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What are the four components of a foreground question?
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Patient Problem
Intervention Comparison of interventions Outcomes (clinical, functional) |
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this is just a part of the therapy that is given to someone; many of these make up an entire therapy experience
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intervention
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this is the whole of the therapy that is given to someone; made up from the individual parts
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treatment
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if a test is highly sensitive, is it best for ruling a test in or out?
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out
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if a test is highly specific, is it best for ruling a test in or out?
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in
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this is the gold standard database; it is the National Library of Medicine's premiere bibliographic database that covers all areas of medicine from health and medical journals
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Medline
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this is the search engine used to search Medline
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Ovid
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this database covers 1982 to the present and includes citations of articles from more than 1,000 journals; nursing and allied health literature
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CINAHL
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this database represents a "grassroots" effort to develop a database containing current research evidence on the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions; APTA database
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Hooked on Evidence
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the research platform/search engine used to search CINAHL
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EBSCOhost
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this is a free database of over 17,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy; created by the Centre for Evidence Based Physiotherapy
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PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database)
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established in 1993, this database is an international network of people helping healthcare providers, policy makers, patients, their advocates and carers, make well-informed decisions about human health care by preparing, updating and promoting the accessibility of reviews over 4,000 so far, published online
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Cochrane Collaboration
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What are the 5 steps involved in evidence based practice?
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Define the question; search, appraise, integrate, and evaluate the evidence
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These are the 8 main components of research reports in peer-reviewed journals
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Title, structured abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, and references
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This component of the research report attracts readers attention and clearly and briefly states the focus of the article
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title
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this component of the research report is a brief statement of the key points in each section of the body of the article, provides a basis for readers to determine whether the article is worth reading in detail
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structured abstract
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this component of the research article sets the stage for the study by addressing the need, purpose, and importance of the study, relevant studies from literature, hypothesis, and reasons for expectations
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introduction
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this section of the research report includes: sample description, instrumentation/measurement tools, independent and dependent variables, testing procedures, and data analysis techniques
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methods
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this section of the research report contains findings related to purpose of study and to rejection of the null hypothesis, summary tables and figures, statistics
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results
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this section of the research report contains interpretation of the results, relationship to previous work, discussion of possible limitations, suggestions for future studies, and clinical implications
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discussion
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this section of the research report contains a brief statement of the principal findings, and the take home message/bottom line
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conclusion
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this section of the research report is in the format specified by the journal, and includes only articles that were cited in the report
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references
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This person in the peer review process reviews the manuscript in detail and writes comments, and forwards them to the associate editor of the journal
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reviewers
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this person in the peer review process reviews the manuscript in detail, reviews comments from the reviewers, summarizes all 3 sets of comments for the editor, and recommends disposition
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associate editor
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this person in the peer review process reads the manuscript and all comments, makes a decision about the disposition (accept, reject, revise and re-submit)
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editor in chief
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these professional assess the credibility of research done in the biomedical field; related ot the rise in evidence-based practice
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clinical epidemiologists
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these three words are often used in medical records to denote "normal"
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within normal limits, unremarkable, noncontributory
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these three words are often used in medical records to denote "abnormal"
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items in problem list, impressions, diagnoses
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this is the quantitative or qualitative description, act of converting observations to data, and assignment of numerals to objects or events according to some rules
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measurement
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this data type implies the naming of observations; there is a limited number of categories and there is no inherent order in the categories; numbers may be assigned but they have no meaning
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nominal
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what mathematical operation is permitted when using nominal data?
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counting
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this data type includes a limited number of categories, which can be rank-ordered sensibly; the spaces between the categories are not necessarily equal; number values used have no meaning other than to simply express an order
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ordinal
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what mathematical operations are allowed when using ordinal data?
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counting and rank ordering
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this data type contains an unlimited number of categories that are equally spaced and represent a continuum of values, but there is no fixed zero
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interval
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What mathematical operations are allowed when using interval data?
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counting, rank-ordering, and addition/subtraction
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this data type has an unlimited number of categories that are equally spaced and represent a continuum; there is a fixed zero-the values truly represent the amount of the thing being measured (0=total absence of the quantity being measured)
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ratio
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What mathematical operations are allowed when using ratio data?
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Counting, rank-ordering, addition/subtraction, and multiplication/division
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this is a procedure used to measure certain characteristics of individuals, used to convert observations of behavior into data; must consist of one or more scales or measurement that meet the logical requirement
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test
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What 5 characteristics does a test need to possess?
