Description
Book SynopsisSuitable for students and practitioners in allied health care professions that treat patients with movement limitations, such as physical therapy and athletic training, this title helps readers learn how to gather, read, interpret, assess, and apply research to clinical practice.
Table of ContentsPreface
Foreword
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL RESEARCH
- Chapter 1. Research: An Overview
- Chapter 2. How to Read Research: Evaluating Research Articles
- Chapter 3. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice: Distinguishing Best Practices
- Chapter 4. EBM: An Historical Perspective
- Chapter 5. Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research and Clinical Practice
Part II: SEEKING ANSWERS: HOW THE QUESTION DRIVES THE METHODS
- Chapter 6. Finding the Evidence: Informational Sources, Search Strategies and Critical Appraisal
- Chapter 7. The Hierarchy of Evidence
- Chapter 8. Qualitative Inquiry
- Chapter 9. Quantitative Inquiry
- Chapter 10. Validity and Reliability
- Chapter 11. Tests of Comparison
- Chapter 12. Measures of Association
Part III: CLINICAL RESEARCH: DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
- Chapter 13. Evaluation and Diagnosis: Research Methods and Data Analysis
- Chapter 14. Screening and Prevention of Illnesses and Injuries: Research Methods and Data Analysis
- Chapter 15. Treatment Outcomes Across the Disablement Spectrum
- Chapter 16. Treatment Outcomes: Research Methods and Data Analysis
- Chapter 17. Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Prediction Rules
- Chapter 18. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Part IV: DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH
- Chapter 19. Presenting of Findings
- Chapter 20. Writing the Funding Proposal
Part V: INTEGRATING EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE INTO THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Chapter 21. Evidence in Learning and Teaching
- Chapter 22. The Clinical Experience
Glossary
Index