Clinical Effectiveness in Physiotherapy - PFYZ225C

• Title: Clinical Effectiveness in Physiotherapy
• Guaranteed by: Department of Physiotherapy (51-300400)
• Faculty: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: winter
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 2
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, C+Ex [HT]
• Extent per academic year: 28 [hours]
• Capacity: 16 / 16 (16)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: deregister from the credit exam date if a requisite was not fulfilled; deregister from the exam date if a requisite was not fulfilled; course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Martin Musálek, Ph.D.; doc. PaedDr. Dagmar Pavlů, CSc.
• Teacher(s): doc. PhDr. Martin Musálek, Ph.D.; Mgr. Klára Novotová; doc. PaedDr. Dagmar Pavlů, CSc.; prof. Ing. František Zahálka, Ph.D.
• Is interchangeable with: PFYZ090C
• In complex incompatibility with: PFYZ219C

Annotation

The aim of the course is to gain knowledge of current issues of evaluation of the effectiveness of physiotherapeutic procedures, the focus is on "evidence-based practice" in the medical field, and in particular in the medical field physiotherapy. Another aim is to acquire skills in the evaluation of so-called evidence with respect to the work of a physiotherapist.

Last update: Mejsnarová Linda, Mgr., Ph.D. (25.05.2021)

Aim of the course

Learning Outcomes:

The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and general competencies so that after the completion of the course the students:

• demonstrate knowledge of the principles of "evidence based medicine" and "evidence based practice"

• demonstrate the ability to describe the individual steps associated with the practice of evidence-based physiotherapy

• demonstrate an understanding of how research results, cultural preferences, etc. affect the application of evidence-based practice

• demonstrate the ability to critically assess research studies in relation to the validity of their findings for the clinical practice of current physiotherapy

• demonstrate the ability to identify and describe the importance of high quality, ethical clinical research in the current physiotherapeutic practice

• demonstrate knowledge of an overview of diagnostic (measuring) tools in physiotherapy and they are able to evaluate the suitability of a measuring tool in relation to the clinical outcome

• demonstrate an understanding of the importance of evidence-based physiotherapy practice for patients, the medical profession and physiotherapy service providers

• demonstrate the ability of a critical approach to new knowledge from all sources, to analyze, interpret it and apply it appropriately in the provision of health care in physiotherapy

• demonstrate an understanding of the need for responsibility for maintaining the standards of physiotherapy practice at the highest level throughout the professional career

• demonstrate awareness of an overview of clinical guidelines and standards in physiotherapy on an international scale

Last update: Mejsnarová Linda, Mgr., Ph.D. (25.05.2021)

Literature

FETTERS L., TILSON J. Evidence Based Physical Therapy, Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, 2018, 2nd Edition, ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-6115-8.

KERLINGER, F. N., LEE, H. Foundations of Behavioral Research (Quantitative methods in psychology) 4th Edition, 2000. Cengage Learning ISBN-13: 978-0155078970.

GROL, R., GRIMSHAV, J. From best evidence to best practice: effective implementation of change in patients care. Lancet, 2003, vol.362, pp. 1225-19.

O´SULLIVAN, S., SCHMITZ, T. Improving Functional Outcomes in Physical Rehabilitation. 2. ed., Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company; 2016, ISBN-10: 9780803646124.

THOMAS, J., NELSON, J., SILVERMAN, S. Research Methods in Physical Activity - 6th Edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2010. ISBN 10: 0-7360-8939-X.

TROCHIM, W. M. K., DONNELLY, J. P. The Research Methods Knowledge Base, 3rd Edition, 2006. Mason, OH:Atomic Dog ISBN-13: 978-1592602919.

Last update: Mejsnarová Linda, Mgr., Ph.D. (25.05.2021)

Requirements to the exam

Credit Requirements:

• active participation in practical lessons

• elaboration and presentation of seminar paper on given topic

Last update: Mejsnarová Linda, Mgr., Ph.D. (25.05.2021)

Syllabus

Lectures:

1. EBM Evidence base medicine

2. Effectiveness in physiotherapy - term, content, theory

3. EBM approach, clinical question

4. Evidence base physiotherapy

5. Clinical effectiveness in relation to public and person health

6. Clinical guidelines in physiotherapy

7. Decision making based on EBM; Evaluation process in EBM

Practicals:

1-7. EBM - practical examples, practical applications

Last update: Mejsnarová Linda, Mgr., Ph.D. (25.05.2021)