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Practical, accurate, responsive, reliable, valid
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What are the three measures of central tendency?
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Mean, median, mode
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this is the average of all the scores in a data set
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mean
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this is the middle number in a set of scores
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median
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this is the score that occurs most frequently in a data set
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mode
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these are the three measures of dispersion
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range, standard deviation, and variance
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this value is the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a data set
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range
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this is a statistic that tells you how tightly the values are clustered around the mean in a set of data
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standard deviation
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on the normal curve, 1 standard deviation is equal to __% of the population measured
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68
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on the normal curve, 2 standard deviations are equal to __% of the population measured
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95
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on the normal curve, 3 standard deviations are equal to __% of the population measured
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99
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this distribution is sometimes assumed to approximate naturally occuring distribution
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normal curve
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this is the proportion of a group of people possessing a clinical condition at a given point in time; obtained by determining how many people in a given population do and do not have the disease at a single point in time; addresses the question of how many people have the condition at a given point in time
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prevalence
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this is the proportion of a given group of people that are initially free of the disease that develop the disease over an interval of time; obtained by first identifying a disease free population then following them over time and counting the number who develop the condition; addresses the question of the rate at which new cases develop
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incidence
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When predicting the future course for a patient and deciding the likelihood of developing a condition, does the doctor base it on incidence or prevalence rates?
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incidence
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When assigning a probability to a diagnosis and knowing which conditions are more likely to be present, does the doctor base in on incidence or prevalence data?
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prevalence
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this is the degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure, and the degree to which the test correctly represents the true value of the variable being measured
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validity
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this test is the one that is known to yield accurate results
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gold standard
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this type of validity addresses the extent to which the test includes a sample of elements that are representative of the domain of interest
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content
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this is a form of theoretical validity that can be thought of as a concept that has been deliberately invented for a special scientific purpose; the task is to provide support for the concept in a variety of ways
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construct
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this type of validity involves comaprison of one test result to another
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criterion related
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What are the three main types of criterion related validity?
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concurrent, predictive, prescriptive
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this type of validity deals with whether an inference is justifiable at the present time, requires measurement of at least 2 different variables on each subject at the same point in time
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concurrent
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this type of validity deals with whether an inference about the future is justifiable; requires measurement of at least one variable at two different points in time
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predictive
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this type of validity contains the idea that the measurement of one or several variables can be used to determine the type of treatment a person is to receive
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prescriptive
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what type of data does criterion related validity use?
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correlation coefficients
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what type of data does diagnostic test validity use?
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sensitivity and specificity
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this reflects the likelihood that a diseased patient has a positive (abnormal) test result; defined as the proportion of peple with the disease who have a positive test for the disease
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sensitivity
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this measure reflects the likelihood that a non-diseased person has a negative test result; defined as the proprtion of people without the disease who have a negative test result
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specificity
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this value shows the probability of having the disease in a patient with a positive test result-the fraction of patients with abnormal test results who have the disease
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positive predictive value
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this value is the probability of not having the disease with the test is normal; the fraction of people with a normal test who do not have the disease
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negative predictive value
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this measure is the reproducibility of the results of maesurement, the degree to which the test yields the same results when given on 2 different occasions or by 2 different examiners to the same group; the degree to which the test scores are free from errors of measurement
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reliability
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this score is the amount of the trait being measured that the person actually possesses
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true score
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this score is the amount of the trait that is actually measured
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observed score
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this type of error is characterized by an orderly progression or pattern of change in the results of repeated measurements
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systematic error
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this type of error is characterized by complete absence of order, haphazard fluctuations in measurements
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unsystematic (random) error
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this measure of a variable occurs when the variable does not change in the absence of intervention
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stability
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this type of reliability is when 2 measures are made by the same person
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intra-rater
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this type of reliability is when there are 2 measures made by 2 different people
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inter-rater
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what three tests are commonly used to analyze score data?
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Pearson correlation, t-test, and intraclass correlation (ICC)
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the average of the squared differences from the mean
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variance
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this coefficient shows the percentage of variation in the scores due to error
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coefficient of variation
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What type of error is the pearson correlation sensitive to?
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unsystematic (but not to systematic)
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this measurement is used to test for systematic differences in conjunction with the pearson correlation
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t-test
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is a higher or lower t-test better for reliabilty?
