--- Garry T Allison <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
Areas of evidence in clinical practice are dominated
> by treatment and
> the gold standard is the RCTs.
>
> It is important for clinicians to understand that
> the Journal
> literature relating to Evidence Based Practice is
> predominantly about
> Evidence Based *Medicine* - treatments. There are
> other important
> areas in EBM that PTs may wish to consider:
>
> Prognosis
> Diagnosis
> Diagnostic Tests
> 1. Safety
> 2. Feasibility
> 3. Validity
> 4. Reliability
> 5. Sensitivity
> 6. Specificity
> Positive Predictive Value
> Negative predictive Value
> Harm
> Treatment
>
> Sacketts et al (1997) Evidence Based Medicine
>
> Another issue is that for EBM "Are we asking the
> right questions?"
> This highlights some important Questions in regard
> to qualitative and
> the type of evidence research performed. (Editorial
> Medical Journal
> of Australia.. I think).
>
> Garry.
I am not sure I understood your point but a book about
Evidence Based Medecine can be bought at
http://cebm.jr2.ox.ac.uk/docs/bookabout.html
I might buy it too.
Noemi
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