Health Sciences - Including Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Kinesiology

PubMed Search

National Library of Medicine's website

MedLinePlus

AOTA

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Websites for Article Synopses:

• • PEDro
    • Free database of over 42,000 randomized trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines related to the effectiveness of PT interventions

• • OT Seeker

• • PsycBITE

• • SpeechBITE

Websites for Evidence Synthesis: Outcome Measure Databases:

• • Rehabilitation Measure Database: Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

• • Stroke Engine Assessments

• • The Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury (COMBI)

• • Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence (SCIRE)

• • Geriatric Assessment Toolkit

• • Orthopaedic Scores

Websites for Evidence Synthesis: Intervention:

• • PT Now Article Search, Rehabilitation Reference Center, Clinical Summaries, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Cochrane Reviews: American Physical Therapy Association

• • Model Systems Knowledge Translation Centers: TBI, SCI, Burn injury

• • Stroke Engine

• • Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Evidence (SCIRE)

• • EBRSR: Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation

• • ABIEBR: Evidence-Based Review of Moderate to Severe Acquired Brain Injury

• • ICE Video Library

Systematic Reviews

• • The Cochrane Library:
    • Houses the Cochrane Database of Sytematic Reviews
    • Reviews are completed by teams of experts in the field

Meta-Search Engines:

• • TRIP Database
    • Searches across multiple internet sites for evidence-based content.
    • Covers key medical journals, Cochrane Systematice reviewsm clinical guidelines, and other highly relevant websites
    • Search results can be sorted by level of evidence

Evidence Based Registries:

• • National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research

Clinical Trial Registries:

• • ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH)

• • International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (WHO)

Research Reporting Guidelines:

• • The Equator Network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency of Health Research)
    • Includes reporting guidelines for different types of study designs

Forums:

• • ElectroPhysical Forum
    • An interactive platform for questions, comments, discussion and opinion related to the use of Electro Physical modalities in therapy. It is supported by an Internationally renowned expert panel and a broad sphere of clinicians, researchers, educators and students.

Clinical Practice Guidelines

• • Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines

• • Academy of Acute Care PT

• • Academy of Pediatric PT

• • Academy of Neurologic PT

• • APTA Published Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)

• • PT Now