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Evidence-Based Practice Across the Health Professions
- 4th Edition - August 18, 2023
- Authors: Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett, Christopher Del Mar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 4 4 4 3 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 9 8 5 5 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 9 8 5 4 - 5
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Request a sales quoteMaking decisions informed by evidence means that healthcare can be provided responsibly, collaboratively, effectively, and sustainably. Evidence-Based Practice Across the Health Professions is designed to guide and support students and clinicians to learn how to make evidence-informed decisions.
This book will help you learn how to decide what clinical questions to ask, search for research evidence to answer them, and analyse the evidence to decide if the results are believable, important, and applicable. You will learn how to talk with patients about evidence and make collaborative decisions and how to approach evidence implementation at an individual and organisational level.
Written by international and discipline leaders in evidence-based practice across a range of health professions, the fourth edition has been fully updated in line with the latest developments in this field from around the world.
This book will help you learn how to decide what clinical questions to ask, search for research evidence to answer them, and analyse the evidence to decide if the results are believable, important, and applicable. You will learn how to talk with patients about evidence and make collaborative decisions and how to approach evidence implementation at an individual and organisational level.
Written by international and discipline leaders in evidence-based practice across a range of health professions, the fourth edition has been fully updated in line with the latest developments in this field from around the world.
- Updated clinical scenarios woven through the chapters to bring theory to life
- Suitable for evidence-based practice teaching in a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate professional courses, including: nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, exercise science, nutrition and dietetics, paramedicine, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, medical imaging and radiation therapy, psychology, podiatry, and complementary and alternative medicine
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Authors
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Introduction to evidence-based practice
- What is evidence-based practice?
- Why is evidence-based practice important?
- Scope of evidence-based health care
- Common criticisms of evidence-based practice
- The process of evidence-based practice
- How this book is structured
- References
- 2. Information needs, asking questions, and some basics of research studies
- Clinical information needs
- Dealing effectively with information needs
- Different ways of obtaining information: Push or pull? Just-in-case or just-in-time?
- How to convert your information needs into an answerable clinical question
- Now that the question has been formulated, what types of information should be looked for?
- What are the different study types?
- Hierarchies of evidence for each question type
- Internal validity: What are bias and confounding?
- Statistical significance, clinical significance and power
- References
- 3. Finding the evidence
- The basics of searching
- Basics of searching: An example
- How to navigate evidence-based information services
- Search examples
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 4. Evidence about effects of interventions
- Study designs that can be used for answering questions about the effects of interventions
- How to structure a question about the effect of an intervention
- How to find evidence to answer questions about the effects of an intervention
- Is this evidence likely to be biased?
- Completeness of reporting of randomised controlled trials
- Understanding results
- How can we use this evidence to inform practice?
- References
- 5. Questions about the effects of interventions
- References
- 6. Evidence about diagnosis
- Study designs that can be used for answering questions about diagnostic test accuracy
- How to structure a diagnostic test accuracy question
- Is this evidence likely to be biased?
- What are the results?
- Other types of test studies
- Diagnostic clinical prediction rules
- References
- 7. Questions about diagnosis
- Reference
- 8. Evidence about prognosis
- How to structure a prognostic question
- Is this evidence likely to be biased?
- What are the results?
- How can we use this evidence to inform practice?
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 9. Questions about prognosis
- References
- 10. Understanding evidence from qualitative research
- Qualitative research: The value of different philosophical perspectives and methodologies in researching people’s experiences and behaviours
- Qualitative methodologies used in health research
- Considerations when undertaking qualitative research
- Using qualitative evidence: A stepwise approach
- References
- 11. Understanding evidence from qualitative research
- References
- 12. Appraising and interpreting systematic reviews
- What are systematic reviews?
- Advantages of systematic reviews
- Systematic reviews for different types of clinical questions
- Locating systematic reviews
- How are systematic reviews conducted?
- Quantitative systematic reviews
- Critical appraisal of quantitative systematic reviews
- Critical appraisal of systematic reviews—a worked example
- Qualitative evidence syntheses
- Assessing the quality of qualitative evidence syntheses
- The importance of complete reporting in systematic reviews
- Acknowledgment
- References
- 13. Clinical practice guidelines
- What are clinical guidelines?
- Why use guidelines?
- How guidelines fit with other evidence-based practice products
- Where and how to find guidelines
- How are guidelines developed?
- Can I trust the recommendations in a clinical guideline?
- Considerations for using a guideline in practice
- Do clinical guidelines change practice and improve care?
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 14. Shared decision making
- Patient-centred care
- Shared decision making
- Decision support tools
- Communicating numerical information to patients
- General principles regarding communication format
- References
- 15. Clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice
- The evidence-based practice movement’s concept of evidence
- Evidence of what?
- Integrating information and knowledge: The forgotten art?
- Approaches to clinical reasoning
- How do I make my practice evidence-based?
- References
- 16. Implementing evidence and closing research–practice gaps
- Implementation terminology
- Using theory, theoretical frameworks and models to inform the process of implementation
- The process of implementation in detail
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 17. Embedding evidence-based practice into routine clinical care
- Why is a systems approach important?
- Why should organisations want to promote evidence-based practice?
- Culture and characteristics of organisations that integrate evidence-based practice
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: August 18, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780729544436
- eBook ISBN: 9780729598552
- eBook ISBN: 9780729598545
TH
Tammy Hoffmann
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute for Evidence- Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, AustraliaSB
Sally Bennett
Affiliations and expertise
Professor in Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaCD
Christopher Del Mar
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Public Health and academic General Practitioner, Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia