Are plain-language summaries included in published reports of evidence about physiotherapy interventions? Analysis of 4421 randomised trials, systematic reviews and guidelines on the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)

Carvalho, Flávia A.; Elkins, Mark R.; Franco, Márcia R.; Pinto, Rafael Z.

doi:10.1016/j.physio.2018.11.003

Are plain-language summaries included in published reports of evidence about physiotherapy interventions? Analysis of 4421 randomised trials, systematic reviews and guidelines on the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)

BACKGROUND A plain-language summary is a short and clearly stated version of a study's results using non-scientific vocabulary that provide many advantages for patients and clinicians in the process of shared decision-making. OBJECTIVES The primary objective was to investigate the extent to which…