Exploring physical therapy clinical decision making for children with spastic diplegia: Survey of pediatric practice

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-54

  Chiarello, Lisa Ann ^a   O'Neil, Margaret ^a   Dichter, Carol Gildenberg ^a   Westcott, Sarah L ^a,b   Orlin, Margo ^a   Marchese, Victoria Gocha ^a,c   Tieman, Beth ^a,d   Rose, Rachel Unanue ^e  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lake Washington School District   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Cerebral palsy physiopathology; Decision making; Focus groups; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL PALSY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESPAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPASTIC DIPLEGIA; SPASTIC PARESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14244266367     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PEP.0000154105.19384.D3     Document Type: Review

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