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Chapter 5 Evidence-Informed Practice and Research Literacy
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Chapter 05: Evidence-Informed Practice and Research LiteracySalvo: Massage Therapy
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which type of complementary care is one of the most common used by the general public?
a. Massage therapy
b. Alexander techniques
c. Yoga
d. Meditation
ANS: A
Massage therapy and chiropractic and osteopathic manipulations are among the most common
complementary health care approaches utilized by the general public.
2. Which term means making therapeutic treatment decisions by integrating relevant research,
the massage therapist’s clinical expertise, and the client’s preferences and values?
a. Dynamic functioning
b. Behavior modification
c. Evidence-informed practice
d. Integrative–holistic practice
ANS: C
Evidence informed practice (EIP) is a problem-solving approach to clinical practice that
integrates (1) a systematic search for, critical appraisal of, and synthesis of relevant and best
research; (2) one’s own clinical expertise; and (3) patient preferences and values in order to
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3. Which activity involves the ability to locate, read, understand, and evaluate investigative
studies?
a. Digital competency
b. Massage competency
c. Research literacy
d. Computer literacy
ANS: C
Research literacy is cognitive and social understanding of the basic purpose, process, and
value of research and research participation. Research literacy involves a skill set including
the ability to locate, read, understand, and evaluate research literature.
4. Which factor is a barrier to evidence-informed practice?
a. Knowledge of statistical information
b. Lack of information literacy skills
c. Requirements by administration to incorporate information
d. Preference for computerized sources over information from colleagues
ANS: B
, Some barriers to EIP include lack of information literacy skills; lack of research skills; limited
or poor access to quality information; lack of time (speed of access); negative staff attitudes
and resistance; lack of administrative support; preference for colleagues as information
sources over printed or computerized sources; reading barrier (health literacy); language
barrier (English language learners); lack of statistical knowledge.
5. Which term means information that supports an idea or conclusion?
a. Data
b. Placebo
c. Variable
d. Evidence
ANS: D
Evidence is information that supports an idea or conclusion. In the context of EIP, evidence is
derived from a variety of sources including (1) research, (2) the practitioner’s own clinical
expertise, and (3) patient preferences.
6. Which term means systematic inquiry using prescribed methods to validate or refine existing
knowledge or to develop new knowledge?
a. Abstract
b. Research
c. Hypothesis
d. Evidence
ANS: B
Research is diligent, systematic inquiry using prescribed methods to validate or refine existing
knowledge or to develop new knowledge.
7. Which type of research emphasizes objective measurements and statistic, mathematic, or
numeric data analysis?
a. Systematic
b. Predictive
c. Qualitative
d. Quantitative
ANS: D
Quantitative research emphasizes objective measurements and statistic, mathematic, or
numeric data analysis.
8. Which term means recorded factual material that is used to validate research findings?
a. Data
b. Placebo
c. Variable
d. Evidence
ANS: A
Data refers to recorded factual material that is used to validate research findings. Data may be
in the form of questionnaires, surveys, polls, or interventions, depending on the type of data
needed to answer the research question.
9. Which type of research is subjective and narrative-based?
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