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) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Hand Clinics |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2009 |
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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
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An Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice for Hand Surgeons and Therapists. / Szabo, Robert M; MacDermid, Joy C.
In: Hand Clinics, Vol. 25, No. 1, 02.2009, p. 1-14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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