Cochrane rehabilitation – Connecting rehabilitation professionals to evidence

Abstract

Called the Rehabilitation - COVID-19 Evidencebased Response (REH-COVER), the project has been organised around five main activities related to Covid-19 rehabilitation: production of rapid living systematic reviews, production of an Interactive living evidence map, prioritisation of research topics on rehabilitation and Covid-19 In collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), production of a Cochrane Library Special Collection on Covid-19 and rehabilitation for patients with functional consequences of acute Illness, and lastly, collaboration with the COVID-19 Evidence Network to support decision-making (https://rehabilitation.cochrane.org/resources/ cochrane-rehabilitatIon-versus-covId-19). The CONSORT statement Is a list of criteria endorsed by all leading health science journals, Including the New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, that describes a minimum level of reporting required In any published article on a clinical trial. The CONSORT statement ensures that when researchers publish findings from randomised controlled trials, all key Information needed to evaluate the quality of the study and to apply It to clinical practice has been Included In the report.