Specific " active ingredients " for therapeutic change were not identified .
PURPOSE A systematic review of behavioural intervention for the treatment of adults with muscle tension voice disorders ( MTVD ) .
The reliability of methodological ratings for speechBITE using the PEDro-P scale.
BACKGROUND speechBITE ( http://www.speechbite.com ) is an online data base established in order to help speech and language therapists gain faster access to relevant research that can used in clinical decision-making . In addition to containing more than 3000 journal references , the data base also provides method ological ratings on the PEDro-P ( an adapted version of the PEDro ) scale to assist clinicians in identifying the scientific quality of r and omized ( RCTs ) and non-r and omized control trials ( N RCTs ) . While reliability of the PEDro scale has been established by similar allied health data bases , the reliability of the PEDro-P scale has yet to be reported . AIMS To examine the reliability of PEDro-P scale ratings undertaken by raters on the speechBITE data base and benchmark these results to the published reliability for the original PEDro scale . Both the total score ( out of ten ) as well as each of the 11 scale items were included in this analysis . METHODS & PROCEDURES  speechBITE 's volunteer rater network of 17 members rated the first 100 RCTs and N RCTs on the website . The criterion and overall scores for these ratings were compared with previously published reliability studies using the PEDro scale . Intra-class correlations and per cent agreement measures were used to establish and benchmark reliability . OUTCOMES & RESULTS The speechBITE PEDro-P ratings ranged from fair to excellent for both the total score and for each of the 11 scale items . Furthermore , reliability was equal to that of other data bases . CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATION S speechBITE users can be confident of the reliability of ratings published on the website . Further analysis of differences between this study and previous PEDro scale reliability studies are discussed
Specific " active ingredients " for therapeutic change were not identified .
PURPOSE A systematic review of behavioural intervention for the treatment of adults with muscle tension voice disorders ( MTVD ) .