ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
the process of practicing EBP (5 steps) - Precise Answer ✔✔1. should
grow from a need for information provided by the patient
2. the need should be transferred into an answerable question
3. the best evidence must be then consulted
4. the evidence must be appraised
5. if determined valid and applicable, it is applied to the patient
6. very important! the performance must be monitored and evaluated
both for individual patients and groups of similar patients
PICO process - Precise Answer ✔✔1. clinical scenario
2. define PICO components
3. develop PICO question
4. develop search strategy
5. conduct search
6. explore search results
7. summarize PICO (for each individual article)
what is difficult to accomplish in studies of complex interventions such
as those provided by physical therapists? - Precise Answer ✔✔blinding
, what should be present as a part of a valid and credible study? - Precise
Answer ✔✔clinician and/or out come assessor competent in applying
the outcome measure
a PT starts an injury prevention program with local high school soccer
teams. 100 athletes come through the program and 10 are injured during
the season. the absolute risk is: - Precise Answer ✔✔10 percent
define absolute risk - Precise Answer ✔✔
you determine the absolute risk of the participants is 10 percent and the
absolute risk for non participants is 20 percent. the absolute risk
reduction is: - Precise Answer ✔✔10 percent
absolute risk reduction - Precise Answer ✔✔
toy determine the absolute risk of the participants is 10 percent and the
absolute risk of the non participants is 20 percent. the relative risk is: -
Precise Answer ✔✔0.5
relative risk reduction - Precise Answer ✔✔
number needed to treat - Precise Answer ✔✔the number of people who
need to receive an intervention in order for one person to experience a
positive outcome or avoid a negative outcome.