Using an Evidence-Based Approach to Measure Outcomes in Clinical Practice

Hand Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-111

  MacDermid, Joy C ^a,b   Grewal, Ruby ^c   MacIntyre, Norma J ^d  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence based; Hand; Measures; Osteoarthritis; Outcome; Questionnaires; Self report

Indexed keywords

AGING; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 60149087421     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2008.11.001     Document Type: Review

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