Creation and validation of the PERFECT: A critical incident tool for evaluating change in the practices of health professionals

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1170-1175

  Menon, Anita ^a   Cafaro, Teresa ^a   Loncaric, Daniela ^a   Moore, James ^a   Vivona, Amanda ^a   Wynands, Elizabeth ^a   Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

assessment; critical incident technique; evidence based practice; professional practice patterns; rehabilitation; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL INCIDENTS METHOD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION AND REFLECTION ON CHANGE TOOL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RECALL; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; STROKE;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650610839     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01288.x     Document Type: Article

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