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1
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What are the reasons for increased interest in evidence?

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  • Unexplained variations in practice
  • Increasing cost of healthcare
  • Medical Errors
  • Potential or actual harm from previous approved medications and medical devices
  • Increased emphasis on outcomes
  • Coverage decisions based on evidence
2
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What is evidence-based practice?

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The use of clinical decision making rather than unquestioning reliance on knowledge gained from experts or familiar practice habits

3
Q

What are the factors important to evidence-based physical therapy practice?

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  • Therapist knowledge and willingness to accept new evidence
  • Access to evidence through electronic databases
  • Time to participate in the EBPT process
4
Q

List the research designs from most bias control to least bias control

A

Experimental
Quasi-Experimental
Nonexperimental
Case Report/Anecdote

5
Q

What type of data is it when the research already exists?

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Retrospective data

6
Q

What type of data is it when new data is collected in real time?

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Prospective data

7
Q

What type of data is it when it is taken from a single point in time?

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Cross-sectional data

8
Q

What type of data is it when data is collected over an extended period of time?

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Longitudinal data

9
Q

List the hierarchy of evidence:

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  1. Randomized Clinical Trials
  2. Cohort Studies
  3. Case Control Studies
  4. Case-Series Studies
  5. Expert Opinions
10
Q

What is a background question?

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desire to understand the nature of the problem… help clinicians understand the patients problem better

11
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What is a foreground question?

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allow clinicians to make decisions about specific clinical managements issues

12
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What type of question helps determine diagnostic tests, interventions, clinical prediction rules, etc.?

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Foreground

13
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What type of question helps determine precautions, contraindications, exercise limits, etc.?

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Background

14
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What are the EBPT electronic databases?

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  • PubMed
  • CINAHL
  • Cochrane
  • PEDro
  • APTA’s Hooked on Evidence