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lower
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is a higher or lower pearson correlation better for reliability?
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higher
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This measure is a family of coefficients based on ANOVA; used for greater than 2 measurements
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ICC
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is a higher or lower ICC better for reliability
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higher
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What test is best used for nominal data?
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cohen's kappa
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what test is best used for ordinal data?
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weighted kappa
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THis test is the acid test for agreement
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Cohen's kappa
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Is a higher or lower Cohen's kappa better for reliability?
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higher
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This test gives partial credit for less than perfect agreement in ordinal data
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weighted kappa
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is a higher or lower weighted kappa better for reliability?
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higher
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Is agreement or association better for reliability?
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agreement
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A __ t ratio indicates that ther eis no systematic difference between the 2 sets of scores
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low
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this case in ICC is when each subject is tested by a different pair of judges
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Case 1
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this case in ICC is when each subject is tested by the same pair of judges, and assumes that judges are randomly selected from all possible judges and that the results are generalizable to all possible judges
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Case 2, random
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this case in ICC is when each subject is tested by the same pair of judges, and assumes that judges are specifically selected and that the results are generalizable to only those specific judges
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Case 3, fixed
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this measurement is used to determine whether the variances in two independent samples are equal
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F ratio
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this evaluative scale was designed as an indicator of perceived health status for use in general and specific populations; useful in comparing relative burden of diseases, evaluating the effectiveness of different treatments, and identifying at-risk individuals
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SF-36
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this questionnaire is used to assess pain-related disability in persons with low back pain
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Oswestry scale
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this is an evaluative instrument that quantifies motor recovery, balance, sensation, joint motion, and pain; used clinically and in research to measure the severity of disease, describe motor recovery, and plan and evaluate treatment; used in patients who have had a stroke
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Fugl-Meyer
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the purpose of this is to measure the severity of disability and change sin functional abilities of children over time and over rehabilitiation settings; to weight the burden of care in terms of physical, technological and financial resources (for children 6 months-8 years)
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WeeFIM
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this test was intended to be sensitive to change in an individual over the course of a ocmprehensive inpatient medical rehabilitiation program; it is designed to assess areas of dysfunction in activities that commonlh occur in individuals with any progressive reversible or fixed neurologic, musculoskeletal and other disorders; provides an estimate of the burden of care
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FIM
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the purpose of this test is to monitor functional balance over time and to evaluate clients' response to treatment; has also been used for screening and as a prognosetic indicator
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Berg Balance Scale
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index developed to measure functional independence in personal care and mobility
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Barthel Index
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this index defines function as the degree of dependence, the degree of difficulty and amount of pain experienced in performing specific ADLs
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functional status index
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the purpose of this test is to provide a broad measure of client-perceived, health-related dysfunction based on how illness changes daily activities and behaviors; used in assessing health care services for clinicians, researchers, and third party payers
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Sickness Impact Profile (SIP)
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can be used as a self-administered functional assessment for a patient seen in primary care. It provides information on the patient's physical, psychological, social and role functions. It can be used both to screen initially for problems and to monitor the patient over time
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Functional Status Questionnaire
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this test is used to measure functional ability in a variety of activities, including lifting a book, picking up a nickel, climbing the stairs, etc.
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Physical Performance Test
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this test offers a quick and simple way to quantify cognitive function and screen for cognitive loss. It tests the individual’s orientation, attention, calculation, recall, language and motor skills.
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Mini Mental Status Exam
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can help measure how much fear and avoidance are affecting a patient with low back pain. This can help identify those patients for whom psychosocial interventions may be beneficial.
