Research ArticleIntroduction

Saurab Sharma, MPT

Lecturer, KUSMS

EBPP

Lecturer 3

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Objectives

• At the end of the class, students should be able to:– identify the parts of an article

– elaborate features of each segment of an article

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Terminologies

• Research• Study• Paper• Article• Journal• Impact factor

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Components of an article

• Title• Authors and affiliations • Abstract• Introduction• Methods• Results• Discussion• Conclusion• Acknowledgement• References

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How does an article look like?

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Title

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Authors

• Names

• Degrees (education, certification)

• Affiliations

• Correspondance address

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Abstract

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Abstract (Manual Therapy)

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Abstract (Cochrane)

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Abstract (Cochrane)

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Abstract (JOSPT)

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Abstract

• Brief summary of the study (150-300 words)

• Reflects the overall study

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Introduction

• Broader to narrow

• Background

• Rationale or need of the study

• Hypothesis

• Objectives of the study

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Methods

• Participants

• Study design

• Study setting

• Duration of the study

• Ethical approval/ informed consent

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Methods (contd…)

• Blinding

• Selection criteria: Inclusion/ exclusion

• Operational definition

• Sample size calculation

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Methods (contd…)

• Equipment used

• Tools and or outcome measures

• Procedure

• Data (statistical) analysis

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Results

• Flow of participants

• Tables and figures

• Data vs results (in number)

• Adverse events

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Discussion

• From narrow to broader

• Starts by stating the objectives or re-summarizing

the results

• Hypothesis for the results (why did results occur?

/ mechanism)

• Comparison with previous studies

• Discussion about the confounders

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Discussion

• Strengths and limitations of the study

• Recommendation for future studies

• Clinical significance of the study

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Conclusion

• Summarizes the results of the study

• Should be in line with the objectives

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Acknowledgement

• Who contributed to the study but is not the coauthors

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References

• Vancouver format

• APA format

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References

• Vancouver format

• APA format

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• Physiotherapy• Physical therapy• Physiotherapy Canada• Journal of Orthopedic and Sports physiotherapy• Manual therapy• Journal of manual and manipulative therapy• Physical therapy in Sport • Journal of strength and conditioning • Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation• Pediatric Physical therapy • Journal of American/ British Sports medicine

Common Physiotherapy Journals

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• Title • Abstract• Introduction• Methods• Results• Discussion• Conclusion• Acknowledgement• References

Summary