Abstract
Evidence-based practice is a methodical approach to clinical practice where experience, best research evidence, and patient goals and values are integrated to make optimal decisions when making a diagnosis, selecting a diagnostic test, picking an intervention or determining prognosis. There are five steps in this process. Hand surgeons and therapists can use the evidence-based process to attain optimal management of individual patients, manage their overall practice, guide the ongoing professional development, and deal with funding and policy makers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Hand Clinics |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- Evidence appraisal
- Evidence levels
- Evidence-based medicine
- Evidence-based practice
- Hand surgery
- Hand therapy practice
- Outcomes evaluation
- Practice guidelines
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine