ABSTRACT
Aim: The correlation and experiential plausibility of the scale that is utilized by the Physiotherapy Scientific Proof Database to rank the epistemological level of clinical studies in the field of physiotherapy are going to be evaluated as part of the scope of this research project. The Physiotherapy Proof Database contains the scale.
Methods: From the 10,480 physiotherapy tests that were indexed on Pedro, both the overall scores and scores for every distinct article remained retrieved. The Pedro over-all scores were compared through scores on three additional superiority measures in order to test for convergent validity. The Pedro score and individual-item scores were regressed against Institute for Scientific Information Web of Information impact factor and SCImago journal rankings for journals in which trials remained available. This was done in command to test construct rationality of instrument.
Results: The testing of composite reliability indicated correlations with the other quality ratings that ranged from 0.32-0.68. These relationships were rather strong. There was a marginal but statically relevant suggestion among Pedro’s total score and the Impact Factor and SJR (P! 0.0002) There was a statistically significant association between IF and eight of the ten individual scale elements that make up the overall score for Pedro.
Conclusion: The results of this research give an initial indication of convergence and also build validity of Pedro over-all score as well as build cogency of nine distinct scale components.
Keywords: convergent and contextual validity of the scale, Physiotherapy, Physiotherapist.