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Reliability of the PEDro scale: comparison between trials published in predatory and non-predatory journals.

Matteo PaciClaudio BianchiniMarco Baccini
Published in: Archives of physiotherapy (2022)
Interrater reliability of PEDro score of RCTs published in PJs is lower than that of trials published in NPJs, likely also due to ambiguous language and incomplete reporting. This might make the detection of risk of bias more difficult when selecting interventions appropriate for application to practice or producing secondary literature.
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