Guide to evidence-based physical therapist practice

"Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice teaches the knowledge and skills to evaluate medical evidence and apply it to the practice of physical therapy. It explains the fundamentals of medical research and how to determine which studies are useful in practice. Topics including under...

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Main Author: Jewell, Dianne V.,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2023]
Physical Description: xvii, 414 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice
  • What is Evidence?
  • The Quest for Evidence : Getting Started
  • Questions, Theories, and Hypotheses
  • Research Design
  • Research Subjects
  • Variables and Their Measurement
  • Measurement Reliability and Validity
  • Validity in Research Designs
  • Unraveling Statistical Mysteries : Description
  • Unraveling Statistical Mysteries : Inference
  • Appraising Evidence About Diagnostic Tests and Clinical Measures
  • Appraising Evidence About Prognostic (Risk) Factors
  • Appraising Evidence About Interventions
  • Appraising Evidence About Clinical Prediction Rules
  • Appraising Outcomes Research
  • Appraising Evidence About Self-Report Outcomes Measures
  • Appraising Collections of Evidence : Systematic Reviews
  • Appraising Collections of Evidence : Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Appraising Qualitative Research Studies
  • Patient or Client Preferences and Values
  • Putting It All Together.