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== Introduction  ==
== Introduction  ==


Physiopedia aims to be a clinical reference for student and qualified physiotherapists. The Physiopedia quality standards have been developed on this basis and focus on providing confidence that content meets that quality standards expected of a professional resource.  
Physiopedia aims to be a clinical reference for student and qualified rehabilitation professionals. The Physiopedia quality standards have been developed on this basis and focus on providing confidence that content meets that quality standards expected of a professional resource.  


These quality standards are best practices for content creation, layout and formatting of Physiopedia pages. Editors should attempt to follow these guidelines, though they are best treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply.  
These quality standards are best practices for content creation, layout and formatting of Physiopedia pages. Editors should attempt to follow these guidelines, though they are best treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply.  
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Content on Physiopedia pages should comply with these guidelines:  
Content on Physiopedia pages should comply with these guidelines:  


#Articles are evidence based summaries of a topic and should be written in a clear and concise manner.   
#Articles are evidence based summaries of a topic and should be written in a clear and concise manner.  Large topics should be split into several linked shorter pages.
#For large topics consider splitting the topic into several linked shorter pages.
#Relevance to rehabilitation practice should always be included so that learning can easily be applied to clinical situations.
#Relevance to physiotherapy practice should always be included so that learning can easily be applied to clinical situations.
#All content should be written in the English language.  
#All content should be written in the English language.  
#All content should be up to date, evidence based and include references where appropriate (see [[Referencing|Referencing Guide]]).  
#All content should use [https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/materials/factsheets/fs-communicating-with-people.html person first language].
#Internationally agreed [http://www.wcpt.org/policy/ps-descriptionPT professional scope of practice] should be respected at all time.  
#All content should be up to date, evidence based and referenced where appropriate (see [[Referencing|Referencing Guide]]).  
#Copyright policy&nbsp;([[Physiopedia:Terms of Service#9._EDITORS:_CONTENT_YOU_CONTRIBUTE_TO_THE_SITE|Terms and Conditions Section 9]]) should be followed at all times.  
#Internationally agreed [http://www.wcpt.org/policy/ps-descriptionPT professional scope of practice] and national codes of conduct (such as those from the [https://www.apta.org/uploadedFiles/APTAorg/About_Us/Policies/Ethics/CodeofEthics.pdf APTA], [https://www.physiotherapy.asn.au/DocumentsFolder/Membership_Code_of_Conduct_2008.pdf APA] and [http://www.csp.org.uk/publications/code-members-professional-values-behaviour CSP]), should be respected at all time.
#Copyright policy&nbsp;([[Physiopedia:Terms of Service#9._EDITORS:_CONTENT_YOU_CONTRIBUTE_TO_THE_SITE|Terms and Conditions Section 9]]) should be followed at all times. [[Plagiarism]] is not tolerated.  
#Always respect the [[Physiopedia:Community Culture|Physiopedia Community Culture]].
#Always respect the [[Physiopedia:Community Culture|Physiopedia Community Culture]].
== Page Formatting  ==
== Page Formatting  ==


The general layout for every page should include certain common elements as shown in the grey box below:
The general layout for every page should follow similar formatting rules which can be seen in [[Template:New Page|this template]] (be sure to also view it in source code to see the code for adding the editors and categories to a page which cannot be seen in normal editing view).
#Editor credits (added in the source code) at the top of the page are essential. The original editor is the first person to contribute significant content to the page and this person can be identified by looking at the History tab.
#The main content for the page is divided into subheadings and includes links, images, videos and bulleted and numbered lists where appropriate.
#Resources and references are added at the end of the page.
#It is also important to categorise the page, see the Adding Categories tutorial.
<blockquote>
Copy this code and add it to the Source code at the top of a page, repalcing "Username" with the name of the original editor, to add the page Editors:


