The document discusses the components and structure of a research article. It identifies the key parts as the title, authors and affiliations, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgements, and references. The introduction provides background and rationale for the study and states the objectives/hypothesis. The methods section describes the study design, participants, measures, and analysis. The results section presents the findings of the study through tables and figures. The discussion section interprets the results in relation to previous studies and discusses limitations and future research.

1. Research Article
Introduction
Saurab Sharma, MPT
Lecturer, KUSMS
EBPP
Lecturer 3

2. 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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3. Terminologies
• Research
• Study
• Paper
• Article
• Journal
• Impact factor
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4. Components of an article
• Title
• Authors and affiliations
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgement
• References
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5. How does an article look like?
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6. Title
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7. Authors
• Names
• Degrees (education, certification)
• Affiliations
• Correspondance address
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8. Abstract
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9. Abstract (Manual Therapy)
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10. Abstract (Cochrane)
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11. Abstract (Cochrane)
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12. Abstract
(JOSPT)
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13. Abstract
• Brief summary of the study (150-300
words)
• Reflects the overall study
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14. Introduction
• Broader to narrow
• Background
• Rationale or need of the study
• Hypothesis
• Objectives of the study
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15. Methods
• Participants
• Study design
• Study setting
• Duration of the study
• Ethical approval/ informed consent
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16. Methods (contd…)
• Blinding
• Selection criteria: Inclusion/ exclusion
• Operational definition
• Sample size calculation
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17. Methods (contd…)
• Equipment used
• Tools and or outcome measures
• Procedure
• Data (statistical) analysis
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18. Results
• Flow of participants
• Tables and figures
• Data vs results (in number)
• Adverse events
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19. 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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20. Discussion
• Strengths and limitations of the study
• Recommendation for future studies
• Clinical significance of the study
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21. Conclusion
• Summarizes the results of the study
• Should be in line with the objectives
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22. Acknowledgement
• Who contributed to the study but is not the
coauthors
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23. References
• Vancouver format
• APA format
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24. References
• Vancouver format
• APA format
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25. • 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
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Common Physiotherapy Journals

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