Physiotherapy and Evidence-Based Practice
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What is the primary aim of the book in relation to physiotherapy?

  • To provide a comprehensive overview of physiotherapy techniques
  • To guide physiotherapists in making evidence-based decisions (correct)
  • To provide a theoretical framework for physiotherapy
  • To promote physiotherapy as a research-based profession
  • What does 'evidence' refer to in the context of evidence-based physiotherapy?

  • Clinical experience and expertise
  • Physiotherapists' practice knowledge
  • Patient preferences and values
  • High quality clinical research (correct)
  • Why is high quality clinical research alone insufficient for physiotherapy practice?

  • Because research is not conducted by physiotherapists
  • Because research is not applicable to real-world settings
  • Because research does not account for individual patient preferences and values (correct)
  • Because research is often biased and unreliable
  • What is the primary requirement for practice to be considered evidence-based according to the authors?

    <p>The use of high quality clinical research</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of physiotherapists' practice knowledge in evidence-based physiotherapy?

    <p>To inform decisions in conjunction with research and patient preferences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis of areas of physiotherapy where high quality clinical research is lacking?

    <p>Knowledge derived from experts, practice experience, and patient preferences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary outcome of evidence-based physiotherapy?

    <p>Better patient outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is included in the 'best available evidence' according to previous definitions of evidence-based physiotherapy?

    <p>High quality clinical research, lower quality research, consensus views, and clinical experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between evidence-based physiotherapy and high quality clinical research?

    <p>High quality clinical research is a prerequisite for evidence-based physiotherapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of considering 'patient preferences' in physiotherapy practice?

    <p>To inform good practice where high quality clinical research is lacking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the authors, what is the minimum requirement for evidence-based physiotherapy?

    <p>The use of high quality clinical research only</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe knowledge derived from experts, personal or shared practice experience, and patient preferences?

    <p>Practice-generated knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

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