Evidence-based practice: Beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors of physical therapists

Physical Therapy

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 786-805

  Jette, Diane U ^a   Bacon, Kimberly ^b   Batty, Cheryl ^c   Carlson, Melissa ⁱ   Ferland, Amanda ^d   Hemingway, Richard D ^e   Hill, Jessica C ^f   Ogilvie, Laura ^g   Volk, Danielle ^h  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Bellingham Physical Therapy   (United States)

^d Physician's Physical Therapy   (United States)

^e Somerville Hospital   (United States)

^f HealthSouth Braintree Rehab Center   (United States)

^g Shaughnessy Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Physical therapy; Professional role behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SKILL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141800019     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/83.9.786     Document Type: Article

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