Is This Change Real?Interpreting Patient Outcomes in Physical Therapy

How do you select the outcome measures best suited to your patients needs? How do you interpret the outcome measures to optimize your clinical decisions for your patients? How effective are your treatment methods?Use outcome tools and measures to evaluate the effectiveness of your treatment methods. This step-by-step guide shows you how to incorporate evidence-based methods when interpreting outcomes of physical therapy on individual patients.Following the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model, you will learn how to select the appropriate outcome measures by defining needs and barriers, identifying the steps to take when searching for a measure, and choosing critical appraisal criteria. You will also learn how to critically review studies from the literature that report outcome measures.Clinical VignettesFollow the Case scenarios offer real-world insights into how outcomes affect the clinical decision-making process.

Additional ISBNs: 9780803629578, 0803629575, 9780803639508, 0803639503