Evidence Based Physical Therapy

The five steps of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) provide the foundation for this book that supports student learning to find, appraise, and apply evidence to improve patient outcomes. You will develop evidence-based questions specific to your clinical decisions and conduct efficient and effective searches of print sources to identify the most relevant and highest quality research evidence. Then, you learn to rigorously appraise and interpret the research and combine the research with your clinical expertise and your patients values and goals.

Section I: Finding and Appraising Evidence to Improve Patient Care -- Chapter 1: The Evidence Based Practice Model -- Chapter 2: Asking a Clinical Question and Searching for Research Evidence -- Chapter 3: Critically Appraise the Applicability and Quality of an Intervention Research Study -- Chapter 4: Critically Appraise the Results of an Intervention Research Study -- Section II: Appraising Other Types of Studies: Beyond the Randomized Clinical Trial -- Chapter 5: Appraising Diagnostic Research Studies -- Chapter 6: Appraising Prognostic Research Studies -- Chapter 7: Appraising Research Studies of Systematic Reviews -- Chapter 8: Appraising Clinical Practice Guidelines -- Chapter 9: Appraising Studies With Alternative Designs -- Chapter 10: Appraising Research Studies of Outcome Measures -- Section III: Communication and Technology for Evidence Based Practice -- Chapter 11: Communicating Evidence for Best Practice -- Chapter 12: Technology and Evidence Based Practice in the Real World -- Appendix: Key Question Tables -- Glossary.