Guide To Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice - Softcover

Jewell, Dianne V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 128403416X ISBN 13: 9781284034165

Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2014

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Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice, Third 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. Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapist Practice, Third Edition is updated and revised, including a vibrant 2-color engaging layout, improved organization, additional statistics coverage, and expanded resources for instructors and students. 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. Students will learn how evaluate research designs, appraise evidence, and apply research in clinical practice. This is a comprehensive resource no physical therapist or student should be without. NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION • Features a new two-color design • Includes updated research examples • Presents statistics coverage in two chapters with more manageable content to review Description and Inference • Contains expanded content related to qualitative research designs • Provides qualitative research examples to illustrate the contribution of these designs to a physical therapist’s ability to discern and understand individual patient/client applications • Explores examples of circumstances where biases and limitations have resulted in errors • Offers new instructor and student resources INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES • Sample Syllabus (corresponding with APTA’s Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0 and the 2016 CAPTE Evaluative Criteria) • PowerPoint Presentations for each chapter • New Test Bank with 150 questions • Revised Sample Evidence Appraisal Worksheets • Helpful Resource List with additional references • Answer Key - Sample Answers for End of Chapter Questions STUDENT RESOURCES: Navigate Companion Website, including: Crossword Puzzles, Flashcards, Interactive Glossary, Practice Quizzes, Web Links, Screenshots of electronic databases

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Dianne V. Jewell, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA received her Bachelor of Arts in history from Williams College, her Master of Science in physical therapy from Boston University, her Doctor of Philosophy in health services organization and research from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and her transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy from VCU. She practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings for over 25 years and was board certified in cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy for 20 years.Dr. Jewell is President and CEO of Sheltering Arms Corporation and Hospitals, a physical rehabilitation hospital system providing inpatient and outpatient services in central Virginia. She was'the founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Rehab Intelligence Network, a consulting company providing project and data management to individuals and organizations dedicated to physical rehabilitation. She previously held a full-time appointment as assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at VCU for 11 years where she was responsible for the evidence-based practice curricular content. She also has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Departments of Physical Therapy at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (Memphis, TN), the University of Vermont (Burlington, VT), and Mary Baldwin University (Fishersville, VA).Dr. Jewell has authored several peer-reviewed articles. Her research interests include physical therapy practice variation, quality and outcomes of physical therapy patient management, and early mobility interventions for patients in critical care. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Sheltering Arms Institute (Richmond, VA) and previously served two terms on the Board of Directors of the American Physical Therapy Association (Alexandria, VA).

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 128403416X
• ISBN 13: 9781284034165
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 434
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