More accesses were noted for factors related to the algorithm used to present PEDro search results (synthesis research (i.e., guidelines and reviews), recent articles, Cochrane reviews, and higher PEDro score) plus publication in English and being promoted to PEDro users. We identified seven factors that predicted the number of accesses. There were 29,313 articles indexed in this period. Citation and journal impact factor were downloaded. Three predictive models were examined using multiple regression analysis.
We extracted variables relating to the algorithm used to present PEDro search results (research design, year of publication, PEDro score, source of systematic review (Cochrane or non-Cochrane)) plus language, subdiscipline of physiotherapy, and whether articles were promoted to PEDro users. All articles available on PEDro from August 2014 to January 2015 were included. The study was conducted to derive prediction models for the number of accesses of articles indexed on PEDro from factors that may influence an article's accesses. A secondary aim was to examine the relationship between accesses and the number of citations of articles. To quantify the relationship between the number of times articles are accessed on the Physiotherapy Evidence Database ( PEDro) and the article characteristics. Yamato, Tiê P Arora, Mohit Stevens, Matthew L Elkins, Mark R Moseley, Anne M Quality, language, subdiscipline and promotion were associated with article accesses on Physiotherapy Evidence Database ( PEDro). Strategies to promote PEDro and to make PEDro more accessible to physical therapists speaking Portuguese are needed. PEDro is not widely and equally used throughout Brazil. The highest usage occurred in CREFITO 6 with 1.3 searches per physical therapist per year.
Analysis at a national level revealed that usage per physical therapist in Brazil is very low across all CREFITOs. Within the South American region, Brazil accounted for nearly 60% of searches (755). Europe had the highest absolute and relative usage among the five regions of the WCPT (971 searches per million-population per year), with the South American region ranked 4th in absolute terms and 3rd in relative terms (486). Absolute usage and relative usage were calculated for each region of the WCPT, each country in the South American region of WCPT, and each Regional Council (CREFITO) in Brazil. PEDro home-page sessions and the number of searches performed were logged for a 5-year period (2010-2014). To describe the usage of PEDro among the five regions of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) and, in more detail, in the South American region and Brazil over a 5-year period. As PEDro is considered a key resource to support evidence-based physical therapy, analyses of PEDro usage could reflect the extent of dissemination of evidence-based practice. It is unclear whether the Physiotherapy Evidence Database ( PEDro) is widely and equally used by physical therapists in Brazil. Usage evaluation of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database ( PEDro) among Brazilian physical therapists.Įlkins, Mark R Moseley, Anne M Pinto, Rafael Z
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