(eBook PDF) Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice 4th Edition – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
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- ISBN-10 : 1284130835
- ISBN-13 : 978-1284130836
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Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice, Fourth Edition provides readers with the information and tools needed to appreciate the philosophy, history, and value of evidence-based practice, understand what constitutes evidence, search efficiently for applicable evidence in the literature, evaluate the findings in the literature, and integrate the evidence with clinical judgment and individual patient preferences and values. This unique handbook marries the best elements of multiple texts into a single accessible guide. Its reader-friendly style facilitates learning and presents the knowledge and skills essential for physical therapist students to develop a foundation in research methods and methodologies related to evidence-based medicine. The text lays a solid foundation for data analysis, interpretation of data analysis, and research design. Students will learn how to evaluate research designs, appraise evidence, and apply research in clinical practice. This is a comprehensive resource no physical therapist or student should be without
Table contents:
Part I Principles of Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice
Chapter 1 Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice
Chapter 2 What Is Evidence?
Chapter 3 The Quest for Evidence: Getting Started
Part II Elements of Evidence
Chapter 4 Questions, Theories, and Hypotheses
Chapter 5 Research Design
Chapter 6 Research Subjects
Chapter 7 Variables and Their Measurement
Chapter 8 Validity in Research Designs
Chapter 9 Unraveling Statistical Mysteries: Description
Chapter 10 Unraveling Statistical Mysteries: Inference
Part III Appraising the Evidence
Chapter 11 Appraising Evidence About Diagnostic Tests and Clinical Measures
Chapter 12 Appraising Evidence About Prognostic (Risk) Factors
Chapter 13 Appraising Evidence About Interventions
Chapter 14 Appraising Evidence About Clinical Prediction Rules
Chapter 15 Appraising Outcomes Research
Chapter 16 Appraising Evidence About Self-Report Outcomes Measures
Chapter 17 Appraising Collections of Evidence: Systematic Reviews
Chapter 18 Appraising Collections of Evidence: Clinical Practice Guidelines
Chapter 19 Appraising Qualitative Research Studies
Part IV Evidence in Practice
Chapter 20 Patient or Client Preferences and Values
Chapter 21 Putting It All Together
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