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Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire
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the purpose of this instrument is to provide a subjective measurement of pain intensity in clinical and experimental settings
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Numeric Pain Rating Scale
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this musculoskeletal diagnosis is the inability to coordinate an intersegmental task becuase of a deficit in timing and sequencing of one segment in relationship to another; primarily observed during postural control tasks and during inhand manipulation and grap and release of different objects
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Movement Pattern Coordinate Deficit
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this musculoskeletal diagnosis is weakness; may include the muscle, NMJ, peripheral nerve, or CNS; presentation may be focal, segmental, or related to fatigue
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Force Production Deficit
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This musculoskeletal diagnosis is the inability to execute intersegmental movement due to a lack of joint position sense or multisensory failure affecting joint position sense, vision, and the vestibular system
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sensory detection deficit
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this musculoskeletal diagnosis is the inability to screen for and attend to appropriate sensory inputs in order to maintain postural orientation; patients likely to complain of dizziness and/or visual/motion insensitivity
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sensory selection and weighting deficit
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this musculoskeletal diagnosis is the inaccurate perception of vertical orientation resulting in postural control deficits and the tendency to resist correction of center of massa alignment
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perceptual deficit
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this musculoskeletal diagnosis is the inability to fractionate movement associated with moderate or greater hyperexcitabilty; always associated with central neurological deficit
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fractionated movement deficit
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this musculoskeletal diagnosis is the inability to grade forces appropriately for the distance and speed aspects of a task; rapid movements are generally too large and slow movements are generally too small for their intended purpose; generally associated with cerebellar dysfunction
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dysmetria
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this musculoskeletal diagnosis is related to slowness in initiating and executing movement, may be associated with stopping of ongoing movement
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hypokinesia
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this deficit in movement is primarily related to lack of cognitive ability
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cognitive deficit
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what are the three main roles of positioning in the physical therapy exam?
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(1) specificity
(2) efficiency (3) comprehensiveness (gives a complete picture of the patient's status) |
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this is a comprehensive screening and specific testing process leading to a diagnosis or referral
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examination
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this is the dynamic process in wihch the PT makes clinical judgments based on data gathered during the examination
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evaluation
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this is a purposeful interaction of the PT with other health care providers using various procedures/techniques to produce change in condition
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intervention
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this is the sum of all interventions provided by the physical therapist to a patient/client during an episode of care
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treatment
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this type of care is made up of integrated/accessible healthcare providers in the primary environment (BJC, Wash U physicians)
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primary
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this type of care is when the patient is seen by someone else before the PT (referrals only)
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secondary
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this type of care is when there are comprehensive services (TRISTL, BJC, Wash U all together)
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tertiary
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What are the 6 elements of patient care?
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(1) Examination
(2) Evaluation (3) Diagnosis (4) Prognosis (5) Intervention (6) Re-evaluation |
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what are the three components of a patient examination?
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(1) history/interview
(2) systems review (3) tests and measures |
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this is the determination of the predicted optimal level of improvement in function an the amount of time needed to reach that level
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prognosis
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during the intervention, this is the working together of all partiers involved with the patient/client
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coordination
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during the intervention, this is the exchange of information between health care providers
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communication
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during the intervention, this is the entry into the patient client record that identifies the care or service provided
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documentation
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during the intervention, this is the process of informing, educating, and training patients/clients and caregivers, which is intended to promote and optimize physical therapy services
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instruction
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this is the process of performing selected tests and measures after the initial examination to evaluate progress and to modify or redirect interventions
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re-evaluation
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this type of intervention is designed to improve the essential movement components of a task to restore normal alignment, muscle performance, and movement patterns (improved functioning in all environments)
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component-based
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this type of intervention is used to offset the effect of loss or deficit, resulting in alteration of alignment, muscle performance, or normal movement patterns (teaches the person how to compensate for loss)
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compensatory-based
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this is the primary dysfunction toward which the PT directs treatment
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PT diagnosis
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what level does a disease occur at in Nagi's model?
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cell
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what level does an impairment occur at in Nagi's model?
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organ system
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what level does a functional limitation occur at in Nagi's model?
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whole person
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in Nagi's model, this represents any pathological process associated with a characteristic/identifiable set of symptoms and signs; described in morphological/microbiological terms
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disease
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in Nagi's model, these are anatomical/physiologic/mental/emotional abnormalities at the organ/system level
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impairment
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in the Nagi model, this is a limitation in performance of selected tasks
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functional limitation
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in the Nagi model, this is a pattern of behavior that emerges over long periods of time during which an individual experiences functional limitations to such a degree that his/her socially defined role cannot be carried out
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disability
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what are the four underlying principles of the ICF?
