The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (Sep 2024)

Cochrane rehabilitation: 2023 annual report

  • Chiara Arienti, PhD,
  • Carlotte Kiekens, MD,
  • Irene Battel, PhD,
  • Claudio Cordani, MSc,
  • Matteo J. Del Furia, MSc,
  • Julia Patrick Engkasan, PhD,
  • Francesca Gimigliano, PhD,
  • Stefano G. Lazzarini, MSc,
  • Sara Liguori, MD,
  • Luca Miranda, MA,
  • Bianca Mosconi, MSc,
  • Stefano Negrini, PhD,
  • Cochrane Rehabilitation Advisory Committee,
  • Pierre Côté,
  • Frane Grubišic,
  • Tracey Howe,
  • Elena Ilieva,
  • William Levack,
  • Thorsten Meyer-Feil,
  • Silvia Minozzi,
  • Aydan Oral,
  • Farooq A. Rathore,
  • Hans Rietman,
  • Geert Verheyden,
  • Mauro Zampolini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/ph9.0000000000000040
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 3
pp. 75 – 77

Abstract

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Throughout 2023, Cochrane Rehabilitation’s primary focus was on the Fifth Cochrane Rehabilitation Methodological Meeting, aiming to improve the current state of evidence in rehabilitation, enhancing comprehension of evidence production and synthesis for practical application, and exploring various study designs. Ongoing projects were advanced, such as the new Rehabilitation definition, the “Best Evidence for Rehabilitation” project, and the Ebook. We provided evidence on assistive technologies for developing a World Health Organization (WHO) global guideline for low back pain. We launched new projects on health policies and systems research, on linking functional assessment tools to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health, and on psychometrics for patient-reported outcome measures in rehabilitation.