Main description:

Research Methods: A Framework for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice is written specifically for students and practitioners in allied health care professions that treat patients with movement limitations, such as physical therapy and athletic training. Following the text's clear, easy-to-follow guidance, readers will quickly learn how to gather, read, interpret, assess, and apply research to clinical practice. Most importantly, they will discover how an evidence-based approach will improve clinical outcomes in their own practice.

Contents:

Preface
Foreword
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL RESEARCH

Chapter 1. Research: An Overview
Chapter 2. How to Read Research: Evaluating Research Articles
Chapter 3. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice: Distinguishing Best Practices
Chapter 4. EBM: An Historical Perspective
Chapter 5. Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research and Clinical Practice

Part II: SEEKING ANSWERS: HOW THE QUESTION DRIVES THE METHODS

Chapter 6. Finding the Evidence: Informational Sources, Search Strategies and Critical Appraisal
Chapter 7. The Hierarchy of Evidence
Chapter 8. Qualitative Inquiry
Chapter 9. Quantitative Inquiry
Chapter 10. Validity and Reliability
Chapter 11. Tests of Comparison
Chapter 12. Measures of Association

Part III: CLINICAL RESEARCH: DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

Chapter 13. Evaluation and Diagnosis: Research Methods and Data Analysis
Chapter 14. Screening and Prevention of Illnesses and Injuries: Research Methods and Data Analysis
Chapter 15. Treatment Outcomes Across the Disablement Spectrum
Chapter 16. Treatment Outcomes: Research Methods and Data Analysis
Chapter 17. Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Prediction Rules
Chapter 18. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Part IV: DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH

Chapter 19. Presenting of Findings
Chapter 20. Writing the Funding Proposal

Part V: INTEGRATING EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE INTO THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chapter 21. Evidence in Learning and Teaching
Chapter 22. The Clinical Experience

Glossary
Index