Physical Therapy-Related Child Outcomes in School: An Example of Practice-Based Evidence Methodology

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 47-56

  Effgen, Susan K ^a   McCoy, Sarah Westcott ^b   Chiarello, Lisa A ^c   Jeffries, Lynn M ^d   Bush, Heather ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

child disabled; evidence based practice methods; health services research methods; observational study; outcomes; physical therapy practice; research design; schools

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DISABLED PERSON; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE; STUDENT; ACHIEVEMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION; SCHOOL; SELF CARE;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOLS; SELF CARE;

EID: 84961123197     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: 1538005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000197     Document Type: Article

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