Appendix C. Additional calculations for evidence-based physical therapist practice. Evidence-based physical therapist practice -- What is evidence? -- The quest for evidence : getting started -- Part II: Elements of evidence. Questions, theories, and hypotheses -- Research design -- Research subjects -- Variables and their measurement -- Validity in research designs -- Unraveling statistical mysteries : description -- Unraveling statistical mysteries : inference -- Part III: Appraising the evidence. 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 -- Part IV: Evidence in practice. Patient or client preferences and values -- Putting it all together -- Appendix A. Calculation of confidence intervals -- Appendix B. Additional evidence appraisal tools available on the Internet -- Appendix C. Additional calculations for evidence-based physical therapist practice.
Summary:
From the Publisher: The latest version of this best-selling text includes updates and new information designed specifically for physical therapists to facilitate evidence-based practice in both the classroom and the clinical environment. Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice, Second Edition continues to provide students and professionals with comprehensive, accessible information to allow them to understand and critique studies as well as to apply evidence to actual patients in clinical settings. Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice, Second Edition includes user-friendly descriptions of research methods and statistical tests, clinically relevant examples specific to physical therapist practice, and worksheets for use during the evidence appraisal process. The Second Edition is formatted to be consistent with the American Physical Therapy Association's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, Second Edition and includes terminology from the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. This is a comprehensive resource no physical therapist or student should be without.
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