<nowiki><div class="editorbox">Original Editor-  [[User:Username|Username]]&nbsp;
== Page Content ==
Top Contributors - {{Special:Contributors/{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}</div></nowiki>
It is important to make sure of the following:
== Heading ==
#Editor credits are displayed under the "Editors" link at the top of the page. See [[Adding Editors]] tutorial.
The page content should be divided up by appropriate sub-headings as demonstrated on this page and in the source code below. To format the headings click on the 'Paragraph' link in the editing toolbar.  Please try not to use more than 3 sub-headings. [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting See formatting help]
#The page is appropriately categorised and these categories are displayed under the "Categories" link at the top of the page. See the [[Tagging pages with a Category|Adding Categories]] tutorial.
=== Sub-heading 1 ===
#The main content for the page is divided into appropriate subheadings and each section should include clear, concise and referenced text, [[Making links|links]] to related Physiopedia pages, [[Adding images|images]], [[Adding video|videos]] and bulleted and numbered lists where appropriate.
Bulleted lists should be added by clicking on the 'lists' icon in the editing toolbar or can be added directly to the source code. [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting See formatting help]:
#A resources list can be included and this should be links to documents that will aid understanding and clinical practice, such as guidelines and protocols.  Journal articles should not be included here, they should have their take-home messages incorporated into the text on the page and clearly referenced.  
*xxx
#References are always added at the end of the page. See [[Adding References]] tutorial.
*xx
*x
==== Sub-heading  2 ====
Numbered lists should be added by clicking on the 'lists' icon in the editing toolbar or can be added directly to the source code. [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting See formatting help]:
#xxx
#xx
#x
== Resources ==
Resources are useful links that will provide good quality further reading and information such as clinical guidelines, evidence based toolkits etc. Add them as a bulleted list in this section.
== References ==
References should be added in [http://www.physio-pedia.com/Vancouver_Referencing Vancouver style] by clicking on the 'chain link' icon in the editing toolbar. [[Adding References|See the Adding References tutorial]]</blockquote>

Latest revision as of 11:30, 28 August 2023

Introduction[edit | edit source]

Physiopedia aims to be a clinical reference for student and qualified rehabilitation professionals. The Physiopedia quality standards have been developed on this basis and focus on providing confidence that content meets that quality standards expected of a professional resource.

These quality standards are best practices for content creation, layout and formatting of Physiopedia pages. Editors should attempt to follow these guidelines, though they are best treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply.

Content Guidelines[edit | edit source]

Content on Physiopedia pages should comply with these guidelines:

  1. Articles are evidence based summaries of a topic and should be written in a clear and concise manner. Large topics should be split into several linked shorter pages.
  2. Relevance to rehabilitation practice should always be included so that learning can easily be applied to clinical situations.
  3. All content should be written in the English language.
  4. All content should use person first language.
  5. All content should be up to date, evidence based and referenced where appropriate (see Referencing Guide).
  6. Internationally agreed professional scope of practice and national codes of conduct (such as those from the APTA, APA and CSP), should be respected at all time.
  7. Copyright policy (Terms and Conditions Section 9) should be followed at all times. Plagiarism is not tolerated.
  8. Always respect the Physiopedia Community Culture.

Page Formatting[edit | edit source]

The general layout for every page should follow similar formatting rules which can be seen in this template (be sure to also view it in source code to see the code for adding the editors and categories to a page which cannot be seen in normal editing view).

Page Content[edit | edit source]

It is important to make sure of the following:

  1. Editor credits are displayed under the "Editors" link at the top of the page. See Adding Editors tutorial.
  2. The page is appropriately categorised and these categories are displayed under the "Categories" link at the top of the page. See the Adding Categories tutorial.
  3. The main content for the page is divided into appropriate subheadings and each section should include clear, concise and referenced text, links to related Physiopedia pages, images, videos and bulleted and numbered lists where appropriate.
  4. A resources list can be included and this should be links to documents that will aid understanding and clinical practice, such as guidelines and protocols. Journal articles should not be included here, they should have their take-home messages incorporated into the text on the page and clearly referenced.
  5. References are always added at the end of the page. See Adding References tutorial.
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