Topic 5: Treatment Planning

Question 1

A variable that is measured in order to gauge a patient’s progress towards a specific outcome.

Answer 1

Outcome Measure

Question 2

A systematic treatment approach in which a therapist provides interventions with the goal of achieving specific outcomes that are tailored to specific identified patient unique presentation, presenting issues and preferences.

Answer 2

Outcome Based Massage

Question 3

The systematic set of therapeutic techniques selected by the clinician to achieve identified outcomes or wellness goals.

Answer 3

Plan of Care

Question 4

Results of a single intervention & OR results of multiple interventions in a plan of care (treatment plan).

Answer 4

Outcome

Question 5

Primary concern is not client’s impairments.

Answer 5

Wellness Interventions

Question 6

Aim is to reduce the impairments associated with medical conditions.

Answer 6

Treatment of impairments

Question 7

A restriction of the individual’s ability to execute a task or action in an ideal situation.

Answer 7

Functional limitations

Question 8

The process by which therapists analyze client information and formulate and progress therapeutic regimens for their clients.

Answer 8

Clinical Decision Making

Question 9

Phase in Clinical Decision-Making in which therapist gathers information through evaluation to formulate then confirm a clinical hypothesis (this is your clinical impression) about the patients clinical problems or wellness goals.

Answer 9

Phase 1: The Evaluation Phase

Question 10

Phase in Clinical Decision-Making in which we take our identified impairments and to use the identified functional limitations as the criterion for creating outcomes and then to select appropriate techniques to achieve them.

Answer 10

Phase 2: The Treatment-Planning Phase

Question 11

Phase in Clinical Decision-Making that involves
delivering the treatment outlined in your plan of care, and conducting client re-examination and modify treatment (ongoing).

Answer 11

Phase 3: The Treatment Phase

Question 12

By the time the patient is close to achieving her functional outcomes (90%) the therapist should have initiated referrals and identified other needs such as exercise equipment and finalized the content of home care. With regards to the Clinical Decision-Making process, this is called the _________ Phase

Answer 12

The Discharge Phase (Phase 4)