Dianne V. Jewell - Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice

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To every physical therapy student and colleague brave enough
to consider new, credible information that challenges your
assumptions and yet not lose site of the individual who sought out
your talentsyou are the reason I have committed to the writing and
rewriting of each successive edition.

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Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice, Fifth Edition provides foundational groundwork in research methods and teaches physical therapy students and clinicians alike how to integrate evidence in clinical practice. Its goal is to make the evidence-based physical therapist (EBPT) practice process accessible and relevant to nonresearchers who need to apply research as well as participate in its creation.

Consistent with prior versions, the patient and client management model described in the American Physical Therapy Associations Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0 remains the framework for discussion. The definitions and labels used to describe the evidence-based practice approach to physical therapist services delivery are consistent with the World Health Organizations International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health . Updated citations provide current examples throughout the book of the various forms of evidence available to students and practitioners.

The organization and goals of the sections are described here. Every effort has been made to have a structure that promotes ease of use for the physical therapy student and practicing clinician.

Part I is made up of three chapters that set the stage for the use of evidence in patient and client management. Tools and resources from organizations and individual authors recognized as leaders in the evidence-based practice movement are adapted or referenced in the context of physical therapist practice.

The eight chapters of Part II describe the different components of a research article with an emphasis on the features that enhance or diminish a studys quality. The goal of these chapters is unchanged. They are intended to increase readers understanding of and confidence with the evidence they review, not to train new researchers. The remaining chapters review statistical methods relevant to physical therapist practice and their application in different research designs.

The underlying principle remains; EBPT practice requires students and clinicians to work with the best available evidence that oftentimes is weakly designed. The chapters in this section assist readers in determining for themselves whether the evidence they locate is useful despite its limitations.

Part IV continues its focus on the application of evidence in the context of patient and client management. A fundamental tenet of this book is that evidence must be considered with respect to the preferences and values of the individual patient or client.