| Evidence-Based Practice for Occupational Therapists Contributor(s): Taylor, M. Clare (Author) |
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ISBN: 1405137002 ISBN-13: 9781405137003 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $49.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2007 Annotation: THOMAS P. RYAN, PhD, has served on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Quality Technology since 1990. He is the author of three other books published by Wiley, and is an elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association, the American Society for Quality, and the Royal Statistical Society. He is currently teaching advanced courses on design of experiments and engineering statistics at statistics.com, and serves as a consultant to Cytel Software Corporation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Allied Health Services - Occupational Therapy - Medical | Clinical Medicine - Medical | Occupational & Industrial Medicine |
| Dewey: 615.851 |
| LCCN: 2007004993 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.86" W x 9.55" (0.88 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is one of the driving forces in current healthcare practice. Occupational therapists recognise the need for research and for an evidence-based approach to interventions, but can need guidance on how to do this. This book aims to make evidence-based practice accessible and relevant to occupational therapists using examples from therapy practice. It will provide them with the skills to search for and access the required evidence to underpin or question practice. Publication of the first edition of this book in 2000 signaled the receptiveness of the occupational therapy community toward evidence-based practice. This second edition, as well as providing practical information on EBP, also addresses how it has evolved within the culture of occupational therapy. The author considers the definition of evidence-based occupational therapy, the impact of research governance, and social care influences on suitable evidence. Implementation issues are covered in more depth, including change management and practice guidelines. Three new chapters have been added on evidence from other sources; carrying out a review of the evidence and developing and using guidelines for practice. |