Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy

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Robert Herbert, BAppSc, MAppSc, PhD (Senior Principal Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia) Gro Jamtvedt (Director, Department of Knowledge Support, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Oslo, Norway)

Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy

Robert Herbert, BAppSc, MAppSc, PhD (Senior Principal Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia), Gro Jamtvedt (Director, Department of Knowledge Support, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Oslo, Norway), Kåre Birger Hagen, PT, PhD (Director, Department of Knowledge Support, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Oslo, Norway) , Mark R. Elkins, PhD, MHSc, BA, BPhty

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Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
01 November 2022

Physiotherapy; Occupational therapy; Complementary medicine

Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy is designed to help physiotherapists of all levels of expertise to use high quality research evidence in their clinical decision making.

Written by an international team of experts and comprehensively updated in its third edition, the book considers how different sorts of evidence can be used to guide physiotherapy practice. It covers emerging methods, the use of both quantitative and qualitative research, and how to use online resources.

This book will help physiotherapy students and practitioners acquire fundamental skills of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning, quickly find and use evidence in their work, and stay up to date with the latest evidence.

Written specifically for physiotherapists, with physiotherapy examples throughout

Clear explanations, research terminology explained

Suitable for all levels of expertise - highlighted critical points and text box summaries (basic), detailed explanations in text (intermediate) and footnotes (advanced)

Detailed strategies for searching physiotherapy-relevant databases, including the DiTA database

Extensive consideration of clinical practice guidelines

Emerging methods such as stepped-wedge trials, network meta-analysis, mixed methods reviews and process evaluations

Widely referenced throughout

By: Robert Herbert BAppSc MAppSc PhD (Senior Principal Research Fellow Neuroscience Research Australia Sydney Australia), Gro Jamtvedt (Director, Department of Knowledge Support, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Oslo, Norway), Kåre Birger Hagen, PT, PhD (Director, Department of Knowledge Support, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Oslo, Norway), Mark R. Elkins, PhD, MHSc, BA, BPhty
Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9780323848398
ISBN 10: 0323848397
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 01 November 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Replaced By: 9780702062070
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor Rob Herbert initially trained as a physiotherapist. Rob has an interest in clinical research and conducts randomised trials investigating the effects of physical interventions for motor impairment. He was a founding Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy, which maintains the PEDro database (www.pedro.org.au), a unique database of randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Kare Birger Hagen is Director, Reviews and Health Technology Assessment at the Norweigen Institute of Public Health, Oslo Norway. Associate Professor Mark Elkins (PhD, MHSc, BA, BPhty) is based in Sydney, Australia, where he is a Senior Research Physiotherapist in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at University of Sydney. He is also the Scientific Editor of the Journal of Physiotherapy (Elsevier). Mark is a co-director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy, which maintains the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro; www.pedro.org.au), which hosts over 1.5 million searches per year.

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