cover image - Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323848411
Copyright: 2023
Publication Date: 07-18-2022
Page Count: 190
Imprint: Elsevier
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Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by Robert Herbert, BAppSc, MAppSc, PhD, Gro Jamtvedt, PT, PRH, Kåre Birger Hagen, PT, PhD and Mark R. Elkins, PhD, MHSc, BA, BPhty

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cover image - Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323848411
Copyright: 2023
Publication Date: 07-18-2022
Page Count: 190
Imprint: Elsevier
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Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy is designed to help physiotherapists of all levels of expertise to use high quality research evidence in their clinical decision making.

Written by an international team of experts and comprehensively updated in its third edition, the book considers how different sorts of evidence can be used to guide physiotherapy practice. It covers emerging methods, the use of both quantitative and qualitative research, and how to use online resources.

This book will help physiotherapy students and practitioners acquire fundamental skills of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning, quickly find and use evidence in their work, and stay up to date with the latest evidence.

    • Written specifically for physiotherapists, with physiotherapy examples throughout
    • Clear explanations, research terminology explained
    • Suitable for all levels of expertise - highlighted critical points and text box summaries (basic), detailed explanations in text (intermediate) and footnotes (advanced)
    • Detailed strategies for searching physiotherapy-relevant databases, including the DiTA database
    • Extensive consideration of clinical practice guidelines
    • Emerging methods such as stepped-wedge trials, network meta-analysis, mixed methods reviews and process evaluations
    • Widely referenced throughout
  • 1. Evidence-Based Physiotherapy
    2. What Do I Need to Know?
    3. What Constitutes Evidence?
    4. Finding the Evidence
    5. Can I Trust This Evidence?
    6. What Does This Evidence Mean for My Practice?
    7. Clinical Guidelines as a Resource for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy
    8. When and How Should New Therapies Be Introduced Into Clinical Practice?
    9. Making it Happen
    10. Am I on the Right Track?
  • Robert Herbert, BAppSc, MAppSc, PhD, Senior Principal Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia, Gro Jamtvedt, PT, PRH, Director, Department of Knowledge Support, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Oslo, Norway, Kåre Birger Hagen, PT, PhD, Director, Department of Knowledge Support, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Oslo, Norway and Mark R. Elkins, PhD, MHSc, BA, BPhty
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