why is research in clinical practice important

Question 1

why is research important for patients

Answer 1

receive care and treatment which is effective

improve upon current care/treatment provision

monitoring and maintaining standards

Question 2

why is research important for practitioners

Answer 2

apply to practice

advance knowledge in the field

understanding process issues

quality improvement

Question 3

how does clinical psychology research help us

Answer 3

Defining and categorising events and their relationships to psychopathology/behaviours

Aetiology of psychopathology/behaviours

Risk factors for onset and relapse

Effectiveness of care models and interventions

Development and standardisation of assessment tools

Question 4

what is the scientist practitioner model

Answer 4

science, practice and advocacy link together

scientific objective (study existing research and conducting own research)

applied objective (application of research to practice)

consume/apply research, conduct research to improve clinical practice, contribute to scientific community/development of the field

in summary:
- integration of scientific findings into practice
- hypothesis testing in practice
- quality improvement in research

Question 5

what is evidence based practice

Answer 5

the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values

involves the use of best current evidence in decision making and care provision

least intrusive, most effective intervention

this is complimentary to scientist practitioner model

Question 6

what is the step by step process of evidence based research method

Answer 6

question/clinical issue

synthesise and analyse

implement

evaluate

disseminate (share)

Question 7

components of evidence based research - best research evidence

Answer 7

psychologists are evidence consumers

draw upon psychological, theory and empirical research

selecting the best evidence to inform practice

Question 8

components of evidence based research - patient preferences

Answer 8

person centred approach

what works best for the individual

Question 9

what are some examples of things that do not work?

Answer 9

holding therapy (wrapping autistic people up in wet towel until they calm down)

scared straight interventions

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