What outcomes are important to patients and clinicians?
How is a specific instrument scored?
Has it undergone reliability testing?
In what population was it validated, and how did it perform?
This pocket-sized handbook, covering all the major musculoskeletal outcomes instruments in use today, answers these questions and more. Key concepts like reliability, validity, and responsiveness form the framework of the book, which features more than 300 commonly used outcomes instruments for the shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, hip, knee, ankle, and calcaneus. Each instrument is numerically rated based on clinical relevance and ease-of-use. Research results summarized in table form eliminate the need for looking up original studies. And, the book is organized and color-coded by anatomic region to save you time in locating desired content.
Essential for orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, physical and occupational therapists, and others who manage musculoskeletal problems, this compact handbook is critical for deciding on an appropriate course of treatment based on validated outcomes.
How is a specific instrument scored?
Has it undergone reliability testing?
In what population was it validated, and how did it perform?
This pocket-sized handbook, covering all the major musculoskeletal outcomes instruments in use today, answers these questions and more. Key concepts like reliability, validity, and responsiveness form the framework of the book, which features more than 300 commonly used outcomes instruments for the shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, hip, knee, ankle, and calcaneus. Each instrument is numerically rated based on clinical relevance and ease-of-use. Research results summarized in table form eliminate the need for looking up original studies. And, the book is organized and color-coded by anatomic region to save you time in locating desired content.
Essential for orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, physical and occupational therapists, and others who manage musculoskeletal problems, this compact handbook is critical for deciding on an appropriate course of treatment based on validated outcomes.
€144.99
Tabella dei contenuti
<p><strong><u>Volume 1</u></strong><br>1 Introduction<br>2 Why appropriate selection is important<br>3 What makes a quality outcomes instrument?<br>4 Clinician-based outcomes measures<br>5 The purpose of patient-reported outcomes<br>6 Recommendations<br>7 Patient expectations of outcomes<br>8 Identifying and evaluating musculoskeletal outcomes instruments<br>9 Generic and upper extremity outcomes measures and instruments<br><strong><u>Volume 2</u></strong><br>10 Lower extremity outcomes measures and instruments</p>Circa l’autore
Michael Suk, Beate P. Hanson, Daniel C. Norvell, David L. Helfet
Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 880 ● ISBN 9783131624024 ● Dimensione 27.5 MB ● Casa editrice Thieme ● Città Stuttgart ● Paese DE ● Pubblicato 2009 ● Edizione 2 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 8512085 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale
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