Although there is a growing awareness of evidence-based practice among physical therapists, implementation of evidence-based practice has proved difficult. This article discusses barriers to access and interpretation of evidence. Some solutions are offered, including facilitating the publication of all research, use of an optimum format for reporting research, maximizing the efficient use of electronic databases, improving physical therapists' skills in critical appraisal of published research, and fostering consumer access to evidence. These strategies and others discussed in the article might facilitate implementation of evidence-based physical therapy.
BT - Physical Therapy C1 - 1.510 C2 - 2.152 CN - N J2 - Phys Ther LA - eng LB - MSjournal M1 - 7 N1 - HERDC category C1 N2 -Although there is a growing awareness of evidence-based practice among physical therapists, implementation of evidence-based practice has proved difficult. This article discusses barriers to access and interpretation of evidence. Some solutions are offered, including facilitating the publication of all research, use of an optimum format for reporting research, maximizing the efficient use of electronic databases, improving physical therapists' skills in critical appraisal of published research, and fostering consumer access to evidence. These strategies and others discussed in the article might facilitate implementation of evidence-based physical therapy.
PY - 2004 SP - 644 EP - 654. ST - Phys Ther T2 - Physical Therapy TI - Challenges for evidence-based physical therapy: accessing and interpreting high-quality evidence on therapy VL - 84 ER -