Journal article
An Acute Care Physical Therapy Clinical Practice Database for Outcomes Research
Physical therapy, Vol.74(5), pp.463-470
05/01/1994
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/74.5.463
PMID: 8171108
Abstract
Clinical practice databases are frequently used to assess outcomes in various medical specialties. Formulating a computerized physical therapy medical record requires standardization of clinical assessments among the users. The purpose of this article is to describe an acute care physical therapy database system that emphasizes high-quality measures of function. The logic underlying the development of a physical therapy computerized medical record is described. Selected uses of the database are demonstrated by projects that assess data quality, generate clinical hypotheses, manage clinical data, develop clinical measures, and generate pilot data on patient variability. Patients seen in physical therapy for total joint replacement, pain, and decreased ambulation were studied to demonstrate some of the present capabilities of the database. Clinical practice databases contribute to the overall research mission, provided the data are of high quality. The use of databases in conjunction with randomized clinical trials may serve an important role in determining effective physical therapy interventions to reduce disability.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- An Acute Care Physical Therapy Clinical Practice Database for Outcomes Research
- Creators
- Richard K ShieldsKen C LeoBruce MillerWilliam F DostalRhonda Barr
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Physical therapy, Vol.74(5), pp.463-470
- DOI
- 10.1093/ptj/74.5.463
- PMID
- 8171108
- ISSN
- 0031-9023
- eISSN
- 1538-6724
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/1994
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984047696302771
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