“Systematically designed recommendations based upon review of clinical research to assist the healthcare provider in making patient care decisions” is what type of evidence?
Clinical practice guideline
Case study
Randomized control trial
Expert opinion
In traditional outpatient therapy facilities, physical therapy services are provided within which of the following team models?
interprofessional model
transdiscipinary model
intradiscipinary model
multidisciplinary model
Select the most important reason for research in physical therapy.
Improving patient care
Obtaining continuing education units
Guarantying reimbursement
Increasing job opportunities
Which of the following characteristics is NOT a component of a Within Subject Design?
Often called repeated measures design
Involve taking repeated measurements from each subject.
Subjects are only used once.
Common in Psychological research.
If the hypothesis of a study is “US will have an effect on pain level,” what would be the null hypothesis?
US will have no effect on pain level
US will improve pain level
US will have a negative effect on pain level
US will increase pain level
Electrical stimulation and ultrasound effects on shoulder pain. Which of the following components are associated with the dependent variable?
The patient’s report of shoulder pain on a VAS.
The amount of time the electrical stimulation is on.
The placement of the electrical stimulation electrodes
The amount of time the Ultrasound treatment was given.
Which of the following studies is NOT considered to be experimental research?
A controlled Non-randomized trial
Qualitative study
Single Case design
A physical therapy practice owner wants to offer telehealth and knows they must abide by HIPAA. Misuse of protected health information (PHI) could result in a financial penalty up to what amount?
$20,000
$60,000
$10,000
$50,000
Which of the following elements has the LEAST association with a research article?
Validity
Subjects
Reimbursement
Reliability
Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe the alpha level (α)?
Is set by researcher before data analysis.
The acceptable level is 0.50 or higher.
Is the probability of a type I error of rejecting the Null hypothesis when it is true.
The lower, the better the experiment.
Identify the DV in the following sentence:
The Effects of US and Laser in the Treatment of Knee Pain.
US
Knee pain
Laser
Ultrasound therapy effects on shoulder pain: a double-blind trial. Subjects were assigned to a control group and an experimental group by pulling names from a hat. The design type utilized in this research is:
Historical
Randomized
Case Report
Case Series
A student physical therapist assistant is completing an assignment: writing a research report after reading a research article. What should the PTA include in their research report?
Their understanding of the research article
A play-by-play account of the article
A superficial discussion
Frequent direct quotes from the research article
Which question is a central point for evaluation of the introduction section of a research article?
Does the researcher provide the limitations of the study?
Are the results statistically significant?
Was a control group used?
Is the type of study design clear?
Which of the following exercises has the LEAST association with AAROM?
Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) device
Finger-ladder device or a wand
Manual assistance from PT/PTA
Overhead pulleys or the patient’s own arm
A SPTA on a full-time clinical experience turns to literature based on a specific patient they are treating. They engage with a type of research that measures a specific practice quality, implements practice changes and monitors outcomes to determine the effect. What type of research is this?
Quality assurance
Validity
Reliability
Quality Improvement
Which part of a research article must contain specific information about the purpose, method, results, and major conclusions of the presented work?
Discussion
Title
Introduction
Abstract
19.Which database is an EBSCO Host product that provides evidence-based clinical references?
Cochrane Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Rehabilitation Reference Center
ProQuest