Evidence into Practice

by Hack, Laurita M., Ph.D.; Gwyer, Jan, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780803618084
• ISBN10: 0803618085
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-01-03
• Publisher: F A Davis Co

Summary

The first text to provide comprehensive coverage of the three areas integral to evidence-based practice clinical expertise, understanding patient values and circumstances, and analyzing evidence from the literature! This integration is the heart of the optimal practitioner-patient relationship and the path to the very best patient care.Step by step, the authors show you how theory and practice come together with respect for patient values and circumstances to produce the best patient outcomes. A wealth of clinical examples and case scenarios make every concept clear.

Table of Contents

Opening Words Unit 1. Clinical Judgment 1. The Language of Practice 2. How Physical Therapists Make Clinical Decisions 3. Mistakes and Errors: When Clinical Decisions Go Wrong 4. Biases in Clinical Reasoning: “Most of My Patients are Helped by this Treatment” 5. Clinical Decision Making Tools Unit 2. Understanding and Respecting Patient Values and Circumstances 6. Bridging the Differences of Diversity: Communicating in the Borderlands 7. Communicating With Patients 8. The Patient Interview 9. Learning About Patients’ Perspectives: Qualitative Research 10. The Health Care System and Patient Circumstances Unit 3. Analyzing Evidence From The Literature 11. Asking Clinical Questions 12. Finding The Evidence 13. Elements of Good Research Practice 14. The Individual Study as a Source of evidence 15. Synopses of Studies 16. Syntheses of Studies through Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses 17. Summaries and Systems Unit 4. Evidence Based Practice: Does it Work in Practice 18. Translating Evidence into Practice 19. Documentation as Evidence 20. Quality Improvement in Action Closing Words