Evidence based physical therapy
Of ApplicabilityPart B: Determining Quality of an Intervention Study; Is This a Useful Study?; Study Design; Samples for Studies; Losing Subjects in the Sample; Determining Threats and Strengths of a Research Study; Testers and Treaters: The Importance of Masking; Equivalent Treatment; Summary of Re...
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Table of Contents:
- How to Use This Book; Section I: Finding and Appraising Evidence to Improve Patient Care; Chapter 1: The Evidence Based Practice Model; Introduction; What is EBP and Why is it Important?; Understanding the EBP Model; What are the Sources of Evidence?; Scientific Research; Clinical Expertise; Patient Values and Circumstances; The EBP Process: What Does the Evidence Based Therapist Actually Do?; Five Steps in the EBP Process; EBP in the Context of Real-Time Clinical Practice: Can EBP Work in the Real World?; Summary
- Review QuestionsReferences; Chapter 2: Asking a Clinical Question and Searching for Research Evidence; Introduction; How Do I Know if I Need Information?; What Is a Searchable Clinical Question?; PICO (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome); Which Types of Studies are You Looking for?; Using Search Engines to Find Research Evidence; National Guidelines Clearinghouse; Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro); Hooked on Evidence; The Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews; MEDLINE Database; PubMed; Google Scholar; Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP); Searching in PubMed
- Identify Your Search TermsCombining Terms; Limiting Your Search; Search History; Special Considerations for Background Questions; Choosing and Retrieving Evidence; Let Close be Good Enough!; Finding Full Text; Pulling it all Together: Your First Search; Summary; Review Questions; Answers to Self-Tests; References; Chapter 3: Critically Appraise the Applicability and Quality of an Intervention Research Study; Introduction: The Process of Study Appraisal; Part A: Determining Applicability of an Intervention Study; Using Research Evidence to Inform Care for Your Patients
- Part C: Interpreting Results of an Intervention StudyLocating and Appraising the Results of a Research Study; Appraisal Questions; Reliability of Testers and Participants; Reliability of Measures is Determined by Instruments and Machines; Methods to Analyze Reliability; Appraising Statistical Results; Interface of Descriptive and Inferential Statistics; Role of Chance in Communicating Results; Part D: Summarizing the Clinical Bottom Line of an Intervention Study; Statistics to Evaluate Clinical Relevance; Summary; Review Questions.
