double-blind

name for any 2 groups (being the subjects, therapists, and assessors) being blinded in a study

adequate follow-up

gets point for the PEDro scale if both the initial and final number of subjects from whom key outcome measures were obtained are stated

85%

percent of subject retention to get credit for adequate follow-up if outcomes are measured at several points in time

intention-to-treat analysis

gets point for the PEDro scale if the subjects were assessed as though they had received their assigned treatment, even if they were noncompliant or didn’t actually receive treatment for some other reason

between-group comparisons

gets point for the PEDro scale if between-group statistics are analyzed

point estimates and variabiltiy

gets point for the PEDro scale if the study includes a difference in group outcomes and variability measures such as SDs