Guide to evidence-based physical therapist practice /
Dianne V. Jewell.
- Fourth edition.
- xv, 470 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Principles of evidence-based physical therapy practice -- Evidence-based physical therapist practice -- What is evidence? -- The quest for evidence : getting started -- 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 -- 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 -- Evidence in practice -- Patient or client preferences and values -- Putting it all together -- Calculation of confidence intervals -- Additional evidence appraisal tools available on the Internet -- Additional calculations for evidence-based physical therapist practice. Part I: Part II: Part III: Part IV: Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C.