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(1) universality
(2) neutrality (3) parity (4) environmental factors |
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in the ICF model, this is the level at which a person can do in a standard envionment without personal assistance or equipment
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capacity
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in the ICF model, this is the level at which a person actually does perform in a standard environment with personal assistance or equipment
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performance
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if capacity is (greater,lower) than performance, the person's environment has enabled him to perform better than what data would predict (facilitated performance)
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lower
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if capacity is (greater, lower) than performance, some aspect of the environment is a barrier to performance
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greater
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in the ICF model, these are the anatomical parts of the body such as the organs/limbs/components/systems
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body structures
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in the ICF model, these are the physiological functions of the body systems (pain, etc. )
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body functions
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in the ICF model, these are the lack of execution of a task/action by an individual
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activity limitations
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in the ICF model, these are the lack of involvement in a life situation (self care, working, driving, community mobility)
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participation restriction
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in the ICF model, these are the physical/social/attitudinal environment in which people live and conduct their lives
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environmental factors
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in the ICF model, these are the gender/age/coping styles/social background/education of the person involved
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personal factors
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this is anything that establishes fact or gives reason for believing something (strength lies in the methods used to obtain)
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evidence
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this is using the best evidence to make decisions about the care of patients; integrating clinical expertise with systematic research
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evidence-based practice
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this is evaluating research papers to determine validity/applicability of conclusion (judge how much confidence to place in conclusions and whether it applies to patients)
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clinical appraisal
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these are developed statements used to assist patient/clinician in deciding appropriate health care for specific circumstances
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clinical practical guidelines
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this is the ability to use clinical skills and past experience to identify patient's health state/diagnosis, as well as individual risks/benefits of interventions (includes the patient's personal values and expectations)
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clinical expertise
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these are the preferences/concerns/expectations of each patient which must be integrated into clinical decisions to serve the patient
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patient values
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this is the use of explicitly quantitative methods to quantify prognoses/treatment effects/patient values to analyze a decision under conditions of uncertainty
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clinical decision analysis
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this is the summary of literature using methods to perform a thorough literature search (critical appraisal of each study using staistical techniques to combine studies)
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systematic review
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what are the five important steps to evidence-based practice?
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(1) Convert the need for evidence into answerable questions
(2) track down the best evidence (3) critically appraise the evidence (4) integrate the appraisal with clinical expertise (5) evaluate effectiveness and efficiency |
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what are the two perspectives of a diagnosis?
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(1) movement dysfunction
(2) functional ability |
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these are the clusters of symptoms and signs associated with specific subtypes of movement dysfunction
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movement-related diagnoses
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this diagnostic grouping focuses on speciic impairments related to movement; includes signs, symptoms, postural alignment, muscle length and strength, endurance, and movement characteristics
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musculoskeletal
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this diagnostic grouping focuses on movement related characteristics associated with neurological deficits; includes measure of ability to fractionate movement, use automatic motor programs, muscle tone, and mental status
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neuromuscular
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this diagnostic grouping focuses on vital signs and symptoms at rest and with exercise, based in part on combinations of heart rate, rhythm, and blood pressure
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cardiopulmonary
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this type of pain is associated wtih intermittent pain/pain that varies in intensity; it is relieed at rest and is modified by postion or movement (would be treated by the PT)
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mechanical
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this type of pain is caused by systemic infalmmatory or neoplastic things; it is not relieved by rest or modified by positoin or movement; the pain is more constant and intensity does not vary (PT would not treat this)
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non-mechanical
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what are the four neuromuscular diagnoses that are component-based?
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(1) FPD with good recovery potential
(2) MPCD (3) Sensory selection and weighting deficit (4) Perceptual deficit |
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what are the 6 neuromuscular diagnoses that are compensation-based?
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(1) FPD with poor potential
(2) sensory detection deficit (3) Fractionated moement deficit (4) hypermetria (5) hypokinesia (6) cognitive deficit |
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in this musculoskeletal impairment, the patient stands with a flat back and pain is produced with lumbar flexion (pain is decreased with limited lumbar flexion and increasing hip motion)
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lumbar flexion syndrome
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the PT acts in this role when they evaluate and treat a patient
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direct care provider
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the PT acts in this role when they teach a treatment to a patient
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educator
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the PT acts in this role when they provide evaluation but no care to a patient
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consultatnt
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the PT acts in this role when they administrate, direct, and supervise the services and interpersonal services to a patient (delegator and organizer)
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care manager
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what is the highest level of evidence used for practice decisions?
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systematic review of random control
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what is the lower level of evidence used for practice decisions?
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expert opinion
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the primary dysfunction in this syndrome is that the lumbar spine extends more readily than the hip extensors extend the hip and the flexor muscles exert an anterior shear force on the spine nad or an anterior tilt moment on the pelvis
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lumbar extension syndrome
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