Lecture Exam 2 Flashcards
conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence when making decisions about the care of patients
EBP
the following 3 areas are commonly used to develop what?
relevant published evidence
clinical expertise
patient’s circumstances & values
EBP
name the 6 most common levels of evidence (from most to least effective) used in PT research studies?
- Meta Analysis
- Randomized Control Trial (RCT)
- Cohort Study
- Case Control Study
- Cross Sectional Study
- Case Reports
which level of evidence is being described?
- systemic review
- uses a statistical technique to get an estimate of the amount of effect
- combines the results of several RCT to determine the overall effectiveness of a treatment
Meta Analysis
which level of evidence is being described?
- used to assess the relative effect of specific interventions compared to a controlled condition
- subjects are randomized into groups (control & experimental group)
- groups are identical except for the treatment being provided
- double blind random application
Randomized Control Trial (RCT)
which level of evidence is being described?
- longitudinal study where subjects are followed overtime
- can be performed by looking at historical records
- takes a very long time to conduct
- not very controlled; many variables could be present that can influence the outcomes
Cohort Study
which level of evidence is being described?
- 2 groups of subjects
- one group has the condition/disease
- one group does not have the condition/disease
- provides better information about the effects of an intervention than a case report
Case Control Study
which level of evidence is being described?
- observations/data made at one point in time
- all subjects are tested around the same time
- looks at relationships between diseases/conditions & a factor/interest that happens at a certain time
- limited studies because they can’t show casual relationships
Cross Sectional Study
which level of evidence is being described?
- provide information about what was done to a particular patient & what happened to them
- no clear indications of what caused observed changes
- considered the least strong evidence for the effectiveness of an intervention for a particular problem
Case reports
what term is being described?
neither the subjects or clinician should know if an active or placebo treatment is being used to most accurately determine the effects of an intervention
Double Blind Random Application
what term is being described?
selections depends on:
- what’s being studied
- type of desired outcome
- subject availability
subjects
what term is being described?
needed to be able to differentiate:
effects of chance
normal progression
nonspecific effects from specific effects of the intervention being evaluated
double blind RCT is gold standard for research design
controls
what term is being described?
interventions without known or expected biological effects
placebo
what term is being described?
- reproducibility of data
- gives the same result when applied in the same situation
reliability
what term is being described?
consistent agreement of measurements taken by different examiners
interrater reliability
what term is being described?
consistent repeated measurement made by the same person over time
intrarater reliability
what term is being described?
how often the instrument measures what it’s intended to measure
validity
what term is being described?
integrity of the study design
internal validity
what term is being described?
how the results can be applied to non-study patients or populations
external validity
what term is being described?
- should be clinically relevant & relate directly to goal(s) of treatment
outcome measures
what term is being described?
- probability of any difference being purely a result of chance
- smaller the value, the less likely the null hypothesis is true & more likely that the intervention had an effect
p value
findings with a p value of less than 0.05 are considered what?
statistically significant
which component of the gait cycle is being described?
stance foot touches the ground
heel strike/
initial contact
which component of the gait cycle is being described?
- period of initial double limb support
- knee flexes to help conserve energy & absorb shock
- BEGINS: when entire foot makes contact with the ground
- ENDS: when opposite foot leaves ground
foot flat/
loading response
which component of the gait cycle is being described?
- single leg support begins
- body is passing over WB limb
- pelvis in neutral position & arms parallel with body
- COG at highest point
- BEGINS: when opposite foot leaves ground
- ENDS: when body is directly over WB limb
midstance
which component of the gait cycle is being described?
- body moves ahead of WB limb
- single leg support ends
- BEGINS: as heel of WB limb rises
- ENDS: initial contact of opposite limb
heel-off/
terminal stance