PhyCARE reporting guidelines for physiotherapy case reports: a consensus-based development .

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Case reports (CRs) are essential in physiotherapy, yet reporting remains heterogeneous and insufficiently standardised. The 2013 CAse REport (CARE) guideline improves transparency but lacks physiotherapy-specific detail. This study aimed to develop a consensus-driven extension of the CARE reporting guideline to support structured reporting of physiotherapy CRs, encompassing physiotherapy-specific assessments and interventions.

Design

An e-Delphi consensus process study following the ACcurate COnsensus Reporting Document (ACCORD) guidelines.

Setting

Online.

Participants

Forty-four international experts in physiotherapy practice, research and education, along with six core committee members.

Methods

Experts objectively scored items for relevance

SUBMITTER: Naqvi WM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12853477 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature