Cochrane Rehabilitation: 2024 Annual Report
Irene Battel1
, Stefano Negrini2, Chiara Arienti3, Claudio Cordani2, Matteo J Del Furia12,4, Francesca Gimigliano4, Stefano G Lazzarini5,6, Sara Liguori4,7, Carlotte Kiekens2, Cochrane Rehabilitation Advisory Committee†
1Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
2IRCCS Galeazzi Sant’Ambrogio Hospital, Milan, Italy
3Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Clinical Epidemiology and Research Center, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
4Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
5Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
6IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan, Italy
7Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
Keywords: Evidence-based practice, knowledge translation, rehabilitation.
Abstract
Cochrane Rehabilitation continues to promote evidence dissemination and research quality in rehabilitation. The year 2024 marked a pivotal milestone with the transition from a Field to a Thematic Group, officially named “Cochrane Rehabilitation, Functioning, and Disability.” This evolution broadens the scope to additional rehabilitation domains and strengthens global collaboration. Key activities included the production of clinically relevant evidence (with 21 new Cochrane Corners), the development of methodological and educational projects such as the General Index of Rehabilitation Knowledge and the ISPRM 2024 course, and the establishment of strategic collaborations, including a joint initiative with the World Health Organization to synthesize evidence in health policy and systems research. The Thematic Group structure introduces a unit-based organization to enhance global impact in evidence generation and implementation, with a mission centered on inclusivity, scientific rigor, and relevance across diverse contexts.
Citation:
Battel I, Negrini S, Arienti C, Cordani C, Del Furia MJ, Gimigliano F, et al. Cochrane Rehabilitation: 2024 Annual Report. Arch ISPRM 2026;1(1):1-6. https://doi. org/10.5606/archisprm.2026.9.
† Cochrane Rehabilitation Advisory Committee members are listed in the Acknowledgements section.
All authors contributed equally to this article.
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
This paper was supported and funded by the Italian Ministry of Health - Ricerca Corrente
Data Availability
The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Cochrane Rehabilitation Advisory Committee members:
Pierre Côté, Frane Grubišic, Tracey Howe, Elena Ilieva, William Levack, Thorsten Meyer-Feil, Silvia Minozzi, Aydan Oral, Farooq A Rathore, Hans Rietman, Geert Verheyden, Mauro Zampolini.