Evidence Based Physiotherapy

Objectives

The aim of this curricular unit is to develop students skills in critically and systematically evaluate research literature in physiotherapy and in judging its applicability to ensure better health outcomes for patients and populations. The emphasis is on the systematic search of the research literature and on the critical evaluation of musculoskeletal physiotherapy research, including treatment effectiveness, prognosis outcome research, and assessment tools to diagnose and evaluate change.

General characterization

Code

MF01

Credits

Responsible teacher

Prof. Doutor Eduardo José Brazete Cruz

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese/ English

Prerequisites

Bibliography

Bury T and Mead J. Evidence-Based Healthcare. London, Butterworth. Heinemann. 1998.

Herbert, R., Jamtvedt, G., Hagen, K.B. Mead, J. Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy. 2nd Ed., Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. 2011.

Jewell, D. Guide to Evidenced-Based Physical Therapist Practice. 2nd Ed. Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2010.

Sackett D., Straus S., Richardson W. Evidence Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM. 2nd Ed. Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone. 2000.

Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.1.0. [www.cochrane-handbook.org].

Teaching method

This unit uses a blended learning approach and includes: seminars, small tutorial groups; self-directed Learning, online discussion forums guided by worksheets and instructions.

Evaluation method

The assessment methods include:

· A narrative systematic review limited to a maximum of 6 articles. This is a work group assessment (4 students) limit to 3000 words (70%).

· An essay concerning the implementation of the systematic review findings in the students clinical context limit to 1500 words (30%).

· The students must have a classification of a minimum of 50% in both assessment activities.

Subject matter

The curricular unit content includes:

· Narrative systematic reviews and meta-analysis;

· Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Accuracy studies, Outcome prognosis and treatment effectiveness; The Prisma Statement;

· Development of a Systematic Review Protocol;

· Advanced literature search strategies (Medline/Pubmed, Cochrane Central, CINAHL, Embase, PEDro database);

· Critical appraisal of primary studies; The Pedro Scale; The Consort Statement; The QUADAS Checklist; QUIPS Tool;

· Strategies for data Extraction and data synthesis;

· The Grade Guidelines.

Programs

Programs where the course is taught:

Master in Physiotherapy Muscle Skeletal Conditions